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Originally Posted by RealJames
the complex, yes that's right.
in spoken Japanese it isn't uncommon for it to be used the way I've used it though.
But, in correct English I suppose I should say that AKB is appealing to those afflicted by the Lolita complex. This is hardly a disputed point among the majority of Japanese people.
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This is a bit of a gray zone, or at least confusing zone. AKB48 is not Lolicon. Lolicon is the Lolita Complex, but in modern vernacular is also pornography depicting actresses as young girls (or actual child pornography).
This genre of pornography is called Lolicon, so it is natural to want to call anything depicting girls in skimpy outfits and "Lolicon".
The difference is that you wouldn't care so much if your 12-year-old daughter was into AKB48. However you wouldn't want her watching Lolicon porno. At the same time, you might be freaked out if your 70-year-old grandfather was into AKB48.
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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
As much as I hate AKB48 (I think they're hot though)
Liking them doesn't mean you have a lolita complex.
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No, of course that is right. It depends on what you like about them, or why you like them.