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==Censorship and hentai== | ==Censorship and hentai== | ||
| − | Until recently, japanese law required that all | + | Until recently, japanese law required that all erotic material shown publicly be censored. |
| − | + | There were different attempts to bypass this old law: | |
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| + | * Changing the color of the genitalia, argumenting that the item shown is not genitalia | ||
| + | * Only showing the genitals in very close detail, so that it's not definitely recognizable | ||
| + | * Substituting the genitalia with non-sexual objects that look similar, eg. a penis with a banana | ||
| + | * Making the male subjects non-human, thus argumenting that their anatomy is different (See [[tentacles]]) | ||
Censorship of pornography in japan led to the creation of, among other genres, [[Tentacles|tentacle porn]] and [[bukkake]], in attempts to make pornography more extreme. | Censorship of pornography in japan led to the creation of, among other genres, [[Tentacles|tentacle porn]] and [[bukkake]], in attempts to make pornography more extreme. | ||
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| + | With time, the prosecutions were getting more rare, and the artists were making the censure more and more revealing. | ||
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| + | [[doujinshi]] and [[manga]] artists often included only the the minimal censorship necessary to satisfy the laws, such as a white or black bar over the opening of the vagina. The results were often laughable, and many questioned the necessity of the censorship. | ||
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| + | Though the laws are no longer in place, yet most artists still censor their work out of tradition or fear of another law change. | ||
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When imported to the US, censored hentai would often be uncensored. | When imported to the US, censored hentai would often be uncensored. | ||
