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[[Image:IneffectiveCensorship.jpg|thumb|150px|right|The effectiveness of japanese censorship laws]]

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'''Censorship''' is the deliberate suppression of ideas, images or speech, either through prohibitive laws, direct alteration or sociocultural pressure or taboos.

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* 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]])

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With time, the prosecutions became more rare, and the artists made the censure more and more revealing. [[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.

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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Though the laws are no longer in place, most artists still censor their work out of tradition or fear of another law change.

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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.

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 [[Image:IneffectiveCensorship.jpg|thumb|150px|right|The effectiveness of japanese censorship laws]]
 '''Censorship''' is the deliberate suppression of ideas, images or speech, either through prohibitive laws, direct alteration or sociocultural pressure or taboos.
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 * 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]])
+With time, the prosecutions became more rare, and the artists made the censure more and more revealing. [[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.
 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.
-With time, the prosecutions were getting more rare, and the artists were making the censure more and more revealing.
+Though the laws are no longer in place, most artists still censor their work out of tradition or fear of another law change.
-[[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.
-Though the laws are no longer in place, yet most artists still censor their work out of tradition or fear of another law change.
 When imported to the US, censored hentai would often be uncensored.