Difference between revisions of "Talk:Neoteny"

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:A general comment: there's no need to use such pretentious language; keep in mind that may LAH users aren't native speakers (Hell, I'm an english major, and ''I'' had to look up "trope"). I tried to combine your definition with the previous one.  --[[User:Feather|feather]] 12:28, 24 September 2007 (PDT)
 
:A general comment: there's no need to use such pretentious language; keep in mind that may LAH users aren't native speakers (Hell, I'm an english major, and ''I'' had to look up "trope"). I tried to combine your definition with the previous one.  --[[User:Feather|feather]] 12:28, 24 September 2007 (PDT)
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::Fair enough about the english comment. I've grown use to the academic Wikipedia-esque setting. Though the word "pretentious" there is kind of ironic.
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::I don't agree that the sexualization of childlike appearance is an non-issue in this article. Take the legal discussion about lolicon. The US outlaws "drawings, sculptures, and pictures" of children that are "obscene." What is a drawing of a child? Sure, you can ''say'' Etna is 1470 years old, but is sexualization of her really legally or socially tolerated because of that?
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::You deleted "In culture" because it was off topic. Somewhat. But Lolita fashion and pornography, which emphasize youth, youth, youth in legal adults - are related to the topic, be Nabokov's book off topic or no.

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