[ SECRET POST #4198 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4198 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Why? If anything, aging them up to sexualize them solves the entire reason that'd be creepy in the first place.

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed. I've always wondered why some people have an issue with this. It's only natural for characters to grow older, even if their canon stories finish. They don't stay children forever, and it's better than writing child porn isn't it?

[(Anonymous)]

From what I've read, people take issue with the idea that someone looked at a (fictional) child and their immediate thought was "I want to sexualize them". They assume the actual aging up part is disingenuous, only done to avoid criticism and that they don't really mean it. I've also heard people make the argument that it's too closely related to the whole "countdown to 18" thing people do with underage celebrities.

[(Anonymous)]

From what I've read, people take issue with the idea that someone looked at a (fictional) child and their immediate thought was "I want to sexualize them".

The way I see it, ageing them up is the complete opposite. You do it so you're NOT sexualizing them as children. I mean, sure, there are definitely people out there who do sexualize fictional kids, but I'm pretty sure the majority are more like "This is a cool character, I want to write stories about them", and some of those stories just happen to include the character as an adult, in adult situations.

[(Anonymous)]

Exactly! If you age them up, then who cares? Characters are more than just their ages. Personalities? Experiences? Relationships? Development? Growth? Does all of that go out the window because the character is a child and must be kept "pure" by keyboard warriors? Must all great characters be pigeonholed to how old they are in canon material? Pssh, fuck that! Boooooring.

It's no great stretch of the imagination that children and teenagers grow up. Period.