Cruel-Destiny wrote...
In my own personal opinion, a whole crap load of people are either Closed minded, Pressured by those who don't like it, or just plain old wtf idiocy.
Really I believe this, EVERYTHING that is illegal now was 'legal' a long time ago.. or people just didn't give a damn about who did what.
Now, I do understand about the 'real' thing, but when it comes to manga/Hentai depiction of Loli, come on...
Hentai is art, albeit.. Sexual art, but art none the less and it's not like it makes people do whatever their fantasy happen to be. At least the smart people xD
I get it too, but its just not my cup of tea. I've never been too fond of lolicon, but at times there will be a picture or whatever that I come across that possesses a strong, inherent beauty. It has artistic value, but there's a strong debate about the line between representation of the human form and gratuitous pornography.
I'm no art student, but nudity as art is about expression as opposed to the character or person. For the most part, nude art is neither erotic nor does it depict sexual interaction. Although, there is erotic art which is generally a sociocultural or the raw beauty of sexuality itself.
In the end, it comes down to what it is you are looking at. There is a lot of hentai that is or can be considered art, but there is a lot that definitely isn't.