>>1329744>well how do they know a drawn anime style girl is underage? especially op's? The problem you (and many 4chan'ers) have is desensitization that typically occurs to fans. To my parents, almost all of anime looks underage as it is drawn regardless of declared age. In the USA, if you have not been previously convicted, the declared AND intended age of the depicted character doesn't matter; just the looks. However, if you have prior conviction(s) OR accused (but not convicted), the declared/intended age of the character also does matter; this was already upheld despite appeal. This is why technically legal anime might not be harmful to the freedom of someone who has a prior sex crime accusation or conviction; once accused of a sex crime, you actually have fewer discretionary defenses in future cases. The Protect Act also regulates US citizen behaviour outside the USA, so US citizens are guilty of child porn crime if they purchase lolicon in Akihabara or are consumers of underaged favours anywhere. The Protect Act is highly watered down of what was originally intended, so proponents can only wait for another Republican administration for another tougher version of ACTA/PROTECT (as well as UCITA) to be implemented.
