New Texas law and a preemptive/reactionary Dragon Ball manga removal

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Re: New Texas law and a preemptive/reactionary Dragon Ball manga removal

Post by JulieYBM » Mon Oct 20, 2025 11:23 am

kemuri07 wrote: Mon Oct 20, 2025 11:03 am I personally don’t understand the hand-wringing around the word Nazi when it’s an obvious catch-all term for the type of heinous shit right wing chuds have been and are getting to. Whether it’s getting into bed with the likes of Nick Fuentes, publicly calling for the violence and executions of political figures, disappearing immigrants and other “undesirables” by masked thugs, and sending out the military specifically to threaten and create an excuse to harm civilians. How are they not Nazis? And fine don’t want to call them a Nazi. Then I’m sure there’s another word you can use. And we are barely into year one of this administration, if you need more examples why Nazi is an appropriate term—well you’re gonna get a lot more of them.

A fascist, is a fascist is a fascist, is a fascist. Fuck ‘em.
Centrists/liberals don't like it when you point out the people that they want to get into bed with are Nazis, because then they have to admit that they're not actually left-wing and are in fact just moving further right to 'compromise' with Nazis.
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Re: New Texas law and a preemptive/reactionary Dragon Ball manga removal

Post by TheGreatness25 » Mon Oct 20, 2025 8:00 pm

There's a difference between pornography and nudity. Nudity in a non-sexual manner(i.e. anything in Dragon Ball) was generally okay. Otherwise, think of the effects that would have on medical books, for example.

Possession of child pornography always included an element of the photos depicting the kids in acts that could be sexual. So, I would say this move is very premature.

So, I don't think that Dragon Ball really falls into this category. Bulma's boobs during her shower? Maybe if really, really stretched, since it serves as a moment for Yamucha to salivate over her. But, she's still not depicted in a sexual act, so I'd say even that doesn't qualify. I guess we shall see how this all shakes out.

I knew people would ruin it. We get the most incredible technology in human history and it doesn't take long before people try to find ways to have sex with it or make it do sick things. Of course someone made AI chid porn--of course they did.

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