Aizo
Banned
I was just browsing the PSN store, and saw this featured. The game always struck me as a Sailor Moon-like, high school girl, friendship focused JRPG. I know games often have the swimsuit DLC, but c'mon. Isn't there enough sexualization of high school girls in Japan? You can debate all you want about the sexualization of women in media, but can we at least agree that turning underage girls into sex objects is obscene and unreasonable?
What's extra sad is that people would be willing to pay 2700 yen for this (~21Euros/24USD).
Before anyone defends it by saying "It doesn't have to be sexual. They're just swimsuits," please scroll down on the official Gust page for the DLC to see what kind of poses they attempt to sell their costume DLC with: here.
Edit:
Sardonic posters saying it's just a cultural difference/it's not a problem in Japan/only Westerners care, I urge you to take a look at these articles. There are some serious problems, and I believe pop culture and media sure aren't doing any favors in how they depict minors.
Aljazeera: Sexual assault in Japan: 'Every girl was a victim'
Japan TimesTokyos new JK ordinance takes aim at schoolgirl exploitation
NYT: In Tokyo, a Crackdown on Sexual Images of Minors
It's heartbreaking.
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Before anyone defends it by saying "It doesn't have to be sexual. They're just swimsuits," please scroll down on the official Gust page for the DLC to see what kind of poses they attempt to sell their costume DLC with: here.
Edit:
Sardonic posters saying it's just a cultural difference/it's not a problem in Japan/only Westerners care, I urge you to take a look at these articles. There are some serious problems, and I believe pop culture and media sure aren't doing any favors in how they depict minors.
Aljazeera: Sexual assault in Japan: 'Every girl was a victim'
Japan TimesTokyos new JK ordinance takes aim at schoolgirl exploitation
NYT: In Tokyo, a Crackdown on Sexual Images of Minors
It's heartbreaking.