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Sweden’s state radio has warned people who enjoy adult anime and manga that they are in fact dangerous sex criminals who are violating Sweden’s draconian child pornography laws and should “seek professional help” immediately.

The “Sleeping with P3” programme, aired recently on Sweden’s state-run radio station P3, featured the host posing a listener’s question about his onanistic interest in raunchy manga to an “expert”:

Host: Mr. Larsson asks “I often jerk off to cartoon girls, mostly “manga,” is this normal?”

Expert: Hmm, images, movies or animations, photos and drawings that depict or that can be viewed as children are illegal in Sweden, as defined by Swedish child porn law.

So if you viewed, own or published this kind of material it’s a crime!

[Translation Note: nowhere did the original question suggest he was interested in lolicon manga]

And what he asks about is so-called “manga” or “lolicon,” that have images or movies of pre-pubescent girls in pornographic situations, and this is illegal.

There have been court-cases here in Sweden about this [see here], where this kind of material has been ruled to be child pornography, and which have resulted in fines or jail time.

Additionally, in 2007 a government inquiry determined that if you in anyway make or duplicate pornographic images of children, it is degrading to all children, not only the depicted child.

Another part of the question that I find interesting is whether this is normal.

I don’t think this is about what is normal or not normal. Everyone has their own thing that turns them on.

But if Mr. Larsson has any more feelings or questions about this, I seriously think he should contact a hospital or a psychiatrist, and seek professional help.

Host: In short, he needs to seek professional help?

Expert: Yes.

Incidentally, some time prior to this a young girl asked a similar question of the same station – whether it is OK to like yaoi manga – and was told she should feel free to do whatever she felt comfortable with.


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    Avatar of fxc2
    Comment by fxc2
    05:49 19/06/2011 # ! Good (+0.6)

    Somebody needs to invade that place.

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    Comment by sic
    05:52 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    but who?

    Comment by Dark Mage
    05:54 19/06/2011 # ! Quality (+1.0)

    Too bad they don't have oil or rare earth metals as then the US or China probably would do it.

    Comment by Anonymous

    So if they don't have anything of worth for these countries.. why do we care about their affairs?

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:43 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Actually both the US and China have some of the world's largest Rare Earth Elements mines in the world. The US actually stopped mining their main one 30 years ago because of the green-minded hippies. Now China has a monopoly of them and is price gouging because they can. They've raised the prices all the way up to 30 times higher than normal.

    Finally the inept US gov't is saying "Hm...we could avoid this...let's think about reopening the mines..." but yet people are still more concerned about useless fish and lizards that might be affected.

    Comment by Anonymous
    10:31 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Actually, the US is keeping their natural resources holed up until the prices skyrocket. When you are the only vendor in town, you define "fair price".

    Comment by Anonymous
    10:34 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Actually China's mines may be in danger of running out hence the price gouging and favoritism.

    The US should reopen it's own mines.

    If some hippie says no then make that hippie disappear if he/she causes too much trouble.

    Rare earths area national security issue the modern world needs them .
    Without them well we'll find ourselves back in the early 60s tech wise.

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    Comment by erochichi
    09:19 21/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Actually wealth of Sweden is based on rare metals & high tech.

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:55 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    the internet legions!

    Comment by Dark Mage
    05:53 19/06/2011 # ! Good (+0.7)

    They are over due for a war.

    Comment by Anonymous

    Just a good Eugenics program...
    Baka people go straight to jail, do not pass GO, do not collect $200.

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:09 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    That's not eugenics, but fascism and a poor one at that.
    A true eugenicists believes in puryfing the human genome out of clearly bad/harmful genetic traits, regardless of the mythology used. Eugenics does not require or benefit from cleansing the genes from society. In fact, the later is rather determinant to Eugenics.

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    Comment by SaltyPenguin
    07:23 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Well then we(sick pedophiles)should join together and declare war on Sweden!

    Comment by Anonymous
    10:12 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Ooh, I like that idea, let's cosplay as little girls as well, That'll teach them ;)

    Comment by Anonymous

    Then you will find that the majority of the populace is extremely hostile to you and likely to consider you the bad guys by default.

    Comment by Dark Mage
    10:36 19/06/2011 # ! Good (+0.4)

    Hey I'm not a sick pedophile but I do strongly believe in the concept of freedom of speech and that thoughts are not crimes.
    Not only is it a complete and total waste of resources to punish someone for looking at cartoons it also is wrong because no one is harmed by hentai.

    Avatar of Master Evil The Return!
    13:21 19/06/2011 # ! Good (+0.4)

    Here is the thing the general populace are a bunch of sheep that are feed what is right and what is wrong. Thought crimes are the most stupidest idea ever to be thought and brunching the freedom of speech and expression is one of the most despicable thing to do, I don't care if the general populace doesn't like what I enjoy but I'll be damned if they can tell me its wrong because they do not accept it.

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:04 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    kinda hard to cosplay as "little girls" when you are 1,90 m (~6,2 feet)

    Comment by Anonymous
    06:02 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Somalia is already working hard on that, give it a few more years and they'll probably have taken a majority of the country.

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    Comment by fxc2
    06:18 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA xD
    It'd be even funnier, but sadly they're invading here as well.

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    Comment by erochichi
    09:15 21/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Somalia is taking on Finland. Sweden is attacked by Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and all north & central Africa. All those are muslim.

    Me? I am very liberal atheist. I tolerate much, but not islam, it threatens all freedom.

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:24 21/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    They're not being invade by other countries, they are being invaded by religion.

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    Comment by erochichi
    10:28 21/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    I knew that, doh! They invade because of high standard of living and wealth in this Sankaku-hated country.
    Hate? Or is is envy?
    I can tell you not everything other than lolicon hunt is not perfect either.

    Avatar of erochichi
    Comment by erochichi
    09:12 21/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    It`s going on already, by muslims.

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    Comment by knuclear200x
    05:50 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    What if I'm a male and jerk off to yaoi manga?

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    Comment by Anonymous
    06:07 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    and go to yaoi heaven... or something.

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:08 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    You put a new face on "illustious and decreptic wording." Die. How primitive.

    Lets meet out of the cave in 160 k years mate; when you have gone beyond neanderthal.

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:41 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Wear tight leather and help random people on the street. (if you want to get arrested)

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    Comment by keik
    05:53 19/06/2011 # ! Quality (+0.8)

    Sweden is fucked place so this statement doesn't shock me. Swedish people are mostly 50+ so their brains are fucking old and rusty - they still think abba is hype. Fuck you. (and die).

    Oppai~ boing boing~

    Comment by Anonymous

    Hahahahahaha xD You're an idiot.

    Plz tell me what country you're from so i can make fun of it.

    Comment by Anonymous
    06:59 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.4)

    You're an even greater idiot anon for judging a country based on one person.

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:20 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'm from the China, give or take a few thousand km worth of borders.

    Comment by Anonymous

    Oh; that's a whole other argument man. CHINA. Whoa. Lots of pride, lots of b/s and a lot of uneducated ( and thus STUPID - hey. It's true. Facts dude.) people.

    And the people with education are either brute-stick assholes or repressed by their own goverment. LOVELY country as opposed to Sweden.

    Comment by Anonymous
    05:59 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Atleast the stupid politicans brains are 50+ and are filled with Moralfags.

    Its chaos over here with that vague law

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    Comment by AzureXuchilbara
    06:03 19/06/2011 # ! Good (+0.4)

    These old fossils, not just in Sweden, clinging to their outdated and illogical draconic laws will all die out and will be replaced by anime-orientated people who will jerk off to Hatsune Miku's pantsu and armpits while drinking their morning coffee like it's the most normal thing in the world...

    It is inevitable...Anime WILL reign supreme when they are dead along with their beliefs and ignorant stupidity...

    The old ways must be purged to make room for the new (anime-filled) ways...

    As the years go by, they will say:

    "Hey, I don't see anything bad about these adult mangas! It's the same as all those adult comix I wank off too, only more, uh, more--"

    "MOE~?"

    "Yeah! More MOE~! And less flaring nostrils! I especially love these 'ahegao' faces that doesn't exist in my regular adult comics! Thanks for introducing these to me, son!"

    "No problem, dad!"

    So everyone, don't be in a foul mood and don't let this get to you~

    It may not be now...But eventually, everyone will be chanting how much they love anime when the old fossils become fuel in their earthen tomb...

    And I'll get to see big bill-boards in the highway with Hatsune Miku exposing her pantsu on top of a car--er, product she's promoting~

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    Comment by GFC
    06:05 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Sweden has weird laws, but man they are amazing at esports. (At this very moment i'm at around 12hour of watching swedens Dreamhack Starcraft 2 tournament :D )

    Comment by Anonymous

    Sankaku is a fucked place so this statement doesn't shock me. The people on Sankaku are mostly shutins who like to watch drawn images of little girls so they are socially retarded and a load on society - they'd like nothing more than to mooch of their parents and watch little girls do mundane stuff on tv all day. Fuck you. (and die).

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:11 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    06:05 You should really follow your own advice.

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:05 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    3/5 on the trollscale.
    Facts - 1p.
    Slander -1p.
    Abusive language - 1p.

    You'd go all the way if you'd make it a bit more belivable. And in caps-cool at the right part.

    Mediocre at best. Now curl up and weep someplace else. You don't have the required skills to make others feel bad instead.

    Avatar of Master Evil The Return!
    13:29 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    WOW anon:-06:05 awesome attempt at trolling but you are way off and really havn't spent enough time to use that however, you can try again, next time do a better job of baiting.

    Avatar of 大和魂 【門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む】

    if there's anybody LEAs are monitoring more on this site than anyone else, it's prolly u

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:38 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Spetacular anon...you just proved that your a faggot.

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:18 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    >abba is hype
    But Sweden is one of the biggest countries for Pop right now. Your argument is invalid.

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    Comment by Megidola
    05:54 19/06/2011 # ! Quality (+0.9)

    I consider myself more of an expert in jerking off to cartoon girls than this person.

    And in my expert opinion, it's perfectly harmless and enjoyable.

    Comment by Anonymous
    05:58 19/06/2011 # ! Good (+0.6)

    Omg! Best argument ever!

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    Comment by Yourtime
    06:00 19/06/2011 # ! Quality (+1.0)

    agree and to be honest.. it looks like they never watched this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVUOvHYv3ME

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    Comment by torappu
    09:17 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Fuck yeah Genshiken

    Nothing to say about the topic. We all already know that mankind is fucked up to consider lolicon manga a crime. Nothing new here, and Sweden already has many stories about being idiotic.

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    Comment by erochichi
    09:28 21/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    I love Genshiken!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Avatar of S|e|7|e|N
    Comment by S|e|7|e|N
    06:01 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    But what about blindness and hairy palms?

    Comment by Anonymous
    06:06 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    I'd say the exact same thing. I've jerked off to manga for a long time and I have yet to find anything harmful with it.

    Also, I'm from Sweden, so does that make me a criminal?

    Comment by Anonymous
    06:14 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    ...um, apparently. Hide quick!

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:10 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    It's only a crime if you get caught.

    Comment by Anonymous
    10:36 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Nothing wrong with it imo, but how do some of you fap to manga anyway? Black and white pictures just wouldn't be enough.. same thing with echii anime.

    It's all to light-weight.

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    Comment by erochichi
    09:31 21/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Heard of hentai? Can be as heavy as it ever can get.

    Comment by Anonymous

    I don't really jerk off to manga, but that doesn't mean I don't find it stimulating.

    I'm talking about manga directed at rational adults who understand the difference between reality and fiction.

    But just because I don't jerk of to it, doesn't mean I'm gonna criticize or point fingers at those who do.

    Notice that I wasn't just talking about loli manga, just adult manga in general.

    I say this not because I've got something against loli manga, I'm just simply stating it so people don't start putting words into my mouth.

    Comment by Anonymous
    06:36 19/06/2011 # ! Drivel (-0.8)

    If you fap to lolicon then you are indeed a faggot and you need to get help....

    Comment by Anonymous

    Technically, you're even more of a faggot if you fap to Yaoi.

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:03 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    wtf, the question never involved lolicon

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    Comment by Indofag

    Who the heck would fap to a lolicon?

    Comment by Anonymous

    I'm going to have nightmares.

    Comment by Anonymous

    99% of anime characters are under 18.

    We're all guilty of something. Don't try to justify it. I know you rape highschool girls in your mind b4 bed.

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:15 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    So fapping to guys who like loli manga is gay? Your insight is astonishing, anon.

    Avatar of Master Evil The Return!
    13:23 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Don't mind him, the other anon is a moron.

    17:25 19/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    This is the answer you been seeking Mr. Larsson not from some shitty radio station.











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