I'm sure the comments are full of reasonable comments discussing the issues with pervy characters.........What do you mean they actually are?

I get your angle, especially about sneak peek and general horny behaviour but I think when it comes to groping there's often in anime the juxtaposition of fanservice + humour when the character is uncomfortable but it's just taken lightly that's really cringy in a problematic way

Full disclosure, I'm autistic and when I was around 14 I kind of used anime as a "guide" to navigate social situations (I know, dumbest idea ever) and I did things such as groping as humour because I was just trying to be funny and the girls didnt seem to mind that much in the animes. I am still really deeply ashamed of that. And I know that cases like mine are outliers but at the same time, when it's argued that people never get influenced by or desensitised to that type of gag in a way that affects real life, I know that it's not true.

I think at least for "humourous non-consensual touching" it should be reserved for media targeting adults, and not young boys like a lot of anime with that type of stuff in it are. Because you don't even have to be autistic to be confused about what is socially acceptable when you're a kid

To be honest I don't find it funny anyway but I would be less worried about it directly affecting real girls at least

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