Part of the problem is how much of the anime industry in based in Texas. Sentai Filmworks, all kinds of dubbing done for Crunchyroll, etc. So it will radiate throughout the anime industry extremely quickly.
Second, you gotta remember that a group of unhinged people seem to think anime turns people trans. Lots of TERFs and the like point to anime as a bad influence on people and if you haven’t noticed, there’s a hell of a culture war on trans folks right now. Including in Texas, people saying folks with trans parents or anyone supporting their trans kids is doing child abuse.
We combine these things together and quickly see it could easily not be only applied to things that actually display any kind of child abuse. So shows like Skip and Loafer, Wandering Son, Senpai is an Otokonoko, hell Ranma 1/2 and even stuff like Princess Knight could fall under fire.
You say it would be difficult to rationalize, the problem is the folks making and enforcing these laws aren’t rational people.
This is an example of how conservatism and creative arts don’t mix.
Everybody loves the arts, but conservatives don’t respect the freedom that the artists and entertainers need to create. To them it’s just “shut up and stay in your lane” even when it’s the conservatives expanding their range of their repression.
Sentai Filmworks needs to move out of Texas, and stay clear of any other red states for that matter.
Part of the problem is how much of the anime industry in based in Texas. Sentai Filmworks, all kinds of dubbing done for Crunchyroll, etc. So it will radiate throughout the anime industry extremely quickly.
Second, you gotta remember that a group of unhinged people seem to think anime turns people trans. Lots of TERFs and the like point to anime as a bad influence on people and if you haven’t noticed, there’s a hell of a culture war on trans folks right now. Including in Texas, people saying folks with trans parents or anyone supporting their trans kids is doing child abuse.
We combine these things together and quickly see it could easily not be only applied to things that actually display any kind of child abuse. So shows like Skip and Loafer, Wandering Son, Senpai is an Otokonoko, hell Ranma 1/2 and even stuff like Princess Knight could fall under fire.
You say it would be difficult to rationalize, the problem is the folks making and enforcing these laws aren’t rational people.
This is an example of how conservatism and creative arts don’t mix.
Everybody loves the arts, but conservatives don’t respect the freedom that the artists and entertainers need to create. To them it’s just “shut up and stay in your lane” even when it’s the conservatives expanding their range of their repression.
Sentai Filmworks needs to move out of Texas, and stay clear of any other red states for that matter.