Furor Over Danish Manga Exhibit Related To Images Of Children Depicted In A Sexual Fashion

The Anime News Network post has pretty well captured for comics-savvy folk all the information the local media coverage has to offer on an exhibit at a media museum in the reasonably sizable town of Odense that features erotic manga that includes fictional children -- or fictional creatures that may look like children -- being depicted in a sexual manner. Titles include Swing Out Sisters, Bondage Fairies and Juicy Fruits.

Two things worth nothing. One is that no explicit sexual acts are being shown, and the other is that such depictions are apparently permissible -- at least for now -- under Danish law. This hasn't stopped both psychologists and politician expressing their objections, and for the exhibit curators to stress that the images are presented for discussion about the power of media, the kind of tack that while genuine and just tends to infuriate the other side of such discussions.

that's a Bondage Fairies example, not necessarily anything that's in the show
 
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