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Jul 3, 6:38 AM

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Sure, I turn it off almost entirely.
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Yes, that's very easy, just the same when fapping to Yaoi Shota Incest
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@PeripheralVision I'm going to try to be as clear as possible. "Putting aside your morals" and not being easily offended are interchangeable in this context. Obviously my morals are still intact no matter what. I'm not arguing they aren't. Even I have a hard time watching certain things. But like you said, I'm not "offended by or disgusted the work or what is being depicted" to the extent others might be in a lot of cases.

I'm not arguing that it's "wrong" to not like something based on it's content. My stance is that what happens in fiction isn't as bad as harm being done to actual people. And that's what I feel is the basis for this argument in general. I really don't know what else to say. I don't know what else I can say. Clearly we aren't on the same page here and I'm pretty sure at this point we never will be.
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all the people saying yes are 100% lying
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Yes but only under the following circumstances:
- It's a horror or psychological anime
- The bad actions of the character earn them a befitting ending
- When the MC pisses me off so much that I end up rooting for the villain to destroy everything.
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@FanofAction

From my perspective, why make statements opposing fringe opinions on media? I do not understand the point of that type of exercise. I think a vast majority of people actually agree "that what happens in fiction isn't as bad as harm being done to actual people".

You are not wrong, but why even state the readily apparent "fiction is not real"? To me, it seems that this is a strawman, one that assumes negative criticism of a film is tantamount to asking for it to be censored, and I think that sort of assumption is not at all conducive to discussion.

Who are you arguing against that is actually saying "that what happens in fiction IS as bad as harm done to actual people"? I know this is a fucking Dravegard thread, but the original post was

Anime often presents us with complex moral dilemmas, questionable actions by characters, and ethical gray areas. But are you able to suspend that judgment when diving into the world of anime.


Which seems to have nothing to do with a schizophrenic inability to differentiate between reality and fiction, as I understand it. My lack of understanding is why you are even arguing against an argument that no one except random nuts on Twitter are actually making.

I'm not arguing that it's "wrong" to not like something based on it's content.


I mean, I think the important thing is that we agree on this. I would not like a pro-Hitler anime if it existed, and I think a majority of people would agree to disliking something if it had an agenda or message we disagreed with. We never truly put aside our morality.
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@PeripheralVision You've been asking what any of this means. I've been telling you what I believe is the mindset behind the whole morality argument. The fact is, it's not just some twitter nonsense, whole countries have banned things entirely because of the notion that they were as bad as real world actions. To me, the connections here are clear. You can call this a strawman or whatever. My intention is again, trying to connect these dots and give you an answer on what I think is the reason behind why a question like this even needs to be asked in the first place. Why someone might argue it's "good" to "turn off your moral compass" and what that has to do with what I'm saying. I'm not doing it in a satisfactory way, apparently, and frankly I kinda feel this is a waste of time. I'm genuinely trying to make as much sense as I can, and trying to understand what exactly you want, and it's going nowhere. I'm kinda tapped out at this point.
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If I can do that very easily with stuff like videogames like first person shooters or watching TV shows/movies featuring crime, murder, sexual themes and other graphic activities lol, then it'd be pretty easy to not be obsessed over that with anime. Or any other media really. Sometimes, there are situations where in my head it can go too far but if it is well-written or tough to watch but fitting for the world and timeline of that show, I can watch it without letting the moral compass ruin my experience for everything.

I find it more than okay to like characters that don't act like what my real moral compass is. It is okay to like well-written immoral characters and not necessarily agree with their actions. Kan Ki from Kingdom is an absolutely terrible person but he's a great character. Rudeus is a fascinating and great character, even if there are times I don't agree with what he does. Asako Kusakabe is my favorite character in Grisaia and some of the stuff she did in a moral compass sense can be questionable, but still is a well-written and defined character for me. Same can be said with other people who are fans of characters like Eren, Rimuru and many others.
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with some cringe gore shit, hell nahh!
Jul 3, 12:09 PM

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@Kenzolo-folk I think people are treating tolerance of something the same as not having or using your moral compass. This is another example of how people mix tolerance with acceptance. There's crossover between the two, but they aren't 100% intertwined. You can take issue with aspects of a thing and still enjoy it. It's not a black and white thing like some might be implying.
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As long as it makes sense and it's portrayed in an interesting way, I don't care if It's something moral or not. It's just another anime at the end of the day.

Also, if something disturbs you just drop it and watch or do something else, people who think that fiction will affect the real world somehow need a reality check and some of them need help because a decent number of them tend to self project when they complain.
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As long as it makes sense and it's portrayed in an interesting way, I don't care if It's something moral or not. It's just another anime at the end of the day.

Also, if something disturbs you just drop it and watch or do something else, people who think that fiction will affect the real world somehow need a reality check and some of them need help because a decent number of them tend to self project when they complain.


Same and agreed as long it's being somewhat positive about it and not take too deep in a negative way.
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@Kenzolo-folk I think people are treating tolerance of something the same as not having or using your moral compass. This is another example of how people mix tolerance with acceptance. There's crossover between the two, but they aren't 100% intertwined. You can take issue with aspects of a thing and still enjoy it. It's not a black and white thing like some might be implying.
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yeah and these people are only using general controversial issues like SA, incest, etc to get their point across and not about their actual personal moral compass and values. Like I doubt anyone here saying yes would be interested in supporting an anime about a radical feminist lmao.
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yeah and these people are only using general controversial issues like SA, incest, etc to get their point across and not about their actual personal moral compass and values. Like I doubt anyone here saying yes would be interested in supporting an anime about a radical feminist lmao.
@Kenzolo-folk That's humans for you. They can say they are completely unaffected by everything shown, then something rubs them the wrong way and that tone changes. I'll admit right now certain things still bug me, like really extreme gore or vomit. Not really moral issues, but it's something I'm not going to hide.
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To an extent. I have a very analytical brain and really try and see how elements of a story may be portraying things when negative behaviors are involved. Just because a story contains stuff like graphic violence, sexual assault, hate, abuse, etc doesn't necessarily mean the series condones it, it all depends on the framing of things. A great example would be how Death Note has a protagonist who is actively the villain of his own story, with the manga actively portraying how his actions killing people actively corrupted his own morals and beliefs turning him into the exact kind of person he originally was trying to eliminate. Light's story. Meanwhile something like Shield Hero actively supports its protagonist engaging in negative behaviors, with him actively buying a bunch of slaves and it being ok because he is a "good slave owner and treats them well", while actively contributing to an industry that thrives off human exploitation. In cases like that where a series actively supports negative behaviors that is when I can't really look past things, especially when it comes to issues regarding human rights (including treatment of marginalized groups), treatment of women, sexualization of children, etc.
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First off: nobody has a moral compass. People act based on their self-interest and don't really care about morality. The reason people don't act in immoral ways is to avoid negative consequences for themselves. Even if nobody's watching, people will avoid doing immoral stuff not because of their sense of morality, but because they don't want to live in fear of "getting found out". People don't act based on moral judgment, and they only pretend to care about morality publicly, because of self-interest (virtue signalling, maintaining good public image).

When watching anime, people don't approve nor disapprove of "moral decisions" the characters make. People don't care about morality of the actions taken by anime characters. The reason some people get "emotionally offended" by seeing "immoral" stuff in anime, is because they have an overblown and unregulated sense of empathy. They "feel" the bad stuff that happens to the characters, and confuse their pain with having a moral compass.

It all comes down to whether you're one of those mentally unwell people who take everything personally because of their inability to turn off their empathy circuits. If you are, you will be feeling butthurt from seeing immoral actions and its consequences. If you're not, then your enjoyment will be determined by whether the bad stuff happens to characters you like, or to the characters you dislike.
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Common sense question. Watching Anime has nothing to do with morals. It's fiction, I don't care how amoral is what I'm watching. In fact, the more amoral is it, the more I enjoy what I'm watching.
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Everyone here is a bunch of liars bruh. More than half of these people are just trying to prove something to these imaginary social media twitter people and treating the question as if its "would u get offended by something you dont like" vs "would you support an anime that goes against ur beliefs/principles."

Im sure 100% of these people saying they would turn off their moral compass wouldnt want to watch an anime that supports radical feminism or one race > everyone else. They would probably start crying about it.
@Kenzolo-folk There is a difference between a show having morals, and trying to teach something to the audience.

If a story has race > race within the context of the story, I am more than fine with it.

if its made to SAY race > race in real life, then yeah thats a problem.

Message is the exception to this mindset. the same way a positive message makes a work better, a negative one makes it worse.

Why? because a message is trying to affect real life, so it only makes sense to judge it on that basis.

Ans this is when the message is actually there. I'm not talking about Implications and speculations.
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In most cases, yes.

I believe it makes no sense to be overly concerned about morals in anime, manga, or any other related media. There might be some rare exceptions, but for the vast majority of the time, I approach these forms of entertainment with an open mind. I see no reason to impose my personal morals on these fictional stories.
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I'd say so, yeah.

It's a sign of maturity to entertain an idea without accepting it. That, I do. I'm able to watch/accept something in the context of a story and detach RL morals from it.
Of course, I still form opinions too. But those opinions are influenced by the context of the story.
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Watching Anime has nothing to do with morals. !

Im simply able to differentiate between fiction and reality.
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Generally yes, but if a show try to condone pedophilla for example i obviously won't support it. Not that i ever heard or saw a anime that did such stuff.
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Cielord said:
Generally yes, but if a show try to condone pedophilla for example i obviously won't support it. Not that i ever heard or saw a anime that did such stuff.

https://myanimelist.net/anime/32587/Shoujo_Ramune (it has meme status)
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Cielord said:
Generally yes, but if a show try to condone pedophilla for example i obviously won't support it. Not that i ever heard or saw a anime that did such stuff.

https://myanimelist.net/anime/32587/Shoujo_Ramune (it has meme status)
@Zarutaku Didn't watch it but isn't that's just loli hentai?
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The real question is you as a viewer are able to accept people from a different country have different value system from you? Because if you do, then it's just becomes a matter of watching things that don't go too far from your comfort zone. For instance, I don't like Japans love of sexualizing children. It offends me, but it's baked into 90% of any anime you choose to watch.

So I'm gonna avoid most anime that focus on school settings and if the OP or ED goes to far, I'm gonna skip it. Shouts out to The Eminence in Shadow Eds and Brigadoon: Marin to Melan OP 2. Skip treatment all day.

Thankfully most anime are pretty straightforward in what they are about.

I grew up in the USA. I watch anime because they think differently from us. If you don't want to accept your gonna be uncomfortable with some anime, no matter how much time you put into screening the stuff you watch, don't watch anime. Life has to many pleasant diversions to watch stuff you don't like.
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Everyone here is a bunch of liars bruh. More than half of these people are just trying to prove something to these imaginary social media twitter people and treating the question as if its "would u get offended by something you dont like" vs "would you support an anime that goes against ur beliefs/principles."

Im sure 100% of these people saying they would turn off their moral compass wouldnt want to watch an anime that supports radical feminism or one race > everyone else. They would probably start crying about it.
@Kenzolo-folk is there racial superiority anime? I would watch that shit just to see how it's handled. Radical Feminism as well given it's Japan so it'd likely be interesting to see that take in that culture and society.
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Simple answer; no.

Am I able to differentiate fiction and reality? Yes. But that does not mean I take pleasure watching something that goes against my values / morality.

I don't think s*xualizing children is okay. It is immoral to me to purposely put children-like characters in situations with a lot of sexual innuendos. That is why I tend to drop most shows that utilize lolis as "fanservice". My best example is No Game no Life, a wildly popular anime that I absolutely could not bring myself to finish because I felt it was untrue to my morals to sit myself through it.


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This is a question that I always hid at the back of my mind. Like another commenter previously said, if my moral compass were to interfere with every single piece of media that I watch, I would be stuck watching videos on bible scriptures alone. Everything on the internet can be considered morally questionable to an extent, but I don't believe I'll let videos I watch dictate the direction of my real-life ideals. I am who I am, not what I watch.
@GrandWizardGod Which ones? The bible scriptures on Rape? Incest? Slavery? Murder? Bombing an entire town? Floods to teach a lesson? Torture? Hating people based on sexuality? Personally I enjoy in the Bible when Lot offers up his daughters to be gang raped by them darn dirty homsexuals. That might be the worst example you could have given as the one thing you'd read.
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as long as the complex moral dilemmas in question are presented in the form of a well written and enjoyable series
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@GrandWizardGod Which ones? The bible scriptures on Rape? Incest? Slavery? Murder? Bombing an entire town? Floods to teach a lesson? Torture? Hating people based on sexuality? Personally I enjoy in the Bible when Lot offers up his daughters to be gang raped by them darn dirty homsexuals. That might be the worst example you could have given as the one thing you'd read.
@isseixkoneko Woah, you're right. I had to google it. I never knew the part with lot allowing his daughters to get raped. I guess stuff like that isn't mainstream because no one ever talks about the dark part of the Bible.
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@Zarutaku Didn't watch it but isn't that's just loli hentai?
@Cielord Yes, did you mean something outside hentai?
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@Cielord Yes, did you mean something outside hentai?
@Zarutaku Well yes, hentai is hentai, it's not something that preach morals.
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@Zarutaku Well yes, hentai is hentai, it's not something that preach morals.
@Cielord Then I don't really know, maybe https://myanimelist.net/anime/2403/Kodomo_no_Jikan_TV
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They are fictional story. So maybe can just keep to ourselves (if liking something so weird) and not think that fiction as irl.
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I never heard about this series before so just answer this, when i said "condoning pedophilia" i ment a series that seriously portray a romantic/sexual relationship between a adult and a child and claim the relationship is consensual or that such relationship can be consensual and thus moral. That is of course objectively wrong, Adding to that pedophilia is one if not the only crime which i can't see justified under any circumstance. So is this series fit that description?
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@isseixkoneko Woah, you're right. I had to google it. I never knew the part with lot allowing his daughters to get raped. I guess stuff like that isn't mainstream because no one ever talks about the dark part of the Bible.
@GrandWizardGod I only remember that one because it's as absurd as hentai, like, I can see a hentai that goes exactly like: NO DO NOT BE GAY YOU CAN FUCK MY DAUGHTERS! It could even go either way, either he ends up mind broken out of the homosexuality or somehow instead fucks the single father and the father is all I'm not gay but if it's you!!!!!! Man if only I could draw...
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I never heard about this series before so just answer this, when i said "condoning pedophilia" i ment a series that seriously portray a romantic/sexual relationship between a adult and a child and claim the relationship is consensual or that such relationship can be consensual and thus moral. That is of course objectively wrong, Adding to that pedophilia is one if not the only crime which i can't see justified under any circumstance. So is this series fit that description?
@Cielord Not exactly but kind of, the manga probably fits better to the description, but it's still a comedy so "seriously portray" might not apply.
If it's supposed to be serious and authentic, then maybe https://myanimelist.net/anime/634/Koi_Kaze but the girl is 15 so it's not pedo in the medical sense.
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Dragevard said:
Anime often presents us with complex moral dilemmas, questionable actions by characters, and ethical gray areas. But are you able to suspend that judgment when diving into the world of anime.


Everyone has biases, and I have solely come to the conclusion that people don't like Mushoku Tensei not because of the actions the characters do, but most likely they don't like the characters in general, and since characters are generally tied to the anime's quality, bad characters = bad anime. It's just how it is. Of course, everyone has their tastes, it's just that the only prominent anime that features morally ambiguous characters seems to be Death Note or Attack on Titan, which is surprisingly the most popular anime of that time as well. Why did I use this example? It's evident proof that an anime can still be good with controversial themes if the quality is not barren.

I'll say this out loud, it's okay for people not to like a show because of the characters, but saying an anime is bad because it so happens to show pretty disgusting things is like a toddler calling kissing gross. Many anime that has been released just put out weird fetishes as a show or portray these characters now and then, you're not supposed to be a stranger to any of these things, it's just a norm when you watch anime or any mature media out there.

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@Cielord Not exactly but kind of, the manga probably fits better to the description, but it's still a comedy so "seriously portray" might not apply.
If it's supposed to be serious and authentic, then maybe https://myanimelist.net/anime/634/Koi_Kaze but the girl is 15 so it's not pedo in the medical sense.
@Zarutaku i didn't watched Koi Kaze so i can't say for sure, so i guess i will just take your word for it.

On another note how do you know all this series?
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@Zarutaku i didn't watched Koi Kaze so i can't say for sure, so i guess i will just take your word for it.

On another note how do you know all this series?
@Cielord I saw other users mentioning them a couple of times and Koi Kaze is pretty good actually, if you can turn off the moral compass that is.
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I'll just leave a quote from my favorite book as my answer:

"Let me ask you, is it justice that a sheep eats grass?"

"This… how can that be a form of justice?" Chen clan's leader was dazed.

"From the sheep's perspective, without grass, there would be no food, it would starve to death, it had to eat grass. But from the perspective of the grass, it had worked so hard to stay alive, getting out of the soil and growing larger to get more rain and sunlight. It worked so hard but the sheep decided to eat it, even uprooting and devouring everything the grass had, without any hope for survival. Isn't the grass an innocent victim? Isn't it pitiful?

Chen clan's leader shook his head: "Isn't sheep eating grass just a natural thing? I have never pitied the grass because this is how the world is meant to be."

"Precisely." Fang Yuan nodded: "The truth of this world is the law of the jungle, big fish eats small fish, and small fish eats shrimp, this is what nature entails. What crime can there be? There is no such thing as justice here. Sheep eats grass, humans eat sheep, that has nothing to do with justice, it is just for survival."

"There is no such thing as justice in heaven and earth, there is only justice made by humanity."

"Since time immemorial, humans had to unite to gain strength for the sake of survival, in order to live in this cruel world!"

"Then, how can humans become united?"

"Through organizations, through law, and through morals."

"We organize clans or sects, distributing work according to an individual's ability. We use laws to restrain people, to tell people what they cannot do. We use morals to provide direction, to encourage people to do certain things. Mothers are doting and children are filial, neighbors live in harmony, they all follow the rule of justice and morals. Be it intentionally or unintentionally, from the start of time, any organization would always promote this, because organizations follow their own survival instincts."

"Or rather, the organizations with comprehensive laws, realistic morals, and proper class systems find it easier to survive. After a long time passes, this becomes the norm of society for the future generations."

Chen clan leader was tongue-tied, he was completely stunned by Fang Yuan's words.

He had never considered this.

He knew that justice was good, but he did not know why.

He knew that morals were good, but he did not know why.

And now, Fang Yuan told him the answer, justice and morals were man-made creations. This could be either a conscious or a subconscious creation, people follow these guidelines and allow themselves to survive better in a hostile environment, they can stay united as a group for a long time.

Fang Yuan concluded: "When you understand the core meaning of justice, you will know — this so-called justice is like iron armor, it is a human tool. When you wear it, you need to use it like a tool. But look at you now, this iron armor has become your chain, it is binding you down."

Chen clan leader looked at Fang Yuan in a daze, he did not speak.

Fang Yuan smiled lightly: "The truth and justice, are they really related? What is the truth behind Nie clan, what is the truth behind my corruption? What does this have to do with justice? Son, you must understand, your justice is just a tool, you must make use of it, do not get restrained by it."

Chen clan's leader was silent for a long time


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@Cielord I saw other users mentioning them a couple of times and Koi Kaze is pretty good actually, if you can turn off the moral compass that is.
@Zarutaku Koi Kaze interest me cause of the incest, so it's long been on my mental PTW so i will watch it one day.
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I'll just leave a quote from my favorite book as my answer:

"Let me ask you, is it justice that a sheep eats grass?"

"This… how can that be a form of justice?" Chen clan's leader was dazed.

"From the sheep's perspective, without grass, there would be no food, it would starve to death, it had to eat grass. But from the perspective of the grass, it had worked so hard to stay alive, getting out of the soil and growing larger to get more rain and sunlight. It worked so hard but the sheep decided to eat it, even uprooting and devouring everything the grass had, without any hope for survival. Isn't the grass an innocent victim? Isn't it pitiful?

Chen clan's leader shook his head: "Isn't sheep eating grass just a natural thing? I have never pitied the grass because this is how the world is meant to be."

"Precisely." Fang Yuan nodded: "The truth of this world is the law of the jungle, big fish eats small fish, and small fish eats shrimp, this is what nature entails. What crime can there be? There is no such thing as justice here. Sheep eats grass, humans eat sheep, that has nothing to do with justice, it is just for survival."

"There is no such thing as justice in heaven and earth, there is only justice made by humanity."

"Since time immemorial, humans had to unite to gain strength for the sake of survival, in order to live in this cruel world!"

"Then, how can humans become united?"

"Through organizations, through law, and through morals."

"We organize clans or sects, distributing work according to an individual's ability. We use laws to restrain people, to tell people what they cannot do. We use morals to provide direction, to encourage people to do certain things. Mothers are doting and children are filial, neighbors live in harmony, they all follow the rule of justice and morals. Be it intentionally or unintentionally, from the start of time, any organization would always promote this, because organizations follow their own survival instincts."

"Or rather, the organizations with comprehensive laws, realistic morals, and proper class systems find it easier to survive. After a long time passes, this becomes the norm of society for the future generations."

Chen clan leader was tongue-tied, he was completely stunned by Fang Yuan's words.

He had never considered this.

He knew that justice was good, but he did not know why.

He knew that morals were good, but he did not know why.

And now, Fang Yuan told him the answer, justice and morals were man-made creations. This could be either a conscious or a subconscious creation, people follow these guidelines and allow themselves to survive better in a hostile environment, they can stay united as a group for a long time.

Fang Yuan concluded: "When you understand the core meaning of justice, you will know — this so-called justice is like iron armor, it is a human tool. When you wear it, you need to use it like a tool. But look at you now, this iron armor has become your chain, it is binding you down."

Chen clan leader looked at Fang Yuan in a daze, he did not speak.

Fang Yuan smiled lightly: "The truth and justice, are they really related? What is the truth behind Nie clan, what is the truth behind my corruption? What does this have to do with justice? Son, you must understand, your justice is just a tool, you must make use of it, do not get restrained by it."

Chen clan's leader was silent for a long time


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Interesting quote, what book is that?
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@isseixkoneko Woah, you're right. I had to google it. I never knew the part with lot allowing his daughters to get raped. I guess stuff like that isn't mainstream because no one ever talks about the dark part of the Bible.
@GrandWizardGod funny since the old testament is unable to go a single chapter without something that would make the characters go to prison nowadays or at least be highly immoral, it's just that people spend to much time justifying it instead of understanding it is part of what makes the story incredible (I'm not religious but reading genesis is very interesting and it is a great book) and learning from the story, if characters have no flaws you can't learn from them
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If the show is trash aka isekai/reincarnation, I can just cruise on, turning off my brain, no problem. Also comedies.
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Yes, I do not care. If the controversy is in regard to something outside of said media (e.g. something the author or a staff member did), then I care even less so.
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Fortunately or unfortunately, I can't. Even if I watch and understand why a character acts a certain way, it still disgusts me.
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Interesting quote, what book is that?
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The book is called Reverend Insanity in English. The original title Gu Zhen Ren translates to Master of Gu or Gu Daoist Master.
There's a Manhua if you want to casually check it out without investing into reading it, but I recommend reading it. Once I was done I immediately re-read it and the thing has so many chapters that it takes around a year to read, even if you spend hours every day reading it.

It's also infinitely quotable.



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It depends on what Im watching ofc. I sometimes have problems with some stuff being put on anime and then I just move on or not watch it anymore. Now, Im not going to be the dense viewer that is the anime/show/movie doesnt go exactly as I want I will make a fuzz about it. Sometimes anime is dumb and they portrair stupid stuff to make you laught.

The most common of these situations are the typical scene of the hotsprings were the male characters are spying on the girls pool (or whatever) only to get hit in the head by the them. It is morally correct? Fuck no. Would I do it? Never. Did I laught? if yeah... specially if done right
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