But this is the point. The topic is "SELF-censorship"; it's about what we, as creators, choose to put in our work, right? And that might be something about our beliefs, or something we believe is important to discuss, or to present as potentially sympathetic in the face of often being presented as problematic, disgusting or wrong.
So, for example, CLAMP, a manga circle I'm actually generally a fan of, have made quite a few comics that involve pairings between adult characters and minors. A noteworthy one is that in Cardcaptor Sakura, there's a subplot between side characters in which a teacher and one of his students, who is aged 11 are betrothed to be wed when the girl is old enough, and they act like a couple. It's presented as though this is fine, harmless, even beautiful.
The question is, "is that okay? Should they have included that in their work? Or is that glamourising grooming?"
That's the question we as creators have to ask ourselves about this stuff, especially when it's around a subject like paedophilia. There are plenty of other anime and manga with similar themes or sexualised-looking depictions of underage characters. The whole point of this thread is to discuss where the responsibility lies: With the creator...or the audience? And there's no one right answer. I personally believe creators have responsibility but... obviously other people have different ideas, but I don't think my comment on Paedophiles not reflecting their feelings in their work was in any way off-topic just because your belief (which by the way is the same as mine) is "no, they shouldn't because that stuff is awful and wrong."
