I noticed that my 2011 post, “The United States and Canada Declare War on Japanese Manga and Lolicon,” has been read by a large number of visitors lately. This reminded me of Christopher Hadley, the manga collector who accepted a…
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I am happily surprised that the Supreme Court sided with the Freedom of Speech today to strike down a California Law that restricted minor’s access to violent video games [story here on The New York Times]. Their ruling basically restricts…
The United States and Canada Declare War on Japanese Manga and Lolicon
As part of efforts to “save the children,” authorities in the United States and Canada have declared war on readers and collectors of Japanese manga and they have specifically targeted the lolicon style. Legislators have in recent years broadened the…
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He is an Assistant Professor of English at the New York City College of Technology, CUNY (City Tech) where he teaches college writing, technical communication, and science fiction.
He holds a Ph.D. in English from Kent State University, M.A. in Science Fiction Studies from the University of Liverpool, and B.S. in Science, Technology, and Culture from Georgia Tech.
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