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• turdas@suppo.fi ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Yes, and it’s also used about actual pedophiles. It’s a word with multiple senses/connotations, and one of those senses corresponds closely with the English word “pedophile” while the others do not. That’s why “pedophile” is not always the correct translation for it – though whether it’s correct in this case I can’t say, as I haven’t watched the anime in question.

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  • Saapas@piefed.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    If you’re into sexualized (cartoon) children you’re a pedophile, so the translation would be factually correct. That sort of pedophilia just has much less cultural acceptance in English speaking world

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    • turdas@suppo.fi ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      That sort of pedophilia just has much less cultural acceptance in English speaking world

      Which is why it’s not always the most accurate translation. Part of the job of a translator is to translate cultural nuance, which would be lost here.

      It’s a bit like how in English, Epstein wouldn’t call Trump a pedophile, he’d say he “likes them young”. In Japanese he could call him a lolicon and get the same tone.

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      • Saapas@piefed.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        How would you translate the word to best fit the meaning?

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  • Klear@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    That just sounds to me that pedophilia is not frowned upon in Japan, not that the translation is inaccurate.

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    • turdas@suppo.fi ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      Part of the job of a translator is to translate cultural nuance, which would be lost here. That’s what makes the translation inaccurate in some contexts.

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