/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9081415
On a side note, lolicon comes from "lolita complex" and on the other end you have shotacon from "shotaro complex". Both come from young characters who were sexualized by the fanbase, and then later popularized by fans and media geared towards them. Unlike Lolita though, which obviously comes straight from the book Lolita, shotacon was actually popularized by the author Edogawa Rampo with his character Kobayashi. But still, the term "shota" has been used in both a sexual and non sexual context, like simply calling a cute young boy character a shota. I think it's interesting how both lolita and shota have pretty innocent connotations in modern context (ie: the fashion, and a young boy character), but are both kind of basterized because no matter what they're still both linked to pedophilic otaku pandering.

Not really on point with the whole "why is Lolita fashion named Lolita", I am very curious about why that is, but I still think the word usage is interesting. Sorry for OT.