/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>8408842
People are stupid, that's why. I wanted to avoid talking about the topic since most people are children and argue and bicker, and I didn't want to derail the thread.

To sum up my feelings on the subject:

Lolita fashion /is not/ inspired by or directly related to the book/movie, if related at all. Nobody is sure when the name came from but most likely was chosen because it brings to mind the image of a cute girl in Japan.

Larme /is/ sometimes inspired by the book/movie and has created an aesthetic known as "American Lolita" but it's aim is to look like a cute young and spunky woman, not a nympho or a perverted child, and like Lolita fashion it has nothing to do with a fetish.

American fashion magazines have been known to be inspired by the movie's aesthetic too, so it's not unheard of and not really scandalous. People have been inspired by the movie's aesthetics for a long time. It's interesting to me personally, but it's not a big deal like so many people make it out to be.

I wish people as a whole could stop sexualizing literally everything. Not everything has to be about sex or involve sex. And as an abuse victim myself, I wish people would stop stigmatizing and blaming victims and ignoring abusers and what they've done.

Images are close to running out so lets finish on a good note and try to stay on topic.