Okay, first let me talk about a few things I am fine with before I offend the masses with what I am not (and probably what I am) for. Lets face it, if you made it past my first post you should realize that I am not one to shy away from subjects. I am for porn, all types of legal porn. You got a fetish, wave your freak flag proud. Costumes, Feet, Maid, Lolitas, Gay Smut. Straight Smut, Transvestites, Gender Queer, Butts, Boobs, Cream Pie, the "O" Face..... I am for the swingers, the fetishist, the professionals. You all, I tip my hat to and embrace the ideas of you enjoying your life. Even if you like the stuff I don't, More power to you. But for me its about being an adult that can make your own decisions and the ideas that represent it.
So that being said I couldn't help but notice that one of the anime conventions coming up here in Dallas had a "Host/ess Maid cafe." And I was thinking , awesome. I am aware of what they are in Japan and that sounds like an awesome idea for a con to make some money and its a cute little gimmick/fetish. For those of yu that don't know....A Maid cafe...well they wear maid suits. And a host/ess cafe is a place where you go to have like a little mini date. The Host/ess of your choice comes and sits with you, drinks tea with you, talks with you..its sort of like the boy/girlfriend experience. There is no sex involved, and no even real touching. These cafes in Japan are popular with people in power positions that just want that sort of company for a night and they have been made popular as an idea in the US thanks to some Animes and Life action dramas that revolve around such thing.
But what they are is a fantasy. And while I have NO problem with the people over eighteen doing this, (and I mean absolutely none) I feel that as this is similar in the US to a hooters or something of the like. There shouldn't be any reason to have anyone under the age of 18 participating in this fantasy. No matter how cute you make it, No matter how sweet the girls look and how innocent the idea was in your head it comes down to the other side of the coin. These are grown men/women, coming into a shop, picking out the girl they find the most cute on and spending time with them.
Even on their own website they feel the need to put -
"However, much like the cafes and clubs that our group is inspired by; there is a line that must be drawn. Touching, fishing for personal information, flirting or any other sort of inappropriate affection will not be tolerated. The club is here to allow visitors to relax and enjoy themselves, not to find a date."
To me this means that they know that not all these people are coming in with cute intentions. I am sure some people will take this as a cute little idea and just have fun. But what about the people that don't. And Again, I say that over 18 is fine. Yaoi-Con has a bishie auction I am all for becuase all of their participates are awesome tidbits of over age eye candy.
However, In this case. I find it all a bit disturbing. Not to mention I find it disturbing that con's that are so paranoid about signs in the lobby or people showing off their midriff (or Man nips!). That a con that decided that homosexuality in pictures needed to be marked as adult only no matter the context, would be okay with selling off time with underage girls, no matter the intentions.
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