Ahh, the irony. This is the topsy-turvy up-is-down, wrong-is-right world of AO junior idol "fans." The "fans" are the ones who support the exploitation of these children. Someone like me, who actually thinks about the welfare of these girls, is "the bad guy" for acknowledging the reality that these girls are exploited--"someone's property, bought and sold"--and that their lives are ruined by fucked up parents and other evil, greedy adults. I was a "fan" of the Yamanaka sisters during their early teen years, when I naively believed they had a real shot at making it in the legitimate entertainment industry. I also naively thought their parents might actually spend the money the girls made on college tuition. Hah! As Glassjaw noted, their stuff seemed so tame. Yeah, it seemed tame compared to the T-back and popsicle stuff. But these sisters were put on that same conveyor belt. They were meat, and all that mattered was making some yen by putting their meat out there for "fans" to fapp to.
No, I'm not a "fan" of Tomoe or Mayumi. I'm someone who sincerely hopes they both find the happiness they deserve, but which has been denied them by irresponsible adults. The idea that my words here could "damage" Tomoe more than the actions her own parents took is stupid beyond belief. Get your head out of your ass.
Tomoe and Mayumi are both now adults. (Well, in Japan you're not a full-fledged legal adult until you are 20, but...) They can now make their own choices, but few kids who are put on that conveyor belt are prepared to make smart choices. Still, one can hope.
I now return you to your pristine fantasy world of "fandom," where you can continue to pretend that the girls you claim to "love" (Hah!) are happy and well cared for.
