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Samus, well said. Taboos and prejudices are something that I am often struggling with. I know that most people that I know will never consider touching KnJ or some other manga that I find interesting. I therefore don't tell them that my wife and I are making our own manga - just for fun, nothing serious (yet). Western morals and values are different from those in Japan in many ways; some are much more obvious, even blatant, while others are much more subtle. In order for me to learn about different cultures and values, I watch a lot of foreign (read: non-US) films, because it is very different from the happy endings and good guys winning of Hollywood.
Ah, I could go on and on, but you catch my drift. It saddens me that I cannot share my love for this manga and others with people close to me (wife excepted) but I guess such is life.
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