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by kw71 3247 days ago
"loli" is a 4chanism for a sexual target who is underage
4 comments
westmeal 3247 days ago
Not quite. It's actually used to refer to anime characters that have the physical characteristics of young girls. You know, weeaboo territory stuff. The theme has become increasingly prevalent in anime as of late.
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konart 3247 days ago
It has nothing to do with 4chan though
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kw71 3247 days ago
My fault, 15+ years or so ago some kids who were interested in /b/ explained it to me, and this was a while before it was widely understood.
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Theizestooke 3247 days ago
not 4chan but japanese manga & anime culture.
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konart 3247 days ago
The origin is russian though.
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lmm 3247 days ago
Not really; Nabokov was born in Russia but left at 19, and wrote Lolita in English while in the US.
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konart 3247 days ago
Well... yeah, always forgetting about this.
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chii 3247 days ago
The term is indeed from a russian book named lolita, but the term 'loli' has evolved via anime to mean something a bit different than the original.
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kronos29296 3247 days ago
Just otaku stuff. not just 4chan
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