So, just to be clear... in our society, it is taboo and stigmatizing for word to get around that our loved ones were sexually abused at all, let alone by a relative. Right? Well, what does it say about a society where a comic series about brother-sister incest can be popular and so openly purchased and read by adults and children alike? Bravo to Japanese officials who are finally ruling that this manga may no longer be distributed to minors. However, this will apparently remain for sale to adults (and likely extremely accessible to kids, still, in a society where this type of cartooning is so popular). In the USA, this type of thing would be read only "behind closed doors",and sold in the "erotica" genre (and I am in no way advocating that behind closed doors is any better at all, but am rather pointing out that the hypersexualization in the media has made incest almost celebrated in some cultures).
Shame, humiliation, and indignity for victims of sexual abuse crimes. Huge paychecks to sibling incest manga writers/illustrators/distributors. Whoa! WEDNESDAY, indeed.
COMING UP THIS WEEK: Evie's baby sister, 9-y-o Phoebs, will be our very first guest video-blogger for tomorrow. Her words, her voice. So proud of my brave little girl!
Do *you* have a story to share?
Mags Karn
Author of The Tell: A Memoir
*** WRITING THE WRONG ***
No more silence. No more shame.
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