Thread by @CrimsonFenrir7

With all the misinformation going on, these terms are being misused by social media, making a lot of peoples are getting upset over nothing. Though these words sounds similar, they're all different and it's important to know about them before you talk about them.

"Lolita" can refer to two extremely different things: Either a novel or a fashion style, usually known as gothic lolita, which is a subculture in Japan. On this case, "lolita" is simply an aesthetic in fashion, usually the cute and goth style.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita_fa…

"Loli" has many meanings, but it's not the same like Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" because it's from Russell Trainer's The Lolita Complex novel. The term is only used only for anime characters, and is part of the moe culture that shaped the anime industry.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_(slan…

"Loli" is the character, so "lolicon" is their fans. It could also be a genre of anime, manga, game and more.

What's considered a loli? No one knows. Any cute, youthful anime character is technically a loli. In summary, it's just a character design.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolicon

Contrary to popular belief, loli had nothing to do with age. Assuming that loli is minor is wrong, because many of them are teenage to adults. Although many people still argue on what is a loli and what is not. For example, the image below:

(Don't ask me, I didn't make this)

We can always argue on what is loli and what's not loli. For example, many people doesn't consider Tatsumaki of One Punch Man as a loli, and many also refuse to call Rebecca of Cyberpunk Edgerunner as a loli, even though, she officially is one, confirmed by the studio.

Regardless of arguments, there are many characters that are universally recognized as lolis in anime and games, though most didn't want to admit that. For example, Genshin fandom often get upset by this, even though "loli" is just a body type and is officially used in the game.

This misunderstanding is so widespread, people often think that loli is "problematic" but usually, it's just normal anime. Loli is a body type, a character design. Popular vtuber such as Gawr Gura is a loli by default, regardless if you liked it or not.

https://twitter.com/RuneBunnura/status/1662861279009316866

You can dislike loli or think they're weird, but you should also be careful on misunderstanding the situation. Loli is not always sexual, because it's just a character design, and it can be wholesome. There are many loli anime out there that are family friendly for everyone.

The loli hate is actually a new thing. Years ago, when people want to stop lolicon from sexualizing loli, they simply jokingly said "ravioli ravioli don't lewd the dragon loli!"

Which means, back then, even lolicon haters knows that the word "loli" itself is not a bad thing.

The hate is mostly due to lolicon becoming mainstream thanks to "cunny" and "UOHHH" memes, which invite a lot of normies that doesn't know anime and ended up misunderstanding the situation, thinking that the word "loli" is problematic, when in fact, it's a common anime trope.

In the end, this thread is just to debunk the misinformation, as I often see twitter misusing these words. This is just an educational thread, not even to defend lolicon because that's a different subject.

Also, this thread is a remake of the old one:

https://twitter.com/CrimsonFenrir7/status/1570216560694038529

Summary of the thread:

Loli = Cute anime characters (usually wholesome)

Lolicon = Fans of loli genre (not always sexual)

Lolita = Either a fashion trend or certain novels (the context is important because they're all different)

That's all and have a good day!