Edited by author 01-24-2002 06:47 AM
Original post here.

I don't think it happens that much in the States because upper-middle class high school girls *have* a lot already (the per-capita income is just a lot greater). When I was in China, though, I saw it a lot, so maybe it's an east-Asian thing. I dunno.

I've not heard anything about this being an issue in the States -- at all. As John said, middle-upper in this country usually has everything they want (as a people, we're not known to hold back when it comes to buying).

We are hearing about young girls being seduced by older men through the Internet. Curious: does this happen that much in Korea? Or other east-Asian countries?

I did forget to mention that a new thing in the news seems to be young girls posting photos of themselves. Or parents posting suggestive photos of children for a fee.

Sorry, one more message for the day...

Stavy, chicky, I wanted to stop by and tell you how much I enjoy your weblog. I'm also curious as to why a Google search on "toboggan porn" returns your link, but we'll leave that for another day....

Thanks Shelley. The positive feedback really means a lot to me, particularly coming from someone whose work I also respect and enjoy.

As far as the 'toboggan porn' thing goes, it was just an attempt to help a friend spread a meme, for fun.

re : young girls being seduced - oddly, although the men are rightly characterized as predators, there is little talk (that I'm aware of) about 'seduction'. I'll need to do more research....