How'd you guys feel about minors enjoying-

i mean, what are you supposed to do if a minor likes adult media? stop them? its not really possible and if you try it can only end badly. kids love to seek out dark media. ive seen more minors that like adult cartoons than adults. its not ideal, no, but i dont think it really matters.

edit: i dont feel like arguing w people who assuming the worst case scenario in every situation but all im going to add is that A. i didnt mean porn, and B. do you people not remember being teenagers. look me in the eye and tell me how you think a conversation with an already rebellious teenager would go if you told them to stop consuming media they enjoy

it can mess with your mind if you are not careful nor well educated on the topics adult media brings up
adult media is for adults for a reason

NSFW is a solid No/Don't
again it can easily mess with your mind, especially when your brain is still developing
NSFW is 18+ only for a reason, that's all I will say and I will not go into further detail

I get that yall are curious, I was too
but again you got to be careful with content you view as a minor, I am not kidding with what I said

saying that it doesn't matter what minors view you can't stop them is being ignorant
it DOES matter

it may not seem like it's a big deal at first
but it really does matter with what kind of content a minor views


thank you sm for proving my point
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Like @sakura_Azora said, adult media is for adults for a reason. I privately explored a lot of adult media as a minor and im certain it's affected the way I think and even certain things I believe even today 10+ years later.
Minors don't belong where adult-oriented media is, even if you feel like you're "mature enough" for it or feel like you can understand it. There are just some things children shouldn't be privy to, whether its in the form of a movie, a book, music, or a video game.

"Adult/mature media" is kind of a broad category that can cover several things, so I'd say depends on what exactly the media is and what topics they cover, and also the age of the minor - there's a big difference between what a 5-year old and a 16-year old would be able to understand and handle! There are some games rated 18+/M that I wouldn't want a young kid playing, but I wouldn't be too scandalized if a 16 or 17-year old played them

it's very contextual tbh minor and mature media are both very broad. like i wouldn't bat an eye at a 16/17 year old being a dungeon meshi fan but I'd have some serious concerns with the parents if i saw a 10 year old watch breaking bad. hazbin hotel too is fine for older teens since there's only one episode that's actually mature, otherwise the show is just filled with completely normal high school humor (i watched the pilot when i was 16 and it appealed to me more then than it does now when im 21 lol)

i cant really give a solid answer without knowing what the visual novel is and why it's considered mature. if it is like intensely nsfw and gory you can always just keep in mind it'll still be there when you're a bit older, and then you'll be able to enjoy it a lot more. if it's less serious and you're on the older end of being a minor just be careful interacting with the fandom and keep in mind it's not meant for you

edit i think people are being a little dramatic abt this tho. a minor might not handle some things as well but you're not likely to get scarred for life just because of a game no matter how gory or sexual it is

half of adult media feels more catered to edgy 16 year olds than real adults lol.

even nsfw is like... idk dog teens are going to be horny and theyre gonna watch porn. its not a big deal they know whats going on lol. ofc with a kid its different but that's why "minor" is too generic of a term to ask this question

People have probably already mentioned this b4 but as someone who had unrestricted access to the internet at the age of like 8, kids are bound to stumble towards adult media, or media that theyre not supposed to watch. I dont think ive ever met a single person that hasnt watched a horror movie/played a mature game as a kid lol. I was exposed to alot of genuinly messed up stuff as a kid/teen because i was not only curious, but also cause alot of the fandoms i was in had alot of innapropriote, traumatizing and straight up illegal media made by others in like 2012-2018 (undertale, creepypastas, fnaf, mlp, pokemon and minecraft unironically, etc). It messed me up alot. 

ig it really depends on how bad the media youre being exposed to is , or how young you are (like if youre 16-17 youd prob be mature enough to at least be aware of the stuff going on in mature media). Stuff like hazbin is FAR from what id say is concerning, but if youre exposing yourself to genuinely traumatizing/uncomfortable stuff then id reccomend to just step away for your own mental health, cause that stuff can hit you alot harder and make you desensitized (Not saying this from a medical standpoint, but just from experience). 

You can’t stop them and I don’t think it’s particularly healthy to stop teens from seeking out “adult media” (which can mean anything from like. Porn to work with complex topics) teens are curious and sheltering them is not the answer. 

I think the only danger is when the adult media is overtly gory or porngraphic, there is absolutely something dangerous with the minors engaging with the fandom. No one can stop em if they want to engage with it, but trying to force their way into fandoms catered towards adults is… concerning. Also minors in these fandoms tend to bring their shipping discourse baggage and make the spaces unusable for adults.

There needs to be better safe space online for teens so they can discuss amongst themselves without adults and little kids around. Unfortunately no place like that exists online atm and it’s a shame 

Younger ppl being into shows older than them is like, completely normal if I’m gonna be honest. Like, 11 yr olds have been staying up late to watch adult swim or whatever since forever. This just seems like a non issue 

Minors def should not be in spaces designed for adults, that's a one-way ticket to just endangering themself. I was a minor who liked a lot of content that was not geared for my age range, and while thankfully I didn't get groomed or anything like that, I still do feel I exposed myself to stuff I shouldn't have. So yeah, it's pretty harmful both to the adults who aren't comfortable with their content being seen by minors, and for yourself