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Is Lolita fashion pedophilic?
I got into an argument with someone in a tiktok comment section (like an unemployed person does) and they said that the Lolita subculture is pedophilic because it's inspired by vladimir nabokovs novel "Lolita", and while that might be true it has a completely different connotation in Japan and it's based on rococo and victorian fashion. It's entirely up to the intention of the person when they wear Lolita fashion so I feel like it's wrong to call an entire subculture pedophilic.
Anyway what are yalls opinions on this if you have any? ┑( ̄Д  ̄)┍
I think it's best to hear it from people actually engaging with lolita fashion, plenty of them have made videos explaining where the esthetic came from and why they like it.
Lolita youtuber Lovely Lor has made a few videos on this but TLDR : it is NOT inspired but the novel by Nabokovs, it's inspired by Roccoco and Victorian fashion like you said. ...... reply