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[puss_nd_boots]

I've voiced my opinions on Tanuki and its associated Tumblr several times. (They've never been very complimentary). Unfortunately, there is no way to block the pesky thing from showing up in the Alice Nine and GazettE tags when surfing Tumblr through the iPhone app (my usual method). I usually see the logo and scroll right past. (For the uninitiated, Tanuki is a board on 2-chan, the Japanese board that inspired 4-chan, where alleged Japanese groupies post their alleged accounts of having allegedly slept with various VK musicians. Personally, I've always suspected it's drunken musicians posting crap about their bandmates as a prank.)

Last night, though, something caught my eye - and that something was a major crossing of the line.


I'd noticed some chatter in the Alice Nine tag about Tora's *cough* male features. The man has long been rumored to be *cough* sizable. Well, it seems that a Tanuki poster took a picture of what was allegedly said *cough* anatomical feature and uploaded it. She then deleted it - but a thumbnail view was left behind. Which the Western Tanuki Tumblr quickly grabbed and posted all over their blog.

Now, it's possible - indeed, probable - that this was a prank or "LOOK AT MEEEEE!" stunt pulled by two consenting parties - a Japanese woman and her boyfriend, or two of the aforementioned drunken J-rockers. (Hey, maybe it really is Tora). But if it was actually uploaded without the subject's knowledge or consent? No. Just NO. That's just wrong, no matter WHO it is. Here in America, that would mean a lawsuit. (Of course, here in America, spilled hot coffee is a lawsuit, but hey).

Which brings up issue #2 - the need for Tumbr to have an equivalent of the LJ Cut. Dude, I surf the Gaze and Alice Nine tags while on line at the supermarket. I don't want the elderly lady behind me with the six huge bags of cat food in her cart getting an eyeful of *cough* anatomical features.

Hopefully, this is an isolated incident - but sadly, I doubt it.

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[puss-nd-boots.livejournal.com]

Ha, you confirmed my theory that Tanuki is full of J-rockers posting about their bandmates. The 20 different girls posting 20 different things about the same guy double-confirms it! Actually, I'm wondering if some of these "groupies" get duped by guys who look a little like a J-rocker - "Oh, yeah, I'm totally him, I just look different without the makeup" - and then post on Tanuki thinking he was the real deal. It's definitely to be taken with a major grain of salt.