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Originally Posted by Bad Wolf
God, I ****ing hate idol mistreatment. I mean, I hate idols in general BECAUSE it's this kind of atmosphere but there's no way in hell a grown woman (or ANYONE) should have to go through this and feel obligated to contribute to some nonsense fantasy of fans.
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Exactly. I had a discussion with my boyfriend about this yesterday and basically said the same exact thing. They must be pretty desperate to give up a normal lifestyle to play out this fantasy for fame, and I pity them for that. But it's almost worse knowing this girl is shamed to the point of tears and emotional suffering for doing what normal people do.
This article says: "What is happening here is that the protection of fans’ fragile fantasies automatically trumps the basic human right to a life outside that fantasy framework. Though as lawyer Hifumi Okunuki pointed out in a Japan Times article on Jan. 22, such an arrangement is probably illegal under Japanese labor laws."
Isn't it just ridiculous?