You're walking into sperg territory here. Not everything with a surface-level childish aesthetic is purpose-built to lure unassuming children and trick parents. Ironically cutesy media is nothing new. Ever heard of Happy Tree Friends? Ever play Naughty Bear?
Alright, now that I'm sober and a few hours divorced from this, I'll say that this is a retarded point. "Hey, this
other thing that
presents as a cartoon for kids wasn't trying to groom people, ipso facto
this thing that's presenting as a cartoon game for kids must not be either!" Do you understand why that sounds retarded? We call that 'false equivalence'. Just because
those properties happen to look 'cutsey' as you put it and aren't trying to groom children doesn't mean that something
else that's 'cutsey'
can't.
Here's one for you, genius, and I really want to put on your thinking cap for this one: why does the game that is
not advertised as an adult game nor has a big-ass popup that says "hey, this might have material unsuitable for minors" like any other steam game with overt adult themes styled like a 'cutsey' children's Nintendo game and contain items built-in that are sexual in nature, with a 'promotional campaign' (if you can call it that) from the lead dev himself
specifically pointing out that you can engage in sexual conduct within his game?
Why might that be?
The answer (and I know this might be hard for you to come to grips with) is that it was purpose-built to foster a community of degenerates and does little to nothing to warn customers of what it contains. Parents
will buy this game for kids without knowing any better [
this is the part where you insert your argument about how it's 100% the fault of the parents, and the developer also doesn't have equal responsibility in protecting his customers].
Here's another one for any Einsteins in the thread: can
you figure out which
the following material might be? Is it, 1) 'cutsey' material that's related to the grooming of a child? Or 2) no, that never happens, because
Happy Tree Friends and
Naughty Bear were 'cutesy' and weren't about grooming people?
You don't want to be the person who sees pedophiles everywhere they look, because people who do that are pedophiles.
Any of you other Ivy Leaguers dropping by and thinking the same thing can submit your brave opinions to
the following thread where I'm certain it will go over well.
[I applaud any of you scholars who made it this far, but, I'm afraid this is the part where
you win the argument and state that I'm arguing in "bad faith" while the rest of the thread calls you a pedo ballwasher; I want you to know I gave it my best shot, truly]