The way I see it, this situation is very similar to people who get on the ass of pokemon fans who lewd their favorite characters. A lot of people either grew up with these characters or they immerse themselves into the media they’re consuming and grow attached to them as a result. You like the character because you feel close to them, relate to them, and you like their personalities. And for the kids that grow up liking these characters those feelings can change and you see them in different ways. People like to imagine these characters outside of the bubble they came from, growing up alongside them and living a life outside their contained story.

So yeah, people act on those feelings of connection and they’re gonna do what they do. Whether they’re aging them up in their art or in their head or simply ignoring it because in this fictional setting they are immersed in they are in the exact same situation as those characters. I really think people get way too worked up over this, it hurts noone. It affects noone. If you don’t personally get it or find it weird or uncomfortable that’s perfectly fine and feel free to feel however you feel. However the people who are actively attacking these people who are just enjoying their fiction and the characters they’ve grown attached too are frankly short sighted morons.

You’re harassing people who have done nothing wrong cause of your perception on them, meanwhile actual sexual predation and sex crimes happen everywhere in the world while you don’t do a damn thing. All of Epstein’s friends are still on the loose but noone really speaks on it or cares besides the occasional meme post. They’d rather complain on Twitter or Reddit about how creepy it is that people are lewding Persona or Pokemon or My Hero Academia characters. Wasting time and doing nothing while patting yourself on the back feeling accomplished. I’m not calling out the OP or anyone in particular on this, but this is how so many people act online and it’s frankly beyond obnoxious. To those people, please. Get your priorities straight. You’re bothering people enjoying their fiction on some weird thought policing type shit, and ignoring the actual issues actively going on in the world right now. Either accept that you don’t plan on doing anything impactful and live your life. Or actually prioritize real problems.