children cannot consent despite the fact that they can comprehend human speech fully and are fully sentient so UH NO NOT OKAY VERY FUCKING FAR FROM OK
now that said, depiction of an adult human being who is, from the very outset, pre-established to be of sound mind and fully informed AND consenting, but who also possesses strictly superficial attributes of fictional characters, remains within the bounds of the ethically acceptable.
Pokemon can comprehend human speech fully and are therefore sentient, thus they can consent so we’re all good
children cannot consent despite the fact that they can comprehend human speech fully and are fully sentient so UH NO NOT OKAY VERY FUCKING FAR FROM OK
now that said, depiction of an adult human being who is, from the very outset, pre-established to be of sound mind and fully informed AND consenting, but who also possesses strictly superficial attributes of fictional characters, remains within the bounds of the ethically acceptable.