Laws surrounding what cartoon porn can and can’t show vary from country to country. In the United States, cartoon porn can't get classified as child pornography under the PROTECT act as it stars illustrated, fictional characters. While cartoon porn may give pedophiles and others with dangerous fetishes an outlet for their sexual interests, critics worry that this content could fuel their desires. It may also normalize fringe fetishes that are potentially dangerous.
Critics also fear that the exaggerated and hypersexualized bodies of cartoon porn characters are also creating unrealistic body standards. Real humans could not have the enormous breasts or erections of cartoon porn characters. However, people who see a lot of cartoon porn may want partners with these features to turn them on. They may struggle to feel aroused by real human bodies.
Reviewed by Dr. Laura McGuire
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People who enjoy cartoon porn may appreciate its fantastical nature. As this kind of porn features drawn characters, there can be none of the exploitation some people worry about with filmed porn. It also allows people to see things they could not see in porn filmed with real people. Cartoon porn can bring fringe fetishes that before only existed in the imagination, such as a fetish for tentacle sex for example, to life. People may seek out cartoon porn because it is the only genre that depicts their specific sexual interests or because regular porn seems too vanilla. If videos depicting penetrative sex don't excite, cartoon porn can up the ante.
Cartoon porn can also ignite nostalgia in viewers. Millennials are the largest consumers of cartoon porn, and much of it features characters from their childhood. Reconnecting with beloved characters in a new, sexual way can be thrilling for cartoon porn fans.
The fantasy element of cartoon porn also lets its creators illustrate scenarios that are dangerous or illegal in the real world, such as incest, rape, and child abuse. As cartoon porn features illustrated fictional characters, there are limits about what they can do, and what others can do to them.