Quote - Cautionary tales by the Bros Grimm have long had literary and artistic value. They're stories that represent a hundred cultures, the results of the Grimm's collecting them from every source they could.

But the literary or artistic merit of an image of a sorta-maybe-kinda "child" with enormous breasts being raped by some kind of hyper-sexed animal monster? Hmm. I think the jury might still be out on that one.Not saying the image doesnt have any, mind you... but would someone like to tell me what it might be so I can make an informed decision? As far as I can see, it has everything to do with the typical Japanese attraction for the weird and strange, which aint exactly literary or artistic for that matter. But if there's some cultural context here I'm missing, I'd like to know what it is.

What gives them literary value? Because they are old? Because they are bits and pieces of other cultural tales?  Because some "intellectual" declared them great? Because somewhere in there is a moral? Do we truly know that the Brothers Grimm weren't "getting off" on what they wrote? If they were...does that make their stories porn?

"Literary merit" is usually a term used by pseudo intellectuals who want everyone to believe that everything they do has some higher intellectual purpose. Have we forgotten that stories and artwork are meant to entertain, make us think, explore concepts and ideas that are far away from the reality we live every day? Not every great work that sits in a museum is the product of the artist's attempt to bring "literary/artistic value" to the world. That does not keep it from being great.

You can use the phrase "children being raped by animals" all you want. Those are hot button words designed to evoke a response. We are supposed to be horrified and disgusted by them. If you aren't disgusted by it then aren't you just a child rapist...or at least that's the subtle implication. It's a great way to sneak censorship by the masses, most people are too busy reacting (or pretending to) to the horror of it to realize they are signing away their freedom of expression. Child abuse is a horrific thing, but  real child abuse has nothing to do with an image, a story or a comic book. 

http://www.stevencscheer.com/bannedbooks.htm

Quote - The defendant does have a legal defence if the material has 'serious literary and artistic value', a determination that can only be made by the jury.

So, hands up all those who think that depictions of children being raped by animals has 'serious literary and artistic value'?

Ask the brothers grimm....nothing artistic there.