Talk:RWBY: The Session/@comment-189.216.49.214-20170802081640/@comment-25936766-20170802194457

@OP: Main villain? He looks like Jaune to me.........Wait, maybe that little girl is one of his sisters?

@Chish: You are correct......but you're wrong.

See, in anime fandoms, "Loli" is a term often used to refer to any character that is a little girl or at least really looks the part. By the same coin, "Shota" is used to refer to little boys. Whether said little girl/boy is sexualized in even the most remote manner or not, is irrelevant.

Example: Hitlerloli AKA Killer Loli AKA Psycho Loli AKA Tanya Degurechaff, MC of Youjo Senki. Do note, Youjo Senki is almost-entirely void of fanservice, and what little it has does not go to Tanya. Hell, she spends literally 94% of her screentime in full military uniform.

So take note, for the future: If you see someone calling a little girl character a "Loli", that does not mean or imply anything even slightly erotic.

Now, regarding Lolicon: The "Loli-" part is derived from Lolita (the book). "Shota-" comes from Gigantor's MC's name (Shotaro). The "-con" part, means "Complex". Lolicon and Shotacon do imply something sexual and erotic, in the exact same way Pedophilia does. But "Loli" and "Shota", without the con, don't carry the implication by default.