It's not an "Anime" ban.

[Jin]

This is apparently a 'safe' outlet that does no one harm. But is that really the case? Could it not be a 'taster'? I'm a heterosexual, so is cartoon, adult, heterosexual pornography enough for me? Of course not. I don't use it, and I need real sex.

You're putting a lot of emphasis on the power of pornography. I think you may be overestimating its importance. Does a man need pornography to realize he is attracted to women? Does a homosexual need pornography to realize he or she is attracted to the same sex? No. I may be wrong in this, but I sincerely doubt that a pedophile needs pornography to realize that he or she is attracted to children. Porn may be a catalyst in which someone realizes his or her desire, but it's never the only factor. Life reveals our sexual desires. Whether it's porn that makes us realize them or something else, we'll eventually figure it out. You can't blame porn for that. It's an insignificant and replaceable part of a larger system.

My other issue us that you seem to think that by making animated child pornography illegal will cause more to look for 'real' representations, or even to go the full shebang and view it in person, or even carry it out in person. This is to ignore the fact that such practces are already illegal. That's like saying by making beer illegal, more people will smoke meth.

Perhaps that was a bit of a stretch, and I was making that argument based on the faulty assumption that animated porn simply disappeared rather than just being outlawed, but I envision an "If I'm already breaking the law..." mentality taking place. I'm no psychologist, so maybe I'm completely wrong, but either way, I don't see how banning fake child porn helps the cause either.