>>187689
What used to be a niche was otaku culture, lolicon was just inside that culture. Nowadays anime and manga is something all normies consoom but lolicon has remained a niche because normalfaggots will call you a pedophile for enjoying it, 100% virtue signaling. They even call you a pedo/lolicon for any series where the characters are just young, like Keion or Madoka Magica. The anon you're replying to hit the nail on the head on why this happens.