Those of you who came here to read about “pokemones,” a teen movement in Chile that Newsweek characterizes as particularly sexually driven, I STRONGLY recommend that you read the comments on that entry.

A couple of people from Chile have complaints about Newsweek’s portrayal. Both say that drugs don’t play as large a role as Newsweek says. One says that most teens hate pokemones (i.e. it’s not as mainstream a movement as Newsweek says), and the other notes that pokemones are not necessarily driven to orgiastic excesses when it comes to sex, either.

Once again, if you want more sides to the story, be sure to read those comments!

Sex, drugs, and Pokemon? It’s more likely than you think! Newsweek reports on a group of teens called “Pokemones,” who have drugs and orgies (called “ponceo”) and “[draw] inspiration from Japanese anime culture.”

The crews are bisexual and tricked out with the latest gadgets and goodies, courtesy of Chile’s free market economy. I find it kind of interesting that one person worries that the girls are being taken advantage of by the guys “in a situation where a premium is placed on looking cool.” But clearly no one worries about whether any of the girls are taking advantage of the guys, eh?

The actual relationship of this “movement” to anime is simply that the kids are into the stuff. Kind of an interesting read, though. In fact, I think I’d rather watch an anime about these “pokemon” than the originals.