Differences between English and Japanese MSQ Dialogue (bit of a rant)

[DumdogsWorld]

So you are figuring you know that the authors HAD to have that be a riceball and they weren't just using it...

That's the whole point - we don't know. That's not up to you, me, or the localization team to decide. That's the author's job.

Anyway, I'm going to bed. Good night. We're done here.

I don't consider the moral weight of changing a cartoon to cater to local audiences on the same level as having porn cater to underage people. no.

It was a hyperbole. Hyperbole means to stretch the truth for purposes of demonstrating a point.

Yes, it was a stretch. However, that is the direction your logic is heading. We shouldn't be changing the target audience.