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While I can understand some of the arguments in favour of regulating internet content, it amazes me people are still talking about pornography like some ancient
by Maken 9y ago
While I can understand some of the arguments in favour of regulating internet content, it amazes me people are still talking about pornography like some ancient demon from which our children must be protected at all costs. Does anybody still buy that rhetoric in this day and age?
- Maken 9y agoAlso, wasn't one of the reasons behind the Brexit that the European courts were blocking this kind of legislation?
- foldr 9y agoNo? I don't think anyone mentioned regulations on pornography during the campaign.
- Maken 9y agoI don't know if it was explicitly part of the campaign, but UK's government was one of the biggest blockers on European Union's net neutrality laws. Also, the conservatives mentioned the interference of the European Court of Human Rights and its ability to override sentences inside of the UK as one of the reasons they wanted to leave the EU.
- mamon 9y ago[...]pornography like some ancient demon[...] Given the amount of psychological damage inflicted by pornography that comparison seems pretty accurate.
- smsm42 9y agoYou mean like both are imaginary entities which have real-life consequences only if you believe highly questionable accounts of people who stand to profit a lot if you do believe them, but still offer no objective proof?
- blackguardx 9y agoI've never heard that claim before. Have there been any reputable studies to back that up? To my knowledge, "psychological damage" isn't a commonly used term in the medical profession. Surely pornography can't be worse than being raised by an alcoholic, abusive parent, which is a relatively common occurence around the world.
- madaxe_again 9y agoIt makes you go blind and your teeth fall out, don't you know. Onanism is a sin. rolls eyes There's an increasingly strong puritanical streak in conservative political circles. May earlier this week said that she was chosen by god to govern, and is a vicar's daughter, so go figure.
- sgt101 9y agoI can't find that quote using google news - do you have the link?
- im3w1l 9y agoCheck out the nofap community. Not because they are right, I think they are all about pseudoscience, but to get out of your bubble. They should be easy to find, they are on most online discussion sites.
- cheezbrgr 9y agohttps://www.yourbrainonporn.com/research-articles-and-abstracts https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/research-articles-and-abstra...
- coldtea 9y ago>Does anybody still buy that rhetoric in this day and age? Any parent that doesn't allow their children watching porn? Any company deeming it NSFW? Any public establishment (library, cafe, etc) where they will throw you out if you watch such a thing (but not if you watch, say, SNL skits or cat videos)? In other words, the majority of society.
- tacomonstrous 9y agoIt's also considered bad form to poop in public, but that doesn't mean a majority of society thinks that poop is evil.
- jacquesm 9y agoI'm sure there was a more tasteful way to make that point.
- Banthum 9y agoThe point was about distasteful things! I think that expression worked perfectly.
- coldtea 9y agoThis is not about things being evil though, just about things being unwanted in (some version of a) civilized society.
- sangnoir 9y agoThis is the same government that blacklisted the types of porn Britons shouldn't watch: 'vanila' missionary porn is fine (for now), but squirting[1] or spanking are "unwanted in civilized society", in your words. 1. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/a-long-list-of-sex-acts-just-got-banned-in-uk-porn-9897174.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/a-long-list-of-sex-acts...
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- vilhelm_s 9y agoThe U.K. has been regulating pornography more and more in recent years, first a 2008 law[1] and then a 2014 law[2] restricted what may be depicted. Someone must be voting for it... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_63_of_the_Criminal_Justice_and_Immigration_Act_2008 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_63_of_the_Criminal_Jus... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiovisual_Media_Services_Regulations_2014 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiovisual_Media_Services_Reg...
- ue_ 9y agoDo not forget that even certain drawings (which appear to show fictional children) have been illegal since CAJA 2009 in England and Wales. There's a similar law in NI.