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Are illustrations depicting underage sex really illegal in most of the West? Possession/distribution/both? That's shocking/scary to me if true.
by happytoexplain 8y ago
Are illustrations depicting underage sex really illegal in most of the West? Possession/distribution/both? That's shocking/scary to me if true.
- berbec 8y ago"Are illustrations depicting underage sex really illegal in most of the West?" If you are talking about the USA, the answer is a definate Maybe. And even if you get convicted, it may get overturned. See [1] because there are conflicting court cases, partially overturned laws. It's a mess. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status_of_drawn_pornography_depicting_minors#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status_of_drawn_pornogra...
- happytoexplain 8y agoI was vaguely aware of some grey area in the US, but not of clear cut illegality in "most of the West". Still, even in my vague awareness, I thought this was less muddled in the US than it apparently is.
- berbec 8y agoThe whole us view on pornography is crazy. For crying out loud, this was said in a Supreme court case by a justice: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_know_it_when_I_see_it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_know_it_when_I_see_it
- nailer 8y agoThey're definitely illegal in UK and Oz too (see references in Wikipedia link above)