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"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 yo
by 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)