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What are the right reasons? I'm genuinely curious. I can't really think of any reasons why censoring porn is a good idea.

hutzlibu 8y ago
Protecting children. But while I agree that the average porn is not how children should get sexual education ... I doubt this is the way to change that.
- op00to 8y ago
  I came of age in the 80s. I remember finding caches if nudie mags in the woods. Pretty raunchy stuff too, comparatively. Maybe this will trigger a renaissance of the nudie mag in the UK!
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- RankingMember 8y ago
  I'm consistently flabbergasted that these kinds of unilateral efforts are still tried by naive politicians rather than placing responsibility for monitoring of children's behavior where it logically (to me) belongs: with the parents.
- tomjen3 8y ago
  Provide them with an actual sex education? I don't mean talking about how the penis works and how to wrap a condom on a cucumber, because I think the UK does that already. I mean actually talking about how to have great sex, what works, how to please a partner, etc. Feel free to have a final where students have to review some porn and point out the parts that doesn't work in reality. Of course that would horrify parents and teachers, but the reality in 2019 is that you can no longer _not_ talk about the subject, you can only leave the discussion up to the porn producers and mind geeks search engines or get into the fray yourself.
  - hutzlibu 8y ago
    "Feel free to have a final where students have to review some porn and point out the parts that doesn't work in reality." You mean like in Monthy Pythons the Meaning of Life? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7lRGIkLEYoA&has_verified=1 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7lRGIkLEYoA&has_verified=1 Seriously, please don't.
etatoby 8y ago
Porn addiction is real and its psychological effects on kids has been studied. This is akin to banning underage consumption of alcohol, tobacco, and gambling. Very hard to enforce in practice, but overall the right thing to do, and probably useful even if not 100% effective.
- RankingMember 8y ago
  Childhood obesity is a huge deal, but we're not creating legislation to require adults to register before they can buy sugary foods.
  - etatoby 8y ago
    In many countries you have to show your ID before buying alcohol, entering a gambling establishment, or using a tobacco vending machine. I don't think this is so much different in spirit. I agree that the implementation is a bit weird. (A fee for every device? Vouchers?)
- zzzcpan 8y ago
  It hasn't been studied on kids and very little on adults to even make any conclusions.

hutzlibu 8y ago

Protecting children. But while I agree that the average porn is not how children should get sexual education ... I doubt this is the way to change that.

op00to 8y ago
I came of age in the 80s. I remember finding caches if nudie mags in the woods. Pretty raunchy stuff too, comparatively. Maybe this will trigger a renaissance of the nudie mag in the UK!
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RankingMember 8y ago
I'm consistently flabbergasted that these kinds of unilateral efforts are still tried by naive politicians rather than placing responsibility for monitoring of children's behavior where it logically (to me) belongs: with the parents.
tomjen3 8y ago
Provide them with an actual sex education? I don't mean talking about how the penis works and how to wrap a condom on a cucumber, because I think the UK does that already. I mean actually talking about how to have great sex, what works, how to please a partner, etc. Feel free to have a final where students have to review some porn and point out the parts that doesn't work in reality. Of course that would horrify parents and teachers, but the reality in 2019 is that you can no longer _not_ talk about the subject, you can only leave the discussion up to the porn producers and mind geeks search engines or get into the fray yourself.
- hutzlibu 8y ago
  "Feel free to have a final where students have to review some porn and point out the parts that doesn't work in reality." You mean like in Monthy Pythons the Meaning of Life? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7lRGIkLEYoA&has_verified=1 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7lRGIkLEYoA&has_verified=1 Seriously, please don't.

etatoby 8y ago

Porn addiction is real and its psychological effects on kids has been studied. This is akin to banning underage consumption of alcohol, tobacco, and gambling. Very hard to enforce in practice, but overall the right thing to do, and probably useful even if not 100% effective.

RankingMember 8y ago
Childhood obesity is a huge deal, but we're not creating legislation to require adults to register before they can buy sugary foods.
- etatoby 8y ago
  In many countries you have to show your ID before buying alcohol, entering a gambling establishment, or using a tobacco vending machine. I don't think this is so much different in spirit. I agree that the implementation is a bit weird. (A fee for every device? Vouchers?)
zzzcpan 8y ago
It hasn't been studied on kids and very little on adults to even make any conclusions.