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They will argue that it could motivate perpetrators who read such stories to act when reading isn’t enough anymore. Some logic as for AI generated abuse materi
by croes 9mo ago
They will argue that it could motivate perpetrators who read such stories to act when reading isn’t enough anymore.
Some logic as for AI generated abuse material.
You could also argue in the other way that it could prevent real abuse.
Maybe a study would be useful if such a study doesn’t exist already
- KumaBear 9mo agoSlippery slope. What about a novel about the main character being a serial killer. Is that where we start saying that's illegal as well?
- RajT88 9mo agoJeff Lindsey's Dexter novels come to mind.
- RajT88 9mo agoFrom what I recall on the debates about manga ~20 years ago when people were getting in trouble for sexual mangas with young characters, consumers do not escalate their behavior to abuse. There may also be more recent studies. This is definitely a rehash of the same debate though - there should be lots of materials out there.
- croes 9mo agoIt’s not about consumers per se but abuser who consume. The Manga doesn’t turn people into abusers but what is the effect on already abusive personalities.
- RajT88 9mo agoI can appreciate the argument, but it also lends itself to (as Jello Biafra famously said), "Ban Everything" thinking. I guess an example for your proposal is the gun laws for not allowing convicted domestic abusers firearms. But a comic is nowhere near equivalent to a firearm. I think the argument is fraught.
- galangalalgol 9mo agoHow would such a study be done ethically?
- myrmidon 9mo agoI think that whole argument is very weak. You would need to apply the same standards to physical violence/general crime to avoid (justified) accusations of double standards, and I don't see Australia banning "Breaking Bad" anytime soon.