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How is rape porn any different than watching violent movies? Both depict illegal acts. Why is one okay, but the other not? The act of rape is illegal, why isn't

How is rape porn any different than watching violent movies? Both depict illegal acts. Why is one okay, but the other not? The act of rape is illegal, why isn't that enough?

hahainternet 13y ago
There's quite a difference in degree isn't there? Violent movies typically feature death but briefly and without detail. Rape porn involves detailed and explicit humiliation of a single subject. Movies of that nature would face the same uproar, and indeed have (the idea of 'snuff films')
- mattstocum 13y ago
  Snuff films face uproar because they depict actual murder, not simulated. I'm not arguing it should be legal to sell video of an actual rape.
- tomjen3 13y ago
  Briefly and without detail? Really? Seen a zombie movie recently?
  - fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
    I don't think he's seen any "Game of Thrones", or "Tudors", either.
- jlgreco 13y ago
  > Violent movies typically feature death but briefly and without detail. You watch boring movies.
- anaptdemise 13y ago
  Torture Porn - A splatter film or gore film is a sub-genre of horror film that deliberately focuses on graphic portrayals of gore and graphic violence[1] Some are even torture porn with explicitly detailed and violent rape scenes[2]. These are also planned to be banned if I am not mistaken.[3] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splatter_film http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splatter_film [2] http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/03/15/a-serbian-film-shocks-midnight-audiences-at-sxsw/ http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/03/15/a-serbian-film-sho... [3.a] http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/11/torture-porn-attitudes-assessed-bbfc_n_1664557.html http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/11/torture-porn-atti... [3.b] http://www.theweek.co.uk/film/50537/uk-film-censor-get-tougher-torture-porn-movies http://www.theweek.co.uk/film/50537/uk-film-censor-get-tough...

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How is rape porn any different than watching violent movies? Both depict illegal acts. Why is one okay, but the other not? The act of rape is illegal, why isn't

by mattstocum 13y ago

How is rape porn any different than watching violent movies? Both depict illegal acts. Why is one okay, but the other not? The act of rape is illegal, why isn't that enough?

hahainternet 13y ago
There's quite a difference in degree isn't there? Violent movies typically feature death but briefly and without detail. Rape porn involves detailed and explicit humiliation of a single subject. Movies of that nature would face the same uproar, and indeed have (the idea of 'snuff films')
- mattstocum 13y ago
  Snuff films face uproar because they depict actual murder, not simulated. I'm not arguing it should be legal to sell video of an actual rape.
- tomjen3 13y ago
  Briefly and without detail? Really? Seen a zombie movie recently?
  - fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
    I don't think he's seen any "Game of Thrones", or "Tudors", either.
- jlgreco 13y ago
  > Violent movies typically feature death but briefly and without detail. You watch boring movies.
- anaptdemise 13y ago
  Torture Porn - A splatter film or gore film is a sub-genre of horror film that deliberately focuses on graphic portrayals of gore and graphic violence[1] Some are even torture porn with explicitly detailed and violent rape scenes[2]. These are also planned to be banned if I am not mistaken.[3] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splatter_film http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splatter_film [2] http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/03/15/a-serbian-film-shocks-midnight-audiences-at-sxsw/ http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/03/15/a-serbian-film-sho... [3.a] http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/11/torture-porn-attitudes-assessed-bbfc_n_1664557.html http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/11/torture-porn-atti... [3.b] http://www.theweek.co.uk/film/50537/uk-film-censor-get-tougher-torture-porn-movies http://www.theweek.co.uk/film/50537/uk-film-censor-get-tough...