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Does 'rape culture' accurately describe (many) societies?

Poem said:
Incorrect. The Miller Test only needs a little tweaking and the whole US porn edifice could crumble. Nothing unconstitutional about that. Your faith in the Supreme Court is extraordinary.
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Give that a try. Rewrite the Miller Test to your liking, post it here, and then we can examine whether your tweaks do the job without overreaching.
 
Lithrael said:
To the best of a quick search, there are something like 13 million people under the age of 16 living in the UK. Someone is doing a lot of work to get 54 million accesses in four months. If the kids like it THAT much they're definitely gonna be setting up VPNs if the banhammer comes down.
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Apologies - it's 2022 - fixed date and link below:

Barnardo's January 2022:
Since the decision not to enact Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act in October 2019, Barnardo’s have found that it is likely that children will have accessed pornographic content 54 million times at a minimum.
 
Poem said:
It wasn't a mistake. The poster knows what it's about.
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1. Stop being so childishly rude: refer to me by my forum name, please.
2. Yes, I do know what it's about- and I told you why I will no longer by replying to that particular part of this debate. Stop trying to personalise this, and stop trying to bait me into a breach of the MA.
Poem said:
Regarding the UK law - I cited CEOP which is part of the NCA.
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Can you please show where on their website the wording you have been endlessly repeating can be found?
Poem said:
I have repeatedly spoke of the spirit rather than the letter of the law.
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Bollocks you have. You have been hammering at anyone within earshot about these exact words, and demanding yes/no answers as to whether anyone agrees with them. Not an inkling of the "spirit of the law".
I note you still have not cited the actual law. I think by now it's fairly clear that you can't, because that wording is not part of UK law. Your goalpost shift from the letter to the spirit of the law is a clear sign of this.
 
Poem, why do you not think the statue of David should wear a fig leaf, many people see it as an erotic celebration of an idealised male form, is it because it is old, or is there another reason? A teacher of 11 year olds was sacked after she showed a class a picture of David, parents said it was pornographic, surely to be consistent with what you want he either needs a fig leaf to be placed over his genitals or only ever shown to adults after they have verified their age?
 
Ziggurat said:
Why do you think that changes anything I said? It doesn't. That data and those profiles are only useful, and only worth paying for, to the extent that the users can be coaxed into buying things. Which minors generally can't be online. You can drive up the numbers short term, but long term you're just diluting the value.
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Children's Commissioner (May 2023):
Our survey analysis also demonstrated a significant link between an early age of first exposure to pornography and frequency of exposure in later years.

Care.org (5 July 2022):
Children and teens who are exposed to pornography are more likely to become addicted than adults, a study shows.

Research highlighted by the Wall Street Journal found young brains are more susceptible to porn addiction because they release more dopamine, the neurotransmitter associated with pleasurable feelings.
(The same is reported in the New York Post (4 July 2022)).

Family Studies (4 April 2024):
The thing about addiction is that oftentimes, the younger a person is when they are first exposed, the higher their risk for developing a serious addiction that can dominate minds and bodies, numbing them to the environment around them. This reality creates a strong motivation for parents, grandparents, schools, and lawmakers to focus on protecting children by preventing or delaying exposure to harmful substances and behaviours until their brains are more fully formed and their risk for developing dependencies is lessened.


It's not a stretch to suggest the porn companies have a vested interest in hooking people at a young and vulnerable age with the prospect of pay day when they hit 18.
 
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Poem said:
It's not a stretch to suggest the porn companies have a vested interest in hooking people at a young and vulnerable age with the prospect of pay day when they hit 18.
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It is when those same porn companies have voluntarily agreed to implement the new, more robust age checks in the UK. Why would they be acting against their own "vested interests" of their own free will?
 
zooterkin said:
You used the phrase 'barely legal' as if it had some relevance, without explanation. "Barely legal" porn is legal porn; the 'barely' is there for titillation. On what grounds do you want to treat it differently from any other legal porn?
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Most of the actors in the "barely" legal category are in their mid-20s or older. They are just small and slim, and can pass for around 18 to porn watchers.
 
Institute of Economic Affairs (02.10.24)
Unless the UK wishes to go follow the path of authoritarian states, where the usage of VPNs and other privacy tools is heavily regulated, there is nothing to stop adolescents using easily available software to circumvent online age verification measures.
 
Gotta envy those authoritarian states and the lucky people who get to live in them!
 
Poem said:
Institute of Economic Affairs (02.10.24)
Unless the UK wishes to go follow the path of authoritarian states, where the usage of VPNs and other privacy tools is heavily regulated, there is nothing to stop adolescents using easily available software to circumvent online age verification measures.
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Yes, we should model our decisions on the nonsensical witterings of the Randbots at the IEA. Following the unquestioning disciples of a woman who got every major philosophical, political and economic idea she had in her life wrong will not lead us astray!
 
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Gulliver Foyle said:
Yes, we should model our decisions on the nonsensical witterings of the Randbots at the IEA. Following the unquestioning disciples of a woman who got every major philosophical, political and economic idea she had in her life wrong will not lead us astray!
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What about the article is incorrect would you say?
 
Poem said:
Anyone here comfortable with defending the type of porn featured in Benjamin Nolot's 'Barely Legal' documentary?
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I might be, but I haven't seen the documentary, and currently have no plans to put it on my "to be watched" list.

But we can still make a first approximation of my comfort level in potentially defending such porn: Does the documentary demonstrate that any of the featured porn was made illegally?
 
Poem said:
Institute of Economic Affairs (02.10.24)
Unless the UK wishes to go follow the path of authoritarian states, where the usage of VPNs and other privacy tools is heavily regulated, there is nothing to stop adolescents using easily available software to circumvent online age verification measures.
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While most people would probably agree that individuals should be free to consume adult entertainment even if others find it morally objectionable, few would argue that children should have access to such material.
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Poem, do you agree with this?
 
The film's director, Benjamin Nolot, says that such pornographers are 'promoting the fantasy of sex with a child'. Is he wrong?

I posted a link to the film six days ago and there still has not been any response.
 
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Poem said:
The film's director, Benjamin Nolot says that such pornographers are 'promoting the fantasy of sex with a child'. Is he wrong?
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Probably. One could argue that 18 year olds aren't yet emotionally and intellectually mature enough to handle a physically intimate and highly charged relationship. But I bet you and Ben are both trying to equivocate between sexually mature young adults and prepubescent children.
Poem said:
I posted a link to the film six days ago and there still has not been any response.
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You were wrong even before I replied to this post.
 
theprestige said:
Probably. One could argue that 18 year olds aren't yet emotionally and intellectually mature enough to handle a physically intimate and highly charged relationship. But I bet you and Ben are both trying to equivocate between sexually mature young adults and prepubescent children.
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Have you watched the film?
theprestige said:
You were wrong even before I replied to this post.
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What has that got to do with what I said? Wrong about what?
 
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