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David Cameron Decides Porn is Bad for You, Blocks All Access to Pornography in UK
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<blockquote data-quote="j&#039;nuh" data-source="post: 584291" data-attributes="member: 55446"><p>That's only part of the definition of porn.<div style="margin-left: 20px"></div> <div style="margin-left: 20px">Pornography (noun): printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity,<strong> intended to stimulate sexual excitement</strong>.</div> <div style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/pornography" target="_blank">http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/pornography</a></div><p></p><p>So under this definition, when you're in a classroom, and your teacher shows you a cartoon drawing of a couple having penetrative sex, that drawing <strong>isn't</strong> pornographic as it is drawn with the intention to educate rather than stimulate sexual excitement. Similarly, sex in movies is often done for artistic merit rather than for sexual excitement and so isn't pornographic.</p><p></p><p>But the definition isn't always agreed upon:<div style="margin-left: 20px"></div> <div style="margin-left: 20px">Pornography (noun): obscene writings, drawings, photographs or the like, especially those having little or no artistic merit</div> <div style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pornography" target="_blank">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pornography</a></div><p></p><p>This definition is far less clear-cut. Who decides whether a piece of art has artistic merit, for a start?</p><p></p><p>Hence, there are two problems that occur when trying to define whether something is pornographic or not:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Which definition of porn do we use?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If we use a definition that isn't clear-cut, who decides on how to make that definition rigid for the purposes of law?</li> </ol><p></p><p>This leads to subjectivity. It makes the question, "What is porn?" a valid one. If we're going to legislate on this definition, then it's also a question of legal consequence.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Reaching unambiguous definitions is a very important aspect of policy-making.</p><p></p><p>For example, let's say a traffic law said that "vehicles must stay on the road" and there is no further explanation. This would be far too ambiguous for a legal definition. Are bicycles and prams considered vehicles? Does this mean you cannot cross the path to get into your garage? Is parking half on the pavement allowed?</p><p></p><p>Similarly, by using your definition of pornography, we end up blocking arts such as movies or sexual education resources. Do we want to do that? Is that the purpose of the law?</p><p></p><p></p><p>But we cannot agree here. I'm of the view that since the sex scene isn't written to sexually excite someone, then it isn't porn, it's erotica.</p><p></p><p>May I end this by saying, what has my life become? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j'nuh, post: 584291, member: 55446"] That's only part of the definition of porn.[INDENT] Pornography (noun): printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity,[B] intended to stimulate sexual excitement[/B].[/INDENT] [INDENT][URL]http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/pornography[/URL][/INDENT] So under this definition, when you're in a classroom, and your teacher shows you a cartoon drawing of a couple having penetrative sex, that drawing [B]isn't[/B] pornographic as it is drawn with the intention to educate rather than stimulate sexual excitement. Similarly, sex in movies is often done for artistic merit rather than for sexual excitement and so isn't pornographic. But the definition isn't always agreed upon:[INDENT] Pornography (noun): obscene writings, drawings, photographs or the like, especially those having little or no artistic merit[/INDENT] [INDENT][URL]http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pornography[/URL][/INDENT] This definition is far less clear-cut. Who decides whether a piece of art has artistic merit, for a start? Hence, there are two problems that occur when trying to define whether something is pornographic or not: [LIST=1] [*]Which definition of porn do we use? [*]If we use a definition that isn't clear-cut, who decides on how to make that definition rigid for the purposes of law? [/LIST] This leads to subjectivity. It makes the question, "What is porn?" a valid one. If we're going to legislate on this definition, then it's also a question of legal consequence. Reaching unambiguous definitions is a very important aspect of policy-making. For example, let's say a traffic law said that "vehicles must stay on the road" and there is no further explanation. This would be far too ambiguous for a legal definition. Are bicycles and prams considered vehicles? Does this mean you cannot cross the path to get into your garage? Is parking half on the pavement allowed? Similarly, by using your definition of pornography, we end up blocking arts such as movies or sexual education resources. Do we want to do that? Is that the purpose of the law? But we cannot agree here. I'm of the view that since the sex scene isn't written to sexually excite someone, then it isn't porn, it's erotica. May I end this by saying, what has my life become? :p [/QUOTE]
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