Tuesday 23 July 2013

Porn and the British Government

I'm not sure that the British government's plan to put a  revolving flashing light above everybody's house to tell when they are watching porn is a good idea. It might be a good idea (since most people won't give a damn) to avoid embarrassment, but not much else. But it is not intended as being such a helpful tool, it is a log of who watches porn, but also who 'watches violence', 'simulated rape' and so on. God help you if you are a single mum with an interest in global politics and a curious little rape fantasy then, because you are suddenly marked. You cannot enjoy your fantasy (and it is a fantasy) with the help of entertainers, anymore. You will have to move to somewhere else in the world, anywhere other than Singapore or Saudi Arabia (but there must be others) but certainly outside the EU   where, if I'm not mistaken, porn is not considered a problem at all, indeed it is nearly sacrosanct. So this proposed legislation ONLY works for a small minority of Daily Mail reading little Englanders, safe in their petty mores, and ready to harangue almost anybody for not sharing their opinions. Goebbels would have been proud of it, for it is seemingly innocuous (jolly good for the imaginary 'volk') but actually pernicious, and cloaked in a horrible self righteousness, and, worse, ignorant.
Unfortunately you will not find the opinions above in the British press, the Guardian, worst of all, just complains Little Lord Fauntleroy isn't going to ban Page Three (because it encourages the commodification of women).
Julie's going off to see Annie Sprinkle tomorrow, personally I'm not sure her brand of eco-porn is quite for me, but she has every right to perform it, and she must be nearly sixty five. I suspect, if Annie's got wind of this crap, it will be a good night, and perhaps David Cameron should buy himself a ticket, and register himself as 'normal'.
And in case your thinking, it's about kids, he's missing the point: it isn't and I'm not. The filters already exist, if you can't be bothered to turn them on, it's not for nanny to do it for you.

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