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The Porn Report

by Catharine Lumby

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Winston Jen said: " Anyone familiar with Australia's ass-backwards and Puritanical system of censorship (especially the gulf between sex and violence on the RC list) will find this book quite enlightening. Especially since the sample size was large enough to be statisti Anyone familiar with Australia's ass-backwards and Puritanical system of censorship (especially the gulf between sex and violence on the RC list) will find this book quite enlightening. Especially since the sample size was large enough to be statistically significant. It also revealed that most stereotypes among religious and social conservatives were patently false. Not only did a great deal of women admit to viewing pornography, but many of them also engaged in "obscene" fetishes (which could include anything from sex in gumboots to golden showers).

Obviously, the first thing they had to define was the definition of 'obscene' and 'violence' for their study. Spanking went out immediately - that was consensual. And for that matter, why are fetishes allowed in any movie without sex? I Spit on Your Grave was given an 'R' rating, most likely because the rape and subsequent sexual violence was staged. Misandry perhaps helped influence the OFLC's decision. Rugby and violence would have to be considered violence, too, if the OFLC's criteria were too be applied consistently. And not only is this prima facie ludicrous, but tells everyone with the slightest fetish that they are evil and perverse for having said fetishes. Unsurprisingly, this (through two decades of enforcement) has led to Australia having the 3rd most rape in the world (and the 1st most rape in the developed world), per capita. All pornographic video must be downloaded or imported via the Northern Territory. And if you can't get a fetish satisfied, well, most men just rape the nearest available adult. Just Google the international UN statistics if you wish to know more.

There's more to Australian censorship than outlawing fetishes. Australia has banned more than twice as many games as the second country on the list (Brazil). Just look up the details on Wikipedia. They can say goodbye to the millions of dollars and thousands of jobs they could have made if they moved out of the 9th century BC.

And yes, there are unethical porn companies that treat their staff like garbage. There are also many more who treat their workers well, especially in the United States where Puritanical watchdogs prowl the industry (I do not include Shelley Lubben in this list). They are not helping anyone. Moreso, the latest brain scan research has shown that violent video games only lead to violent acts for a small percentage of children (who are already naturally aggressive). When children discover porn on their own, it doesn't harm their brain structure (Google "Politicians are being deceived" +Australia).

The book ends with an excellent look at how to purchase porn ethically (and raises some objections the fascists on the OFLC are likely to raise). Buy this book to show Gail Dines that you do not think all sex is rape and all mutually consensual porn should be illegal. This in itself is leaps and bounds over the heavy-handed, draconian approach taken by the Australian government in outlawing all real sex outside X-rated films, and outlawing consensual fetishes as innocuous as spanking, candle wax and bondage. ...more "

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