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Old 03-08-2011, 05:08 PM   #31 (permalink)
myq
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Originally Posted by stulagu View Post
I still have a problem with kiddie porn if it is animated. Can't it just be one of those things where everyone agrees that it is really wrong and shouldn't be depicted in any way? It seems to encourage the thought that it is ok.

I'm trying to think of a comparable and I can't. Even cruelty to animals isn't a crime if it is only animated. Child porn is just on its own level and even when animated is very wrong. WRONG, Myq Kaplan!
More questions... what about in art?

Like, you can have a movie where rape is depicted in graphic fashion, yes?
Or you could have paintings of horrible violent acts, right?

Obviously if you had a movie about a pedophile, I could see not wanting to have a real child even pretend to be molested or what have you (though certainly there are movies where children play abused children, and have to say and do things that, even though pretend, might be arguably traumatic), so in such situations, wouldn't an animated child rapee be the lesser of evils?

I mean, part of this question adds the element of "if child porn is illegal but child rape depiction for artistic purposes is not, where do you draw the line" (Keith: 'EVERYWHERE!'), and then we're back to the "I know porn when I see it" ambiguity...

Also, what about this: there's obviously not a lot of research done one what makes there be less pedophilic activity. But we know that there certainly are pedophiles who behave themselves, who keep their unfortunate genetic makeup to themselves, and live out their fantasies in fantasy only (Dan Savage calls them "gold star pedophiles"), and it sucks to be them, but it's great that they do what they do, and don't do what they don't. So my question here is, would having access to CGI child porn make there be more satisfiable gold-star pedos? Or would having that exist make them be more likely to go out looking for the real thing, gateway style? Again, I don't know if this is answerable with no real research able to be conducted ethically, but it seems to me that pedophiles are fantasizing anyway, having no porn available might make them go crazier and seek whatever they can, including real children, as opposed to having the potential outlet of animated fake stuff available.

Just horrible food for gross thought.


PS I am sexually attracted to adults. And arguments.
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