In the UK the Age of consent: 16
and age to watch porn: 18
This means you can have sex at 16, film it but never watch it until your 18th birthday. Or that having a naked picture of your 16 year old girlfriend who you have had sex with is considered illegal and you can be put on the sex offenders register for processing a picture of a minor.
How would you change this??
I would suggest making the age to view porn 16 instead of 18, simply because the law see's 16 year old's as adults when it comes to signing their own documents, learning to drive and even join the military.
Also that any picture of a 16+ person is no longer considered against the law and is not considered a minor.
That or increase all the ages to 18.
Otherwise this whole situation just makes absolutely no sense whats so ever.
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Edited by The Dark Hadou: 2/22/2013 2:31:42 PMIt is a bit ridiculous but, as Recon said, porn covers more than just -blam!-ing and includes stuff that most 16 years olds aren't going to be doing. Straight up -blam!-ing may be ok but when you get into the real nasty shit, it's probably best a 16 year old doesn't see that.
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US here, just wanted to chime in that, that sounds -blam!-ing retarded.
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[quote]In the UK the Age of consent: 16 and age to watch porn: 18 This means you can have sex at 16, film it but never watch it until your 18th birthday.[/quote] Sex ≠ Porn Sadly, many people do consider them to be the same.
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Why bother caring? It's not like anyone clicks "No I am not over 18" on websites.
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Why would the ages be that? "Oh no he's watching porn which is horrible but has been having tons of sex which is fine" Thats just stupid. Switch the ages maybe and it'll be fine.
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I personally think they should change it down, it is rather silly and obtuse to be allowed to sleep with a girl who is 16 yet not allowed watch anything until 18. Seems rather stupid, although it doesn't really bother me, i'd personally prefer them to change a few other laws first.
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It's stupid. You can do it IRL but you're not allowed to look at it.
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Porn is everywhere we see it everyday but its clothed. Y be such a law.
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Old enough to do some things, not old enough for others. Personally i'd move everything to 16. But thats still relatively arbitrary, so why not 17.
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i think the age to watch porn should be lowered. if people can have sex at 16 (and i'm perfectly fine with that) then there's no reason why they shouldn't be able to watch porn at 16 too.
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Is the law of watching porn even enforced at all?
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Edited by Funkbrotha10: 2/21/2013 6:47:26 PMWhat you have there sounds like an old law, and one that is impossible to enforce. And for all intents and purposes doesn't exist.
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you chose porn as the topic of debate? seriously?