Comments on: X18+ cull on the horizon? http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/x18-cull-on-the-horizon/ Australian Censorship Discussion Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/x18-cull-on-the-horizon/comment-page-1/#comment-638 Mike Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:54:26 +0000 http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/x18-cull-on-the-horizon/#comment-638 It’s all about moral authority isn’t it.

Just have a read of some of the nut job suggestions put forth by Festival of Light in their submission:

It is certainly necessary to consolidate the emergency response by introducing prohibitions on the broadcast of R18+ television programs into Aboriginal communities. However, the complex and limited procedures proposed in the Bill are not adequate. These ought to be replaced by provisions which prohibit any broadcast of a R18+ program into any prescribed area.

The Bill would loosen the prohibition on prohibited material – including X18+ films – in prescribed areas. This is hardly “consolidation”. This provision should be deleted. Instead the Bill should genuinely seek to consolidate the ban on prohibited material – including X18+ films – by extending it throughout the Northern Territory.

http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/NT_emerg_response_08/submissions/sublist.htm

]]> By: Matthew http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/x18-cull-on-the-horizon/comment-page-1/#comment-635 Matthew Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:00:59 +0000 http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/x18-cull-on-the-horizon/#comment-635 I think something that always seems to be sidestepped in this discussion is that the material being sold in Aboriginal communities was mostly unclassified illegal porn, not the classified by the OFLC legal porn that can be bought legitimately in the NT and ACT. So why are they making the legit industry the scape goat and how will banning X-Rated material fix anything? The illegal stuff will spread further. Personally I'd rather not have the extreme porn stuff around, but this is what will happen if you ban the legal stuff. Also one would think that maybe, just maybe the grog, the lack of meaningful work (or just any work) and the unbroken cycle of abuse and poverty might be the problem here, but no obviously it's legal porn's fault. I think something that always seems to be sidestepped in this discussion is that the material being sold in Aboriginal communities was mostly unclassified illegal porn, not the classified by the OFLC legal porn that can be bought legitimately in the NT and ACT.

So why are they making the legit industry the scape goat and how will banning X-Rated material fix anything? The illegal stuff will spread further. Personally I’d rather not have the extreme porn stuff around, but this is what will happen if you ban the legal stuff.

Also one would think that maybe, just maybe the grog, the lack of meaningful work (or just any work) and the unbroken cycle of abuse and poverty might be the problem here, but no obviously it’s legal porn’s fault.

]]> By: Tony Comstock http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/x18-cull-on-the-horizon/comment-page-1/#comment-631 Tony Comstock Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:06:39 +0000 http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/x18-cull-on-the-horizon/#comment-631 No doubt restricting Aboriginals from viewing "Marie and Jack", "Xana and Dax", and "Damon and Hunter" will go a long way to solving the social ills in the Aboriginal community. If only people had made the connection sooner! No doubt restricting Aboriginals from viewing “Marie and Jack”, “Xana and Dax”, and “Damon and Hunter” will go a long way to solving the social ills in the Aboriginal community. If only people had made the connection sooner!

]]> By: Mike http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/x18-cull-on-the-horizon/comment-page-1/#comment-630 Mike Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:09:59 +0000 http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/x18-cull-on-the-horizon/#comment-630 In the case of the Little Children are Sacred report, pornography was supposedly used as a way of encouraging (or preparing) such behaviour. The Australian Christian Lobby wanted the ban extended to the ACT, as did the Aus Family Association and The Australian Federation of the Family if I recall correctly. To protect children, yeah right. In the case of the Little Children are Sacred report, pornography was supposedly used as a way of encouraging (or preparing) such behaviour.

The Australian Christian Lobby wanted the ban extended to the ACT, as did the Aus Family Association and The Australian Federation of the Family if I recall correctly. To protect children, yeah right.

]]> By: Adam http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/x18-cull-on-the-horizon/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Adam Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:45:25 +0000 http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/x18-cull-on-the-horizon/#comment-629 Exactly how is banning porn going to combat child abuse? or anything else for that matter? Porn is a perfectly harmless entertainment even "release" for some, perhaps many people. Take that away and are they more or less likely to go find what they want/need somewhere more invasive to others then the privacy of their living room? All this does is appease religious types that like to push their views upon others, for some apparent greater good. Land of the free my ass. Once again loving the blog :-) Exactly how is banning porn going to combat child abuse? or anything else for that matter?

Porn is a perfectly harmless entertainment even “release” for some, perhaps many people. Take that away and are they more or less likely to go find what they want/need somewhere more invasive to others then the privacy of their living room?

All this does is appease religious types that like to push their views upon others, for some apparent greater good. Land of the free my ass.

Once again loving the blog :-)

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