CaptainAmerica
12-13-2014, 01:07 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/12/11/the-strange-british-law-that-is-leading-hundreds-of-people-to-mimic-sex-acts-outside-parliament/
"On Friday at midday, hundreds of people have arranged to meet at Old Palace Yard, next to Britain's Houses of Parliament. Once there, they plan to mimic sexual acts en masse while singing from the classic British comedy Monty Python. According to the Register, the group had been hoping to get the Guinness Book of World Records staff on hand, though they were rebuffed.
It may seem an unusual way to spend a weekday, but for those people planning to attend, the event is designed to highlight something more serious: A shift in Britain's laws regarding pornography that they see as a dramatic infringement of rights.
At the start of December, the Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014 came into force, amending the 2003 Communications Act. The amendment essentially meant that all online video on demand pornography would be judged the same as pornography sold legally in stores on DVDs, which is subject to the restrictions of the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC).
Outrage over change spread after the Independent picked up the story and pointed to a series of things that would be 'banned' under the law as they could be considered harmful to minors. The list included:
Spanking
Caning
Aggressive whipping
Penetration by any object "associated with violence"
Physical or verbal abuse (regardless of if consensual)
Urolangia (known as "water sports")
Female ejaculation
Strangulation
Facesitting
Fisting"
Now I do not care if you are reading this and get offended, my intention is not to be in favor of or against such sexual acts, I am simply viewing the parliament for what its possible motives and repercussions are for banning sex. Take into consideration everyone knows already there are laws for consent,and laws for age, and I stand by those laws...but this is ridiculous,and this is when a government can begin to intrude into peoples personal lives. What if a couple is accused of breaking these laws while having sex?
"On Friday at midday, hundreds of people have arranged to meet at Old Palace Yard, next to Britain's Houses of Parliament. Once there, they plan to mimic sexual acts en masse while singing from the classic British comedy Monty Python. According to the Register, the group had been hoping to get the Guinness Book of World Records staff on hand, though they were rebuffed.
It may seem an unusual way to spend a weekday, but for those people planning to attend, the event is designed to highlight something more serious: A shift in Britain's laws regarding pornography that they see as a dramatic infringement of rights.
At the start of December, the Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014 came into force, amending the 2003 Communications Act. The amendment essentially meant that all online video on demand pornography would be judged the same as pornography sold legally in stores on DVDs, which is subject to the restrictions of the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC).
Outrage over change spread after the Independent picked up the story and pointed to a series of things that would be 'banned' under the law as they could be considered harmful to minors. The list included:
Spanking
Caning
Aggressive whipping
Penetration by any object "associated with violence"
Physical or verbal abuse (regardless of if consensual)
Urolangia (known as "water sports")
Female ejaculation
Strangulation
Facesitting
Fisting"
Now I do not care if you are reading this and get offended, my intention is not to be in favor of or against such sexual acts, I am simply viewing the parliament for what its possible motives and repercussions are for banning sex. Take into consideration everyone knows already there are laws for consent,and laws for age, and I stand by those laws...but this is ridiculous,and this is when a government can begin to intrude into peoples personal lives. What if a couple is accused of breaking these laws while having sex?