nessonite said:it's called "covering our asses". It may be going a beyond what we need to do to stay legal but having images of children engaged in an otherwise perfectly innocent act when put into the context of this forum would be an invitation for all sorts of watchdogs to come look us over. If complaints are made the site could be dropped from the servers with no questions asked.
Red Butler said:Isn't it exaggerating to ban clips here that are allowed on public television?
Don't mean to be antagonistic, but I've heard this sort of argument before. Obviously, you wouldn't allow a clip of a child bieng sexually molested -- but would you allow an animated clip of a child being molested, just because it's not a real kid...? Frankly, it seems intellectually dishonest to allow "fake" underage material while banning real underage material. It's more than just content and context -- it's also got to include intent.nessonite said:Cartoons are different. Since they're just drawings and not of real people they are allowed though we still dont allow anything obviously perverse or in any way sexually charged. it's pretty much case by case.
Darkblade160 said:Children in swimsuits are allowed on public television. Children in swimsuits are not allowed on fetish forums. Context makes a difference.
fmharmony said:Don't mean to be antagonistic, but I've heard this sort of argument before. Obviously, you wouldn't allow a clip of a child bieng sexually molested -- but would you allow an animated clip of a child being molested, just because it's not a real kid...? Frankly, it seems intellectually dishonest to allow "fake" underage material while banning real underage material. It's more than just content and context -- it's also got to include intent.