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But this time from a different angle.
As I see it, censorship is double standard and very, very suspicious.
Why?
The stance taken over violence in film as opposed to sex in films.
Why is it I can watch Arnie blow away a 3rd world country, yet I cant watch 2 people enjoying each other?
Nobody gets hurt (unless that's your thing), there are no murders, no explosions (well..nah, I wont), no dubious ethnic races used as villians.
Yet, should I so desire, I cannot watch this.
That seems wrong and just a little..disturbing to me.
I don't have the desire to watch a porn movie, grew out of that since The Net and puberty.
But if I do, then I have to trek to Soho and buy "specialist" videos.
Yet if I want to watch people getting shot, stabbed, hung, drowned, burnt I can pop down to (insert video chain here) and rent any number of action movies starring some endomorph with limited acting skills.
Why?
Why is it ok for me to witness murders and carnage, but I can't watch two consensual adults doing what we've all been doing since the dawn of man?
And you can apply that age old argument of movies influencing behaviour, with only positive results.
Imagine the headlines "Today, after watching Danish Dental Nurses 4, a young man imitated what he saw and...well...had a damn good time. Here's the weather."
A nicer, calmer, more relaxed world.
Surely better than braindead savages abducting kids and murdering them because of a movie with a killer doll?
There is no argument that holds up for why I can rent violent movies but I can't rent a skin-flick.
I would rather a child watch a porn film than a violent action thriller.
But that's me, I'm strange like that I suppose.
It just doesn't make sense that, instead of a laid-back and happy population watching these movies and imitating what they see (to no bad effect), we can all go watch The Matrix and think "Cool, Neo machine gunned 35 security guards whilst wearing shades...he's cool".
Don't get me wrong, I like action movies as much as the next man, I just find this double standard pointless and against the arguments people use for cinema influencing.
As far as I can see, the only negative copycat result would be bad perms, wah-wah music and asking everyone "Who's your daddy?"
As I see it, censorship is double standard and very, very suspicious.
Why?
The stance taken over violence in film as opposed to sex in films.
Why is it I can watch Arnie blow away a 3rd world country, yet I cant watch 2 people enjoying each other?
Nobody gets hurt (unless that's your thing), there are no murders, no explosions (well..nah, I wont), no dubious ethnic races used as villians.
Yet, should I so desire, I cannot watch this.
That seems wrong and just a little..disturbing to me.
I don't have the desire to watch a porn movie, grew out of that since The Net and puberty.
But if I do, then I have to trek to Soho and buy "specialist" videos.
Yet if I want to watch people getting shot, stabbed, hung, drowned, burnt I can pop down to (insert video chain here) and rent any number of action movies starring some endomorph with limited acting skills.
Why?
Why is it ok for me to witness murders and carnage, but I can't watch two consensual adults doing what we've all been doing since the dawn of man?
And you can apply that age old argument of movies influencing behaviour, with only positive results.
Imagine the headlines "Today, after watching Danish Dental Nurses 4, a young man imitated what he saw and...well...had a damn good time. Here's the weather."
A nicer, calmer, more relaxed world.
Surely better than braindead savages abducting kids and murdering them because of a movie with a killer doll?
There is no argument that holds up for why I can rent violent movies but I can't rent a skin-flick.
I would rather a child watch a porn film than a violent action thriller.
But that's me, I'm strange like that I suppose.
It just doesn't make sense that, instead of a laid-back and happy population watching these movies and imitating what they see (to no bad effect), we can all go watch The Matrix and think "Cool, Neo machine gunned 35 security guards whilst wearing shades...he's cool".
Don't get me wrong, I like action movies as much as the next man, I just find this double standard pointless and against the arguments people use for cinema influencing.
As far as I can see, the only negative copycat result would be bad perms, wah-wah music and asking everyone "Who's your daddy?"
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That's ok.
But it goes back to weird rules and double standards.
Your example is perfect, and my fav is America.
You can't rent porn until you're 21 there, but you can wander in to Wal-Mart and buy a machine gun.
"We dont want a society that is unashamed of itself and is intelligent, open and adult about sex and your body. Buy guns! Be repressed and fearful with access to heavy weaponry instead"
Don't make no sense to me.
I know I sound like one of the brown-mac brigade, but that's ..er...fair enough.
All my point is?
Sex is not dirty, it is natural, fun, (re)productive, pretty cheap (dinners, movies etc) and nothing to be ashamed of.
But people get so caught up on it.
And here's the thing, the more you tell people "THIS IS A BAD THING", the more they'll run out and try it.
Amsterdam? Legal and run-of-the-mill, same with pot there (but that's a whole other topic).
Why do we snigger and get embarassed by talking about and partaking in sex?
I don't understand?
It's great, sometimes. Not always, sometimes you just dont want to.
Sorry to those of you out there that have yet to "get some", but there will be times when you don't feel like it-try not to cry but it WILL happen to you.
Prostitution is illegal?
Why?
Someone wants sex, someone is willing to sell it. Not drugs, nothing harmful to the general public - only between consensual people - where's the harm in it?
Why arrest these people?
The world is a strange place indeed, and I enjoy trying to make sense of it.
But it goes back to weird rules and double standards.
Your example is perfect, and my fav is America.
You can't rent porn until you're 21 there, but you can wander in to Wal-Mart and buy a machine gun.
"We dont want a society that is unashamed of itself and is intelligent, open and adult about sex and your body. Buy guns! Be repressed and fearful with access to heavy weaponry instead"
Don't make no sense to me.
I know I sound like one of the brown-mac brigade, but that's ..er...fair enough.
All my point is?
Sex is not dirty, it is natural, fun, (re)productive, pretty cheap (dinners, movies etc) and nothing to be ashamed of.
But people get so caught up on it.
And here's the thing, the more you tell people "THIS IS A BAD THING", the more they'll run out and try it.
Amsterdam? Legal and run-of-the-mill, same with pot there (but that's a whole other topic).
Why do we snigger and get embarassed by talking about and partaking in sex?
I don't understand?
It's great, sometimes. Not always, sometimes you just dont want to.
Sorry to those of you out there that have yet to "get some", but there will be times when you don't feel like it-try not to cry but it WILL happen to you.
Prostitution is illegal?
Why?
Someone wants sex, someone is willing to sell it. Not drugs, nothing harmful to the general public - only between consensual people - where's the harm in it?
Why arrest these people?
The world is a strange place indeed, and I enjoy trying to make sense of it.
Anyway, back to the topic....
I think It's odd that at the age of 17 you are allowed to participate in sexual intercourse but are still not allowed to witness it on film in a public place. It's one of those backwards laws that doesn't quite work. Still, sorry to lower the tone.
I think It's odd that at the age of 17 you are allowed to participate in sexual intercourse but are still not allowed to witness it on film in a public place. It's one of those backwards laws that doesn't quite work. Still, sorry to lower the tone.
Ooooh, he's cute.
He smiles AND dances
He smiles AND dances
I can pretend if you like?
*Falsetto voice*
Captain Funk is the man, I mean really. I'd go for him but I'm too busy staying at home and taking lots of showers.
Goatboy is alright, a bit childish but I think that's just to hide his debonair inner-child self
Anyhoo, where's that mirror?
*Falsetto voice*
Captain Funk is the man, I mean really. I'd go for him but I'm too busy staying at home and taking lots of showers.
Goatboy is alright, a bit childish but I think that's just to hide his debonair inner-child self
Anyhoo, where's that mirror?
I will not rise to that one.
*snicker*
*snicker*
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