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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2014-03-09 04:05 pm

[ SECRET POST #2623 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2623 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2014-03-10 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
See, I think the problem with saying "Those laws are dumb, ignore them" is that the adults in fandom can't ignore them. Fandom is not going to be able to get these laws changed, not anytime soon (seriously, good luck finding any lawmaker who would be willing to be the one to put forward a "let minors look at porn" law. It's not going to happen, not without a giant shift in the way people think about sexuality). Yes, it sucks that kids who want to know these things are told "Fine, but lie about your age" and can't have frank discussion, but it would suck more for adults who have to worry about being prosecuted for it. Sure, that hasn't happened in a big way yet but that doesn't mean it never can. It only takes one irate parent with wads of cash and then those "stupid" laws suddenly show that no, they can't just be ignored. It may not be fair for kids that this is the case, but it's also not fair to adults who are trying to interact in spaces intended for adults to suddenly have the worry of "Oh crap there's a kid here and I could be in legal shit now."

(Anonymous) 2014-03-10 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
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The thing is, it wouldn't have to be a "let minors look at porn" law. People manage to publish erotica without being sued on the off chance that their work will be read by a minor. BDSM communities and blogs manage to have frank, explicit conversations about human sexuality without being closed by irate parents. I'm just saying, a "you are not responsible for other people reading your work on the open internet" law would do, and it could be something that bloggers and the ACLU would want also.