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A new Texas bill (SB 3003), introduced by Senator Angela Paxton, would require online sex toy retailers to verify buyers’ ages with government-issued photo IDs or third-party services.

Violations could result in Class A Misdemeanors and fines up to $5,000.

Critics say the bill echoes outdated obscenity laws and could push consumers to riskier retailers while creating privacy concerns.

Opponents argue it mirrors ineffective age verification laws seen nationwide and could lead to records of sex toy purchases being used against marginalized communities.

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 88 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Also, if women are caught reading in Texas, they will have a finger cut off. One finger for every offense.

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Women reading? Sounds like witchcraft.

[–] aviationeast@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

She must float in water then like a duck.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 71 points 10 months ago (5 children)

"Party of Freedom"

Hey Texans. I have the freedom to walk down the street and buy weed at the weed store. Do you?

Hey Texans. Women here have rights your women don't.

Where dat freedom at? Is it trickling down?

[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 39 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Free to be white, Christian, submissive, and breedable.

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

Everyone has their kinks, I guess

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[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 67 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Land of the free! Small government!

Just small enough to fit into your pants...

Every vote for a Republican/Conservative is a vote against liberty.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Large enough to oppress the working class, and small enough to abide the ownership class.

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 56 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's always the states that bitch about "the nanny state" the most who are constantly trying to nanny.

[–] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You mean the people that are strict adherants to "traditional values" and mostly always belong to one oppressive religion or another? God I wish these people had even the slightest bit of self reflection.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 6 points 10 months ago

Correct, the "traditional values" pedophiles who champion marrying 12 year olds, child labor and forcing jesus in public schools. Not to mention all the affairs, money laundering, tax evasion, and and public gay sex they are caught participating in. It must be exhausting for these people to be obsessed with other peoples sex life.

[–] Heikki@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago

As someone who lives in TX, I can confirm that the 1 star on the flag is the rating

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

First they came for the emigrants. Then they came for your dildos.

[–] Jyek@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago
[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

This is the sort of stuff Republican leadership concerns itself with. Dildo laws, while they cant keep the power on when it gets too hot or cold because they privatized their power grid.

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[–] sns@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Of course they'd like to ban underaged folk having access to sex toys. Once they're aware of their sexuality and comfortable with their body, they're less likely to be groomed by conservative predators.

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[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Texas already passed a law requiring ID for adult content. This seems redundant and equally stupid. Also easily circumvented by a VPN. Why are old white people so concerned with other people's bedrooms?

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What if I’m purchasing for educational purposes?

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The laws are so vague we may never know

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[–] vodkasolution@feddit.it 11 points 10 months ago

So much for the street markets selling dildos the old fashion way

[–] misteloct@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

The irony is that Paxton herself is a dildo.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

One of the most insidious parts of the Dobbs ruling is that they took away abortion by stripping our right to privacy.

It's natural to focus on the people it targets most: people who are pregnant. However, we lost a lot more than reproductive freedom when that reactionary decision came down.

They want to return the status quo of the 19th century in so many ways.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago

Republicans are so weird in their obsession with people’s genitals. Do they think of anything else, ever?..

[–] BipolarSilence@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago

This the same state that has a law limiting how many dildos you can own right? What do they have against sex toys??

[–] AlDente@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 7 points 10 months ago

Up next: cucumbers require photo ID.

[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Dildos should have a little camera that compares the face of the person using it to the registered owner.

[–] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 8 points 10 months ago

They just want to force women to get pregnant, for Jebus.

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 7 points 10 months ago

It'd be a shame if someone(s) sent an extra-large Dragon to her house.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 7 points 10 months ago

Its a good thing dildos and dick shaped things in general are almost impossible to make without complex tools and knowledge.

Oh wait, Maybe I am thinking of something else.

[–] pinheadednightmare@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

Tell me you’re a state with a bunch of insecure men without telling me you’re a state full of insecure men?

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 10 months ago

Photo ID is such a stupid idea for so many reasons.

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In unrelated news, online dildo sales have bottomed out

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But hairbrush sales are skyrocketing.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago
[–] slickgoat@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

War on orgasms. Catchy political slogan.

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

In other news, sales of some kinds of fresh vegetables have increased.

[–] Marthirial@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Isn't it already illegal to own more than 6 dildos?

The big picture here is that a dildo is liberating and we don't want that kind of satanic thinking blocking our ability to control people with our bullshit concept of morality at the service of churches and gas stations.

[–] redwattlebird@lemmings.world 5 points 10 months ago

I would be interested to know the statistics of the number of phallic vegetable purchases before and after this becomes law, if it becomes law.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 10 months ago

All that freedom!! What will they do with it?

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