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Peers vote to ban pornography depicting sex acts between stepfamily members (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 42 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What we asked for was "GP and Dentist availability", "control the spiralling cost of energy bills", "make public transport more efficient and more affordable" and "protect jobs from AI, corporate cost-cutting and far-right policies".

How are you doing with any of those? Oh? Are you conpletely ignoring all of that and just messing about with porn again?

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 2 points 4 hours ago

I think it's that they think "This is an easy vote winner. Nobody will object to this".

Yes, I'll object. You're wasting your time and my money with this pointless paternalistic crap.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Given the genetic history of the upper classes this is priceless.

[–] __Lost__@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago

Fake incest is gross, they only want the real deal

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I find the step- stuff unappealing but this doesn't seem like a good use of government power.

[–] Paddzr@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Same as face sitting... not my thing to watch but why does it matter?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 16 points 1 day ago

Glad they are focusing on the important stuff and not getting distracted by trivial wars in Europe or environmental collapse.

[–] wrinkle2409@lemmy.cafe 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This is clearly a boiling the frog moment towards censoring sexual content completely. Forced ID collection on adult sites (such as Wikipedia) and VPNs, and now banning porn categories. Some people just can't spend a minute without telling others what they should masturbate to or how they should have sex. My guess is that this is the collective action of Christo-fascists hysterically trying to purge the sinful acts of the world

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 20 hours ago

Labour decided they are too popular so are driving people to the greens

[–] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What are you doing, step peer?

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@fedinsfw.app 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Help me, man or boy with whom I share one parent. It's me, your female equivalent who's stuck

[–] Hoimo@ani.social 4 points 9 hours ago

It's step, not half-siblings. The man in question is only related through civil contracts between your parent and his parent and, keeping with the lore of the step video, those civil contracts were only created after both of you reached the legal age of consent. The taboo is merely in the legal ambiguity of the situation.

[–] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 18 points 1 day ago

Focussing on the important things I see. Jesus.

[–] Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If it wasn't something people sought it wouldn't be produced. I can't say I care at all about what people are into as long as it involves consenting adults. I don't know why anyone feels the need to attempt control over something they don't like if it's not harmful. And I don't perceive skewing societal norms in entertainment as harmful. Addiction is an entire other issue that doesn't pertain to this specific plot line.

[–] endless_nameless@lemmy.world -2 points 21 hours ago

I don't really care one way or the other on this issue, but I don't see how people wanting it factors in here. People also want CSAM, heroin, and guns to shoot themselves with.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's a fucking fantasy, let people live fantasies for a second

Next up we should ban some more kinks, then we should ban porn altogether.

This is just religious assholes using an easy target to get what they want, control of the masses, including those that don't believe their insane fairytales

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 0 points 19 hours ago

Don't insult fairies like that.

[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

reason: "its a warn out plot, and we want real incest now"

[–] tal@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_incest

United Kingdom: Illegal

Prohibited Relationships:

  • Parent, grandparent, child, grandchild
  • Brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister
  • Uncle or aunt (by blood)
  • Nephew or niece

United States: legal (only 2 states: Rhode Island and New Jersey) / No Illegal (other 48 states, but in Ohio, only incest between parent and child or grandparent and grandchild is illegal, incest between siblings is legal)

Prohibited Relationships:

  • Varies by state

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/incest-laws-by-state

In Rhode Island, the age of consent is 16 years old.

pulls up Rhode Island's official tourism website

https://www.visitrhodeisland.com/things-to-do/family-fun/

Family Fun -> Family Vacations In Rhode Island

Rhode Island is an ideal family vacation destination.

gives meaningful look

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 points 5 hours ago

I think you're heavily editorializing this.

[–] Bassman27@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Good luck policing this like they’re policing the porn ban. Waste of time and money that could be spent elsewhere. It’s fully legal for me to give one to my step mum in real life but got forbid I see a fictional scenario depicting someone giving one to their step mum.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 1 day ago

Most of the time the stepsister "plot" is limited to the title. It's not something mentioned in the video otherwise, because it's mostly irrelevant.

[–] blueamigafan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

This is yet another think of the kids moment, even though we now have id verification on porn sites in the UK now. So is the government admitting that face ID doesn't work?

[–] rozodru@piefed.world 1 points 1 day ago

bout 10+ years too late on that one chaps.