pizzaman opened this issue on May 01, 2002 ยท 36 posts
CryptoPooka posted Wed, 01 May 2002 at 10:14 PM
I think it's the broad room for interpretation that's the real problem. Finding The Line between innocent and pornographic is purely subjective in far too many cases. After all, look at all the flap about adult nudity in the galleries, much less naked children. Defining pornography is something that I doubt will ever be resolved to the satisfation of everyone. Sure, it's next to impossible to please everyone at once, but this one has been argued for years. When it comes to our children, the need for a definition is much stronger, but no less subjective. At one time, I posted a pic of my 5 year old in her underwear. Sounds bad, right? She was standing on her head on the couch, showing off and being silly. It was cute. Parents thought it was cute. It was a Kid Thing. And I got called down by others for posting it, because my child wasn't fully dressed. The only thing "wrong" with it was her lack of complete clothing, yet I was told that I was encouraging pedophiles. I was so horrified by just the thought that I removed the picture. It wasn't that I agreed, but that I was suddenly and completely horrified that anyone would look at my baby in THAT light. Put that now into perspective of CGI. If someone posted a picture created with the same pose and kid underwear, being Purely An Innocent Kid Doing Kid Things, is that wrong or dangerous? Should that be considered as encouraging pedophilia? Some people think it is, and that's the problem with legislation. Obviously, I'm a parent. I worry about my children. I don't think that being naked is wrong, hell, it's a natural state for young children, especially when they just start learning how to undress and dress themselves. I don't want my children to be afraid of or embarassed by their bodies. But I don't want some pervert taking advantage of them either. I also don't want a badge knocking on my door to arrest me because I took a picture of my child in her underwear while she was being goofy. I don't want them knocking on my parents door because Grandma, who is too far away to see them often, was sent a package of pictures of her kids being kids. The "broad brush" approach to legislation SHOULD worry people. Finding The Line is vital.