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What about all the prison rape scenes in movies?? Will this make them illegal? Or as they are same sex, they don't count? Would be interesting to see if they classify them as perversion or something similar instead of rape. With this current government, it would not surprise me if they say that a same sex rape victim is asking for it or something...

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Unlikely. Anti-pornography laws generally only apply to imagery whose purpose is to be titillating [1]. There's just too much content of a sexual nature that is perfectly legitimate (arts, sciences, and journalism in particular).

[1] See, e.g., the Scottish law after which the legislation is supposed to be modeled: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/03/extremeporno...

> purpose is to be titillating

Who decides where the line is drawn?

A jury of your peers, applying the "man in the street" logic.

The courts. See the link.

In practice, this definition has rarely [1] been a problem. There are more serious concerns.

For example, a real problem with possession-based laws (as opposed to distribution-based laws) is how comparatively easy it is to frame innocent people [2]. Law enforcement likes possession-based laws, because they are an order of magnitude easier to prove and prosecute.

[1] Which is not to say "never".

[2] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11397515

Didn't you get the memo? Male rape is funny and always deserved according to the media.

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