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Originally Posted by doublep
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People like webwomen have become easy targets for the authorities, not just in the States but in the UK too - in fact over there they are debating a ban on 'violent' pornography right now, and when they say violent, what they mean is S&M... anything of the beaten path [no pun intended] for that matter.. they may have relaxed the laws on 'vanilla' but the staffing costs of the vice squad have to be justified somehow - so lets go after someone who doesn't fit in, even if they are consenting adults.
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In the proposals, when they say "violent" they mean GBH and beyond:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/h...5_porn_doc.pdf
They also mean anything outside of the BBFC guidelines:
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/Customers/guid...lines_R18.html
In reality, "hardcore" S&M films don't really fly in the UK currently anyway.