Question about what's allowed on TV

[stewburt]

I was flicking through the 'adult' channels on sky over the weekend and noticed that there seems to be a difference now about what is shown.

Channels like Babecast etc. seem to go to topless only but both Playboy One and BabestarXXX show their ladies fully nude and I was wondering if this wasn't allowed under current regulations or if the topless only stuff was a choice made by the channel/models?

If it is allowed it just seems a travesty that the lovely Emily from Bangbabes keeps 'em on!!!

[Jacques]

Upto R18 strength equivalent is allowed to be shown on TV and the only reason that you don't see it is because Ofcom do not think that current controls protect children.

[blackjaques]

Taking it further, Jacques, what they believe is that children know the pin numbers in their home and are accessing adult material. (how they know this, I am uncertain). They also believe that viewing such images are a risk to young people; young people will be harmed if they see full-on sex. (Young people can get access to images of full-on sex from their mobiles too, yet this is not regulated). Whatever Ofcon say, it is bullshit. They are full of bull. They just cannot accept that British people are as sexual as Europeans and are trying to stop it.Jacques wrote:

> Upto R18 strength equivalent is allowed to be shown on
> TV and the only reason that you don't see it is because Ofcom
> do not think that current controls protect children.

[WoodWhacker]

Unless it's educational of course (reference last night's '21st Girls guide to sex' or whatever it was called on Five - internal ejaculation shots? Eeewww)

[andy at handiwork]

We take what Ofcom and the BBFC say about protection for children for granted, but is there any evidence for their assertion that it is damaging for children and young people to see a bit of porn? Without particularly wishing to expose them to what is meant for adults, I wonder if it is all that terrible if a few manage to circumvent the age restrictions. Who hasn't as a child found their dad's stash of mags and videos and still grown up undamaged? The rest of Europe dont seem to have the same obsession with demonising them on the one hand ( with lurid tales of rampaging yobs) and overprotecting them (from what the world has to offer good or bad) on the other.

[Jacques]

There is NO concrete evidence. The very reason that we have R18 is becuase the BBFC couldn't find any either back in 2000.

Any potential harm that might remain to those few children who manage to gain access to this material due to parental incompetence must be balanced against the rights of the tens of thousands of adults who do want to view this material. It is now clear from UK case law that any restriction imposed under article 10 of the of the Human Rights Act 1998 on the basis of protection of health and morals must be shown to be proportionate to the likely harm caused.

Hardcore material should be treated in the same way as any other potentially or actually harmful material in the home such as cleaning agents, matches, fireworks, alcohol and tobacco i.e. discretion in their use should now reside with responsible adults.

[andy at handiwork]

Totally. Ta.

[Cosine]

Clip featuring Elizabeth M Lawrence, and said internal ejaculation, posted in

alt.binaries.videos.tv.shaggable-babes

for anybody who's interested.

[Arginald Valleywater]

So dry bumming is still off limits then?! I see more censorship than ever, the Sport channels have gone very tame over the past few weeks. Has someone slapped their wrists or is it self censorship....?

[Scaramanga]

What does my head in is that every now and again you see some genuinely good facials and cumshots and then in the next program they show they will inexplicably cut to the credits 1 millisecond before the money shot.

Just wish the collective adult channels (or film editors, or whoever) got a bit of consistency on the subject.