'Crow's got some stuffs to share.

"The U.K. government is planning on bringing in a law (probably unopposed), that wil make it a crime to possess (have on your harddrive) images of what it terms as 'extreme porn'. Unfortunately the definitions given are so vague that people wont know if they are commiting a crime until found guilty by a jury.

They propose to ban possessing images of; Necrophilia Beastiality and 'violent' porn. No one has a problem with the first two, except when you read more deeply, the proposal will include acted out scenes and even Poser scenes, possibly including mythical/fictional creatures.

The definition of what constitutes violent porn is; anything the jury can reasonably believe is 'realistic' (including Poser type material) and shows a dipiction of real or lasting harm or the fear of it (whether with consent, acted out or Poser type), we know that will include depictions of rape fantasies, breath-play and almost anything that leaves a mark, but not how far these definitions may extend with regard to BDSM in general. It has been suggested even some bondage may fall into this category."

"Under obscenity laws a jury has to decide if an image will 'deprave and corrupt' those who are likely to see it.

As you can imagine in recent years the number convicted under that law has dropped to single figures, so we think this is the puritans new ploy to get porn.

Juries can only decide if A; an image is pornographic (meant to sexually excite) B; they are 'realistic' images and C; if it shows serious injuries or fear of same.

Notice they don't get to decide if the images are dangerous, immoral, socially acceptable or obscene. The word realistic was included so that this would not be limited to photographs alone."

10:19 PM - Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - post comment

Understanding One's Dark Fantasies

I have to say, first of all, that it's good, for my conscience, to have someone who was victimized by a sexual predator... call me a friend, despite what I produce. I am truly amazed at your determination, and glad to find I'm not the only person drawing/writing horrific stories while being completely against such things in real life.
Realistically, I, too, was a victim, though as a child... I won't go into details, but the bastard was never punished for what he did. However the way my family reacted when I outed the bastard marked me as much as the abuse itself...
I do believe that experience ---- a memory that vanished from my mind until I was 15, 10 years after it happened; a true repressed memory ---- affected my development. In RL I'm a shy, introverted individual, always afraid... afraid of hurting others or being hurt, and with terrible self-esteem. In truth, while I can't truly pin down why I enjoy brutal damsels-in-danger imagery (the pedophile was a man, not a woman, so...?), I realized I was using it as a form of therapy as well as entertainment... trying, aimlessly, to empower myself, and using it as an outlet to vent my frustrations on something that couldn't REALLY suffer (images and text, as opposed to real women). I'm better than I was, but I'm far from great.
Still, like you said, just because a person owns or even creates and enjoys brutal stories, art, and roleplays does NOT make them criminals in RL. I draw images of women suffering and being used as objects, however in RL I have actually gotten the crap beaten out of me for coming to the aid of a woman ---- one I didn't know ---- being assaulted (verbally mostly, but it was degenerating) by two drunk guys. I fear approaching women for fear of being hurt, but also for fear of hurting THEM. My RL self and my Fantasy alterego are two very different people. Yes, I think I could enjoy acting out nasty things, but there's always guilt and fear there to keep me docile... and always, ALWAYS only with complete, clear consent. The line between fantasy and reality is damn clear to me.
Like you said... I'm not creating these stories and images for others really; though I've begun posting things and have my new paysite set up, I truly create this stuff for myself... as I always did. In a way, posting it for others to see is as much a statement about myself as it is a search for some kind of feedback. I'm saying "see? SEE? I draw all this stuff and write all these stories, but I'm willing to let the world see them! I'm not hiding it anymore! I want people to understand me, and therefore not fear me, and thus improve my own trust in my own self..."

...anyway... I'm rambling. But as you can see, this is an important subject to me.

Thanks for calling me a friend.

Edited by KavenBach on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at 1:06 AM

- 12:05 AM - Saturday, April 14, 2007