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Sun Advice Columnist Advised MPs On UK Porn-Block Plans
nk497 writes "The first official expert witness in an inquiry into network-level filtering of porn was a Sun advice columnist called Dear Deidre. A group of MPs has been pushing to censor the UK web to prevent children from seeing porn, but reading the full report reveals the weakness of the evidence. It also features Dear Deidre defending the topless model on Page 3 of her own newspaper, saying, 'the Editor of The Sun thinks it's okay' and 'nine million people read it.'"
Gentlemen, let's not be infantile about the issue. It is very simple: porn has devastating effects on the normal development of children and "addiciton to porn" (a term used by entirely secular psychologist who are overwhelmed with the phenomenon) has already been demonstrated to have a devastating effect on adults. The social cost -even financially- is very high. What is dangerous should be controlled and reserved for "mature" audiences, as we do with firearms, alcohol and drugs. It is not about emulating, it is about a false notion of sexuality being shoved down the throats of kids, which creates severe psychological problems. If a "mature" adult finds that entertaining, that's up to him: kids should and must be protected, in so far as this is possible. Your own perversion is your business; the perversion of children is societies business. "Mature"... I still boggle about what is mature about men who watch porn. Grow up.