A 17 y.o. person can be underage, but calling them a child makes no more sense than if they were a 30 y.o.
It's not only the wrong usage of the term, but the reason why many people use it. They make it sound like porn involving a 17yo is exactly as bad as porn involving a 7yo. After all, they are both "children", so they are both "child porn", aren't they? In actuality there's an enormous difference.
I'd assume that the law makers assumed a good percentage of teenagers are considered 'mature' enough to make decisions regarding sex by the age of 18.
Since we're just guessing (and guessing is fun!) I'm going to go with 18 is the typical/approximate age for an American to graduate from high school.
As for why a 17yo is child porn and not some more accurate term... anyone who expresses any opinion to change child porn laws to make them weaker in any way is clearly an evil and despicable person who will never hold political office and is ripe for smear campaigns about how they want a copy of the memory on that DS *and* pictures of YOUR seven year old. Just try to publicly defend yourself against that lie, see how far you get.
And yes, changing the term from child porn to underage porn or minor porn or whatever would be making it weaker in some way (social impact if nothing else).
I'm just sad at people actually finding this funny. I don't think Child porn isn't anything to joke about, even if it is on a somewhat esoteric viewing device. Doesn't the DS have a camera as well? You put 2 and 2 together.
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DK64_MASTER wrote:
I'm just sad at people actually finding this funny. I don't think Child porn isn't anything to joke about, even if it is on a somewhat esoteric viewing device. Doesn't the DS have a camera as well? You put 2 and 2 together.
Throw another 2 in there: It has two cameras, for stereoscopic photos!
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If you find 17 years olds sexually attractive (as an adult), you are a sick and have committed a felony in your heart. You can't always tell the difference, so to be safe you should only be attracted to 20 year olds and rising. If you think you might have pedophile tendencies, there's always the option to seek mental treatment.
And that is why there is Granny porn. You will never have to guess there!
adelikat wrote:
I very much agree with this post.
Bobmario511 wrote:
Forget party hats, Christmas tree hats all the way man.
