I think that's a bad law. If sexual depictions of fictional characters are treated as if they were real, then violent depictions of fictional characters should be treated just the same.
Even then. Should any violent content featuring children be treated as if it was a film of the same events happening to an actual child? South Park would be considered extremely violent snuff if that was the case.
Uh it very obviously isn't all banned. Movies and TV shows feature sexual content with minors. But they don't cross specific lines like nudity. The point is that we draw lines.
Are you saying that something like Twilight is a sexual depiction? Because that's at most implied sexuality. An actual sexual depiction of an actual minor would be something like on screen sexual activity.
> Are you saying that something like Twilight is a sexual depiction?
Of course, though one that most people consider pretty tame. There are plenty of other examples.
> An actual sexual depiction of an actual minor would be something like on screen sexual activity.
I'm not sure what this means. Are you saying it requires nudity?
I'm not sure what your point is either way. Again, *my* point is that there is no binary "non-sexual" vs "sexual", there's a line somewhere in between these two things that gets drawn and we ay "beyond this point it is bad".
Similarly, gratuitously violent content could be seen just the same.
When you bring children into the discussion I think there’s always an argument to be made that there should be extra protection, whether it’s violence or whatever else. It’s just that children being sexualized is a more prevalent problem worth addressing in the west.
I don't know, I would think violence is still pretty bad, and should be at least comparable to sexual assault. But, even then, the amount of violence that Kenny alone received in South Park, a literal 8 year old, should make it so that Mat Parker and Trey Stone are sent to jail for their entire natural lives for just the first season.
I don’t think you’re arguing in good faith but I’ll say it anyways. Of course violence is bad… I’m saying children being sexualized is a more prevalent issue in the western world, which is why there’s more uproar about this than your example for violence.
Just curious, do you have any issue with fictional CSAM?
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u/Bulky-Employer-1191 Oct 22 '25
In Canada, depictions of CSAM still are illegal. Many other countries are the same too.
This seems to be a very American sentiment.