The depiction of strangulation in pornography will be banned in a move to protect women from violence, the Government has announced.

The depiction of strangulation in pornography will be banned in a move to protect women from violence, the Government has announced.

  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    5 days ago

    "There is no such thing as safe strangulation; women cannot consent to the long-term harm it can cause

    What? Of course women can consent. Women aren’t bumbling morons who don’t understand anything, ffs

    There is of course the risk of injury when you engage in BDSM. It’s not for everyone, and if people do it they need to be cautious, they need to consent, and they need to be aware of the risks.

    But this idea that women specifically are unable to consent is bullshit. Women also drink alcohol, smoke, take drugs, drive cars, give birth, engage in sports, etc – all of which also present danger, should these also be ruled as things women don’t have the mental capacity to consent to?

    I absolutely hate that “women are too stupid/infantile to know what they’re doing, they’re delicate flowers that need constant protection” is presented as a feminist position now.

    Women being treated like they’re children is the exact kind of thing the Suffragette movement rallied against, and now it’s people who call themselves feminists advocating for this nonsense.

    • scratchee@feddit.ukEnglish
      7·
      6 days ago

      Yeah, only men can consent to strangulation because men are adults who can make their own choices, and we must protect the ladies since this is the mid 20th century and equality doesn’t extend to the bedroom don’t you know.

  • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
    3·
    4 days ago

    It’s weird that they banned face sitting, but choking women was perfectly fine.

    And it’s probably for the best (even though no major porn site is even hosted here) because kids are getting some really fucking strange ideas about what they should be doing in bed.