I do not agree that cub porn should be made illegal; I simply say it should be banned from FurAffinity (and most other major furry websites). Basically, since the responsibility of not offending is out of the government's hand, it is in our hands.
Simply put, the argument that "cub porn does no harm because it is not real" offends me almost as much as the cub porn in question. Basically, it feels like I am arguing with people who are mouthing platitudes without really understanding them. For if our speech really means nothing, why is it worth protecting in the first place?
Art, by my admittedly begging the question definition, produces real emotions. These emotions have their own consequences, even if we are not willing to grant them as consequence enough.
You know what, I like superhero comic books (a genre that has been attacked on the grounds of being pornography). But I hate both Superman and Spider-Man; the former is boringly unbeatable, the second is so beatable, even with his powers, he's just plain boring. All of their movies combined don't have the entertainment value of the character Ash's towel in Fantastic Mr. Fox (no seriously, that is an interesting towel. Check it out.). But both had lines from newspaper editors that are, in my humble opinion, the only things worthwhile to ever come from either character. Spider-Man has J. Jonah Jameson explaining the difference between libel and slander, while Superman had Perry White praising Clark Kent's prose style.
In both cases, these superheroes, which are often considered the best in the DC and Marvel universes, are reporters. People who use words, words that aren't real, to do real things with. Furries don't like reporters, I get it, but that's because they've written words, and these words caused emotions, and people have acted on these emotions, and you have reports of the Vanity Fair article estranging siblings.
Because speech has consequences.
Our freedom of speech gives us great powers. With great OH MY GOD, YOU GUYS MADE ME ALMOST QUOTE THAT HORRIBLE SPIDER-MAN LINE, LOOK WHAT YOU DID, ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS, THERE'S A CONSEQUENCE RIGHT THERE, CRAP!
I do not agree that cub porn should be made illegal; I simply say it should be banned from FurAffinity (and most other major furry websites). Basically, since the responsibility of not offending is out of the government's hand, it is in our hands.
Simply put, the argument that "cub porn does no harm because it is not real" offends me almost as much as the cub porn in question. Basically, it feels like I am arguing with people who are mouthing platitudes without really understanding them. For if our speech really means nothing, why is it worth protecting in the first place?
Art, by my admittedly begging the question definition, produces real emotions. These emotions have their own consequences, even if we are not willing to grant them as consequence enough.
You know what, I like superhero comic books (a genre that has been attacked on the grounds of being pornography). But I hate both Superman and Spider-Man; the former is boringly unbeatable, the second is so beatable, even with his powers, he's just plain boring. All of their movies combined don't have the entertainment value of the character Ash's towel in Fantastic Mr. Fox (no seriously, that is an interesting towel. Check it out.). But both had lines from newspaper editors that are, in my humble opinion, the only things worthwhile to ever come from either character. Spider-Man has J. Jonah Jameson explaining the difference between libel and slander, while Superman had Perry White praising Clark Kent's prose style.
In both cases, these superheroes, which are often considered the best in the DC and Marvel universes, are reporters. People who use words, words that aren't real, to do real things with. Furries don't like reporters, I get it, but that's because they've written words, and these words caused emotions, and people have acted on these emotions, and you have reports of the Vanity Fair article estranging siblings.
Because speech has consequences.
Our freedom of speech gives us great powers. With great OH MY GOD, YOU GUYS MADE ME ALMOST QUOTE THAT HORRIBLE SPIDER-MAN LINE, LOOK WHAT YOU DID, ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS, THERE'S A CONSEQUENCE RIGHT THERE, CRAP!
Remember kids, the power is yours!