Porno censorship in UK

[Askold]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/a-long-list-of-sex-acts-just-got-banned-in-uk-porn-9897174.html

This is not a ban of all pornography, but a new law restricts the acts that can be shown in porn that is filmed in UK.

The list:

Spanking

Caning

Aggressive whipping

Penetration by any object "associated with violence"

Physical or verbal abuse (regardless of  if consensual)

Urolagnia (known as "water sports")

Female ejaculation

Strangulation

Facesitting

Fisting

Note that showing male ejaculation is perfectly fine. I am also wondering if "non-agressive"  whipping is still ok...

The last three on the list are forbidden because of health risks (note that strangulation and breath control has caused deaths even when done in supervised circumstances and some BDSM clubs have already forbidden those but the rest of the list is weird.)

As far as I can see this list will only affect British companies since watching porn like this is still legal and making it abroad is also legal. It seems like this is just an attempt to moralize.

[Ultimate Paragon]

Honestly, this is something I'd expect from Russia.

[R. U. Sirius]

I predict that consumption of every type of porn on that list is going to shoot up over the next few years.

[Eiki-mun]

Sounds like Britain's trying to cut back on BDSM or some reason. Though I don't understand why female ejaculation is forbidden. Like, at all. If this was done to "protect women", then it doesn't make any sense to include that. If not... I just can't see any reason why you'd ban that.

[R. U. Sirius]

One blogger on Patheos (atheist section) pointed out that many of the things on that list are done more for the woman's pleasure than the guy's and drew the not-unreasonable conclusion that that was the point.

[Dakota Bob]

Okay I could MAYBE see the rationale behind banning strangulation, but squirting? that shit is my life-blood, man. how am I supposed to get off without it?

[I am lizard]

I can kinda see what they're trying to do, and I support that, but they're going about it in the wrong way.

[I am lizard]

Okay I could MAYBE see the rationale behind banning strangulation.

The strangling bans are definitely a good thing.

[Radiation]

What exactly is the rationale behind these bans? People are going to still do these sex acts with or without porno.

[ironbite]

Sounds like Britain's trying to cut back on BDSM or some reason. Though I don't understand why female ejaculation is forbidden. Like, at all. If this was done to "protect women", then it doesn't make any sense to include that. If not... I just can't see any reason why you'd ban that.

The BBFC does not actually believe in female ejaculation and considers it urination.

Ironbite-in other words...they're fucking idiots.

[Tolpuddle Martyr]

What exactly is the rationale behind these bans? People are going to still do these sex acts with or without porno.

Tightarsed Tory voters will feel vindicated-publicly.

Privately they'll all be setting up TOR accounts and downloading it from the US.

[Sigmaleph]

Okay I could MAYBE see the rationale behind banning strangulation.

The strangling bans are definitely a good thing.

Do people actually die with any regularity in strangulation porn? Because otherwise I can't see how this is "definitely a good thing".

[I am lizard]

Okay I could MAYBE see the rationale behind banning strangulation.

The strangling bans are definitely a good thing.

Do people actually die with any regularity in strangulation porn? Because otherwise I can't see how this is "definitely a good thing".

Wait, are we talking about autoerotic asphyxiation type strangling or something else, I'm almost certainly thinking of something completely different. 

[Sigmaleph]

I'm pretty sure it means strangulation in general, including autoerotic asphyxiation. But autoerotic asphyxiation deaths tend to take place when the person doing it is alone, not when it's being filmed for porn (and thus people are there to help if something goes wrong).

[I am lizard]

I'm pretty sure it means strangulation in general, including autoerotic asphyxiation. But autoerotic asphyxiation deaths tend to take place when the person doing it is alone, not when it's being filmed for porn (and thus people are there to help if something goes wrong).

Well I suppose because I have limited insight into the ethical and legal issues of workplace safety I can't exactly get much insight into a subject concerning such things!