Posts by giovanni tiso
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It's more the fact that I think you're oversimplifying Lolita, which is not a novel about a "bad man" or "bad desire" anymore than, say, Death in Venice is - it's more complex than that. But I take your point that the leap to pornography is, yes, longbowish. The leap to consenting adults fantasising about being, say, a teacher and a student isn't, though. It's not my personal fantasy, but I'm not sure why I should think that these people are monsters. Nor why filming such a scenario with adult actors ought to have such a straightforwardly damaging, causative effect.
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So... Lolita but with consummation would have been a contemptible book, Lolita with its current ending a brilliant book? Again, I think you're oversimplifying.
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You're also not showing causation. Could the fantasy in fact pre-exist the representation? And if it does, what exactly is the issue with writing a book like Lolita or a more prurient treatment? And could these representations constitute a form of release, as opposed to a normalisation of paeodophilia. I'm not suggesting it's actually as simple as that, but I'm pretty sure it's not as simple as "these people need to see a psychiatrist" either.
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People who have fantasies about sex with children need psychiatric treatment, not fulfillment.
Wow. I suggest we round up all consenting adults who roleplay Catholic schoolgirl scenarios - clearly these people must be stopped.
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if we allow pornography where adults who look underage perform as teenagers, there is always the danger that real underage people will be employed in those roles.
I fail to see how one follows from the other. It seems to me that using 18 yr olds + and making them look younger is precisely a way to fulfill the fantasy without using actual underage actors. As indeed is drawing comics, manga or anime, or producing written pornography on this particular theme, where no actual people are involved. Whether or not any of this constitutes a damaging practice is very debatable I think.
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Well, if anybody has a problem in this direction then maybe they need one of these handy iPhone Apps like "iRecover – Pornography Addiction Recovery"
I have a new favourite sentence: "I made a covenant with my eyes".
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Yay, another Fatcat and Fishface fan. Testify, brother.
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Pina colada mix, isn't it?
What a waste! Now there's the real scandal.
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Well, I'm not a journalist either
Obviously not, that was far too thorough.
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It's a common mistake to think that, when Key says he is "embushus for Nyu Zillund," he actually means that he is "ambitious for New Zealand." The truth is that those words mean something else entirely. The phrase is perhaps best translated as "Bron and I are taking the kids to Hawaii now. See you in a bit. Byeee!"
I see the beginnings of a new blog: Translating John Key, by Caleb D'Anvers. I'd sign up.