Comment on Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Chaturbate, xHamster Over Controversial Age Verification Law

Gonkulator@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• dumples@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This is a good point. They aren't just afraid of queer sexualities but all sexuality. The old sodomy laws made it illegal to receive or receive oral sex. This will affect everyone

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  • Fester@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ancient humans: We don’t know why we’re getting sick. Maybe if we stop mouth and butt stuff, it will help. Let’s make some laws and try it.

    Modern humans: We know exactly why people get sick and how to prevent it, but we’re going to enforce ancient laws anyway because it helps us control the rubes.

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    • dumples@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ancient was like 1970 for these laws in the US.

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    • tygerprints@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Also modern humans: It don't matter I can do what I want, I have a tube of Ivermectin in the house..

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  • tygerprints@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In Utah they're afraid of ALL sexuality. They'd rather humans didn't have such "urges" at all. I don't know where all these little Mormon kids keep coming from, but someone's cabbage patch sure is doing good business.

    It isn't all that ironic that the state with the highest rates of teenage pregnancy is good old Utah - even though (and frankly, because) we outlaw teaching kids about sexuality and giving them any education about what sex is all about.

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• tygerprints@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In Utah they are so absolutely frightened by the idea of teenagers having sexual thoughts, they've not only forbidding porn sites from being available they've also now made it impossible for anyone under 21 to access social media at all.

  Not to mention all the books they've pulled out of schools because of representations of adults being couples or having kids or being possibly gay. GASP! Imagine how the kids' heads would explode if they were ever to be exposed to such horrible nasty truths!!! Teenagers would NEVER think about sex on their own, it's all because the media is trying to corrupt them at every turn!!!!!!!!

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  • MxM111@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    At the same time you can enlist without parental consent to military service and sent abroad to kill other people at age 18. But no tities until 21!

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    • Zron@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      First it was no booze but you could kill.

      Then it was no smokes but you can kill people.

      Now it’s no titties but you can kill people.

      I’m starting to think these assholes think murder is a fun hobby.

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      • tygerprints@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It still is that crazy here in Utah - no booze allowed, but you can go to a state liquor store and buy it if you're "that type" (which apparently everyone is because the stores are always packed).

        You can't gamble here because "it's immoral and addictive," but you can go across the state line to Wendover and spend your entire paycheck on gambling, which almost everyone here does, giving all our cash to Wendover's schools and infrasctructure projects.

        You can't look at porn because Pornhub was sued by Utah and shut down here but you CAN go to any of the several donut and sugary drink dispensaries around town which are always crowded and indulge your (apparently very widespread) food addictions.

        I've always said it's stupid to outlaw something because a few folk might become addicted to it. Some will, most won't, and many of us have the brains to be able to regulate how and when we use something.

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    • tygerprints@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You can have a gun here at the age of 9 (apparenlty because most kids do) and watch all the violent content you want. But GOD FORBID you should see a naked breast!!! THE CORRUPTION! THE FILTH!!! THE PERVERSION OF NUDITY!!! Won't someone PLEASE think about blinding our kids to such horrors!!!

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