Child porn.
Apparently the censors and Decent Family People who Make This Country Great are working together to ban controversial new film Mysterious Skin. The movie's supposed to be an intense drama about two teenagers who were molested by a pedophile when they were eight. According to the SMH:
'Directed by Gregg Araki, the film has screened at international festivals and has had cinema releases in the US and Britain. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, from the television show 3rd Rock from the Sun, plays one of two youths dealing with sexual abuse by their baseball coach.
An application to have the film reclassified threatens to have it banned in Australia.
The federal Attorney-General, Philip Ruddock, sought the review after contact from his South Australian counterpart, Michael Atkinson.
It is believed Mr Atkinson was lobbied by the Australian Family Association and the Festival of Light.'
The FOL - bless their cotton socks - are a feel-good Christian organisation who for sure have our best interests at heart, even if they kind of hate poofs a bit. When they team up with the HOTNESS OF THE AUSTRALIAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, GOOD SHIT HAPPENS.
This is my favourite bit of the article:
'A spokesman for the Australian Family Association, Richard Egan, said he was concerned after reading the film's synopsis. Mr Egan thought the film could be used by pedophiles for their own satisfaction or to help them groom children they were planning to abuse.
"Being able to get hold legally of a DVD where they can play the scene over and over again, showing the adult baseball coach fellating an eight-year-old boy ... could prove very helpful to some pedophiles."
How right can one man be. That's what this film is - a GROOMER FOR KIDDIE FIDDLERS. Showing them TAUT YOUNG SPEICMENS only serves to encourage their GRUBBY ILLEGALITY. It is not ART. IT IS A COMMERCIAL FOR SICK SEX AND RUBBINGS.
Why should Richard Egan stop there? He's on a roll. What about having:
shot and killed? Look at them, all damp in their sticky vinyl pants. THEY WILL BE USED FOR SATISFACTION.
UGH. FILTHY TEMPTRESS IN A WIPE 'N' WEAR OUTFIT.
PUT THEM IN CUPS. EGG CUPS. KEEP THEM IN CUPS. CUP THEM. CUP THEM.
THEN TOUCH THEM WRONGLY.
I AM GOING TO FUCK YOU.
*sleeps safely knowing Richard Egan is a fighter*
813 days til the next election.
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i can't believe you didn't mention the wiggles, fits.
obviously they are referring to the movement of their penises (penii?) as they dance around in front of all the kiddies.
THOSE SICK BASTARDS!
I have actually jerked off over the chick from Hi-5. True story. Yes, that's why I'm posting this anonymously. To protect my pure and clean reputation.
I tried not to look at the kids in the audience I swear.
It's just...the camera kept cutting away to them and...and...
Don't even get me started on the outright wrongness that is Mr Snuffleupicus!! I want to call for an outright banning of the ABC.
You know, Penii does sound like a decilious pasta dish.
penii: great at dinner parties. perfect with a bottle of red. or five.
What about a nativity scene? What with Baby Jesus naked in a crib, can't that be used by pedophiles for their devious ways?
I think Family First and The Australian Family Association should work to ban the nativity scene as it could be used by pedophiles for "their own satisfaction".
Having seen the movie, I can kinda of see where FOL are coming from. The scene where the two kids talk about how hot it was getting blown by an adult when they were little and hi-five each other over starting their sexual voyage before anyone else was pretty confronting. Luckily, it's Gregg Araki, so they were spit-roasting Michelle Trachtenberg five minutes later and I got distracted.
my friend [who played pontius pilate in our bungalow production of JCS many years ago] [tenuous link i know] and i coined the term penii erectii about 25 years ago. yes we were precocious. no, i didn't trademark it. yes i have it copyrighted on a christmas card from him to me all those years ago. and yes, you are all welcome to use it. for more about penii and their relation to the hb pencil scale, go to: http://melbgirltakeonthings.blogspot.com/2005/07/pencils-and-their-lead.html
I ask you to immediately remove the picture of Nikki Webster as she is now of adult age...
replace her with old mate Hermione from Hally Plotter. There are even countdown timers to clock down to her 18th birthday. Oh, the internet...
http://www.jonnydigital.com/countdowns/emma-watson
According to the book "Monsters and Men" on the work of Scotland Yard's Pedophile unit, they will use catalogues featuring children as an aid to fantasization, so I wouldn't think it out of the question. But you're talking about men who typically have collections of thousands of images and videos of actual abuse, so in the whole scheme of their offending it won't "tip them over the edge" or anything like that.
Another Anonymous
Ironic how I was molested by a respected member of the church at the ripe old age of nine?
Wonder what the church’s reaction would be to the film if the baseball coach was actually a man of the cloth??
While I do not have the intestinal fortitude to watch such films I feel that it is important for the community to attempt to comprehend the real confusion and utter havoc that being molested can have on an individual, sometimes flowing well into their adult life. This can especially relate to their sexuality and the years that it takes to wash it all away.
While I harbour no ill will towards the church in regards to my circumstances I do wish that they would focus more on cleaning up their own backyard through choosing access to children within trusting confines a little more carefully and not presume that because someone is a member of their church and willing to volunteer some of their time to help with the kiddies that they are no potential threat to them.
As far as the film goes I’ll bet my house that by banning it not one less child will be molested in this country. It’s time the church brought this issue out into the open for sweeping it under the carpet in denial as they are attempting to do with this film in their own righteous way will never work.
I find it somewhat incongruent that we lap up "Reality" TV yet this film depects what is, sadly for far too many, their version of reality on a regular basis.
Like the movie "Ken Park" which was banned, this movie pushes the envelope and gives us a sometimes uncomfortable view on what can and does really occur in some situations.
So are we OK with Reality TV, just not reality reality?
I high five it over HI5 regularly... the girls mind you!
Johnny Nemo
Do you use one and a half hands for S Club?
Another Anonymous - it's keeping silent that doesn't help. The conspiracy of silence, and then nothing can be done. This issue does need to be faced by the general community, because apparently statistics show it is widespread with no boundaries - across all socio-economic, educational, ethnic and cultural levels. It is a human problem. And it's children that suffer - who are probably the least powerful members of our society.
In the good old US of A the predominent number
1. category of pedophiles is strict religious leaders both in and out of the cloth.
2. category of pedophiles is career military officers.
I'm not making this up..
How dare you treat this topic so lightly.
It's not a joke.
On the contrary, it is only through humour that something so tasteless and cancerous can be 'attacked' head-on. Treating it with velvet gloves only places it on some kind of taboo pedastal - and that means it's out of reach and cannot be overcome.
I'm not saying we make a mockery of the seriousness of the subject matter (and I don't believe that's what Ms Fits has done here, either), but not 'taking it lightly' causes more problems down the road as far as dealing with the deeper, overarching issue is concerned.
De-sensitise it. De-sensationalise it. Don't make it a sacred cow. That won't help anyone.
In fact, it will make it worse.
Remember, laughter is the best medicine.* They don't say that for nothing.
* Unless you've got a cold. Nothing can help a cold.
i can't believe you could such an idiot to think nikki websters wipe and wear clothing is disgusting
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