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Motherfu…ing Stupidity: The BBFC And ‘Implied Language’

The British censor’s curious decision to treat ‘implied’ swearing no differently than if the actual word had been used.

The Relentless Lies And Contrived Hysteria Over The Existential Threat Of Porn

We would never take people seriously if they suggested that the whole of any industry or culture was represented solely by its worst elements. So why do we accept such blanket criticisms of adult entertainment?

Homocult – The Anarcho-Queer Provocateurs Of The 1990s

The anti-capitalist, class war art collective who infuriated the straight and gay establishment alike.

The BBFC’s Lust For Power Has No Limits

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The latest self-serving study by the BBFC is another exercise in manipulation and nudge-policy towards having everything we see under their control.

Adult Entertainment’s Death By A Thousand Cuts

Mastercard imposes new rules on adult sites in order to crush them under the weight of administration.

Free Speech As Long As I Approve Of It

The latest right-wing social media platform touting its free speech credentials has some notable exceptions to those freedoms – swearing and porn.

The Video Nasties Documentaries

A selection of predictably hysterical and ill-informed British TV documentaries and discussion shows from the height of the Video Nasty moral panic.

Academic Click ‘Bate: The War On Porn Continues

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The latest academic anti-porn study is full of holes, misinformation, scaremongering and supposition – don’t be fooled.

A Movie With Your Morning Paper

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Remembering the time when tomorrow’s fish and chip wrappers contained yesterday’s films.

Banned And Damned: Sex, Violence And Blasphemy On Channel 4 In The 1990s

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Provocative documentaries about forbidden culture, from the days when Channel 4 was still a credible and daring broadcaster.

The Rise of Sensitive Authoritarianism

The silencing of dissent – and why more government powers to control speech are the last thing we need.

Reframing Hollywood: The Moral Superiority Of Finding Everything Problematic

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The ignoble desire to find every old movie offensive and dangerous is the classic sign of the censorial belief that you know better than everyone else.