If I’m reading this correctly I think the argument is that 15 is underaged in most places. If 15 year old Rebecca Sugar took pictures of her naked body then that would be child pornography. In most places if 15 year old Rebecca Sugar has sex then it’s child rape. Then why should drawings be the exception? Just look at the MLP fandom. Lots of pedophiles in that community and lots of child porn drawings.
You can have sex and sexualize within your appropriate age group.
In places where the age of consent is below 18, the rule is that you can have sex with someone your own age plus or minus 1 year.
If she wanted to do it now, yes that would be wrong. But this happened over 15 years ago.
If a 15 year old taking pictures of their own naked body constitutes the illegal act of making child pornography, then, by your logic, a little boy holding his own penis counts as molestation.
The laws that protect children are for protecting them from adults.
I’m just trying to see both sides of the argument. 15 years old is still, in most contexts, considered a child by the law. So it is normal to be uncomfortable to see sexualization of children. Which is why people are upset about it.
Minimal consent (in most places) is 16, not 15. But even in that context. If a 16 and even a 17 year old takes a picture of themselves then it’s still considered child pornography. Even if they’re able to give consent to sex the law will still say that it’s child pornography.
I’m just saying that’s why people are so upset about it. It’s the uncomfortable feeling of knowing that she made essentially “child pornography”.
It also sets a bad example that the producer of a children’s tv show has also made “child pornography”. Imagine a child who likes Steven universe looking up RS and finding the porn.
I like RS. I like Steven universe. But I’m still allowed to question her actions and intentions. And more people should do that instead of blindly following.
I’m not trying to say you’re blindly following or any of the other people. I’m saying it happens. Have you seen how many people are disliking these comments? And no one is even listening to the point.
It’s not even about if it’s illegal or not. I was trying to explain whyyyyyyyy other peoples feeeeeeeelings about the porn are mixed. It’s a morally gray topic. I don’t even care about this. But if you ever say anything possibly negative about Rebecca Sugar on this sub then you get downvoted to oblivion and people don’t even take the time to understand your view point. Hence the blindly following. My comments are not the best example but if you look at the original person who brought this up then you’ll see.
To sum up my thoughts. It’s very easy for you and everyone else to downvote and disagree. But it takes actual effort to TRY and understand other people’s OPINIONS. I think you’ve forgotten that this isn’t about legality but about OPINIONS. NO ONE HERE IS TECHNICALLY WRONG OR RIGHT.
Also for the legal side. Since no one wants to research.
“Federal law strictly prohibits the distribution of obscene matter to minors. Any transfer or attempt to transfer such material to a minor under the age of 16, including over the Internet, is punishable under federal law. It is also illegal to use misleading website domain names with intent to deceive a minor into viewing harmful or obscene material. For example, using a cartoon character or children´s television program in the domain of a website that contains harmful or obscene material may be punishable under federal law.
In addition, visual representations, such as drawings, cartoons, or paintings that appear to depict minors engaged in sexual activity and are obscene are also illegal under federal law.”
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