Censorship News

February 2008 - Posts

  • 26.02.2008 - New book, The Porn Report, reveals sexes X-rated tastes

    The traditional sterotype of a porn user is a dysfunctional middle aged man in a grubby raincoat, but that is being challenged by an unlikely newcomer to the scnene, according to a new book on pornography in Australia.

     

    That newcomer says author Catharine Lumby, is likely to be a woman aged under 35 who lives int eh suburbs, votes for a progressive party like the Greens, is in a momogomous relationship with a man and earns slightly more than average.

     

    From The Daily Telegraph. Read the full story Posted Wednesday, 27 February 2008 1:09 PM | 0 Comments

  • 22.02.2008 - Bare facts about porn.

    Predominantly male, Liberal as well as Labor voters, more likely to be religious and living in a monogomous relationship. This is not the target market for a new Holden sedan but your average Australian pornography user.

     

    From The Australian. Read the full article here.

  • 18.02.2008 - The X Files

    A Sunday Age investigation into Victoria's adult entertainment industry has found storefront shelves heavy with tens of thousands of X-rated films, which show real depictions of sex and are illegal to sell in Australia outside the ACT and Northern Territory.

     

    More worrying though, is the widespread presence of unclassified films, which have not been submitted to the Classification Review Board and as such are illegal to sell anywhere in Australia.

     

    Article from The Age. Read the full story Posted Monday, 18 February 2008 12:37 PM | 1 Comments