Spare a thought for the people at the BBFC in the UK who in addition to having to watch every feature film to rate it also have to watch all the pornography videos to rate and check for legality.
I attended a university debate once between a BBFC censor and a female porn director. Watching the two of them talking about "counting knuckles during a fisting scene" to check that the UK requirement that at least one knuckle is always visible was a truly bizarre experience. The BBFC man had the look of an individual who has stared into the heart of darkness for a little too long. He had some excellent stories though!
If anyone does organise debates, talks, conferences etc in the UK on associated topics I can highly recommend getting in touch with the BBFC. They're really keen to engage with the wider public rather than just be two signatures on the screen just before a film comes on.
Have the BBFC ratings dropped though? I mean, stuff that was horrific and rated as 18 in the 1970s is now routinely part of films rated 12 or 12A. The sheer amount of violence that is part of films has significantly risen.
I attended a university debate once between a BBFC censor and a female porn director. Watching the two of them talking about "counting knuckles during a fisting scene" to check that the UK requirement that at least one knuckle is always visible was a truly bizarre experience. The BBFC man had the look of an individual who has stared into the heart of darkness for a little too long. He had some excellent stories though!
If anyone does organise debates, talks, conferences etc in the UK on associated topics I can highly recommend getting in touch with the BBFC. They're really keen to engage with the wider public rather than just be two signatures on the screen just before a film comes on.