The 1970s was the last time being a MAP in America was fun

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In colonial America, the regulation of obscenity was not thought to be any of the state's business until 1816 in Pennsylvania, and even then, it was only on a state level (Sharpless v. Pennsylvania). Then President Ulysses Grant passed the Comstock Act in 1873 that would be the first federal ban on obscenity until 1957 following the Roth v. United States Supreme Court ruling when obscenity was redefined so vaguely that it kickstarted a revolution in the smut industry. Until 1973, obscenity was not clearly defined and the type of content that flourished from this era was amazing, and a lot of it involved children. Until 1976 when Robin Lloyd of NBC published "For Money or Love: Boy Prostitutes in America" which caught the attention of feminist activist and owner of the Odyssey home drug rehabilitation program in New York, Judianne Densen-Gerber, who weaponized the publication to demand action from lawmakers w/ 60 Minutes and The New York Times running stories. Then in January/February 1978, the Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act of 1977 was passed which banned commercial distribution. Noncommercial distribution wasn't banned until the Child Protection Act of 1984 passed by Ronald Reagan. Possession in 1990 (see Osborne v. Ohio).

I wish I was alive then. The era of free love.

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In colonial America, the regulation of obscenity was not thought to be any of the state's business until 1816 in Pennsylvania, and even then, it was only on a state level (Sharpless v. Pennsylvania). Then President Ulysses Grant passed the Comstock Act in 1873 that would be the first federal ban on obscenity until 1957 following the Roth v. United States Supreme Court ruling when obscenity was redefined so vaguely that it kickstarted a revolution in the smut industry. Until 1973, obscenity was not clearly defined and the type of content that flourished from this era was amazing, and a lot of it involved children. Until 1976 when Robin Lloyd of NBC published "For Money or Love: Boy Prostitutes in America" which caught the attention of feminist activist and owner of the Odyssey home drug rehabilitation program in New York, Judianne Densen-Gerber, who weaponized the publication to demand action from lawmakers w/ 60 Minutes and The New York Times running stories. Then in January/February 1978, the Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act of 1977 was passed which banned commercial distribution. Noncommercial distribution wasn't banned until the Child Protection Act of 1984 passed by Ronald Reagan. Possession in 1990 (see Osborne v. Ohio).

I wish I was alive then. The era of free love.

I think the Hays code had a lot to do with this unfortunately. People who love to hate should have never been allowed in positions of authority and power. It's going to take a lot of effort to get the freedom back from those who control everything, including their own children. The Hays code prevented 'obscene' images from being in media, and probably helped to fuel the censorship and anti-sexuality thoughts of today.

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In colonial America, the regulation of obscenity was not thought to be any of the state's business until 1816 in Pennsylvania, and even then, it was only on a state level (Sharpless v. Pennsylvania). Then President Ulysses Grant passed the Comstock Act in 1873 that would be the first federal ban on obscenity until 1957 following the Roth v. United States Supreme Court ruling when obscenity was redefined so vaguely that it kickstarted a revolution in the smut industry. Until 1973, obscenity was not clearly defined and the type of content that flourished from this era was amazing, and a lot of it involved children. Until 1976 when Robin Lloyd of NBC published "For Money or Love: Boy Prostitutes in America" which caught the attention of feminist activist and owner of the Odyssey home drug rehabilitation program in New York, Judianne Densen-Gerber, who weaponized the publication to demand action from lawmakers w/ 60 Minutes and The New York Times running stories. Then in January/February 1978, the Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act of 1977 was passed which banned commercial distribution. Noncommercial distribution wasn't banned until the Child Protection Act of 1984 passed by Ronald Reagan. Possession in 1990 (see Osborne v. Ohio).

I wish I was alive then. The era of free love.

I think the Hays code had a lot to do with this unfortunately. People who love to hate should have never been allowed in positions of authority and power. It's going to take a lot of effort to get the freedom back from those who control everything, including their own children. The Hays code prevented 'obscene' images from being in media, and probably helped to fuel the censorship and anti-sexuality thoughts of today.

bro, 17 year olds now are treated like diaper wearing babies these days and if you even REMOTLY find someone under 188 attractive you are viewed as worse than trash.....that freedom is NEVER coming back...im not being negative I'm being real its just how society at large in developed countries views children and even teens.

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...that freedom is NEVER coming back...im not being negative I'm being real its just how society at large in developed countries views children and even teens.

If you don't believe society can EVER change, then what brings you to the forum of a MAP activism site?

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...that freedom is NEVER coming back...im not being negative I'm being real its just how society at large in developed countries views children and even teens.

If you don't believe society can EVER change, then what brings you to the forum of a MAP activism site?

I think it can change given enough time and effort. Pessimism doesn't do anything beneficial for me and makes me want to die. I personally need the hope. This IS an activism site so why not be a bit more optomistic about things? Pessimism doesn't seem like going to help make things better.

[Theendoftheline]

...that freedom is NEVER coming back...im not being negative I'm being real its just how society at large in developed countries views children and even teens.

If you don't believe society can EVER change, then what brings you to the forum of a MAP activism site?

I think it can change given enough time and effort. Pessimism doesn't do anything beneficial for me and makes me want to die. I personally need the hope. This IS an activism site so why not be a bit more optomistic about things? Pessimism doesn't seem like going to help make things better.

well its NOT Pessimism though, its reality, have you not SEEN the way things are going, how teens are infantilizing themselves more and more each coming year, and society itself is infantilizing children and even older teens to the point they are seen as helpless and how the term "pedo" to the general pubic does not mean attraction to prepubescent children but rather anyone that's under the age of 18 and in some cases even adult age gaps? Am i saying none of this will ever change? of course not, but will it prolly not change and only get much much worse in the next 100 to 200 years? yes. I stand by the fact that for things to go back to how it was and for younger people to be less infantilized in general some major disaster will pretty much need to take place to push the pendulum the other direction and force adolescents top take on more responsibility once more.