I’m so busy at work that I don’t have time to write here. I know, I probably shouldn’t be writing my diary at work, but I used to have time, and now I don’t. I don’t feel loved or appreciated at work. I have no ambition. I only want a salary.
This weekend I went to the ATB skate warehouse to chose a stunt scooter for the boy for Christmas. We got a bit carried away and spent £100 on one, but it is nice. It occurred to me that it would be a nice place to work. They have an indoor skate park and they build scooters and skateboards all day. They even seem to have a shop dog that wanders around. They may not need a technical author however, and I suspect the salary would not be as great as it is here in the exciting world of banking risk.
We also went to see Paddington at the cinema. I know it’s not very butch, but I liked it, and I’m quite sure I saw Michael Bond himself doing a little cameo. Incidentally, I looked him up on wikipedea and he still lives near Paddington Station. He’s 88.
Apparently the UK government this week banned a whole raft of activities from British-made pornography. So, if you’re making dirty films in UK, from today you are no longer allowed to feature:
- Spanking
- Caning
- Aggressive whipping
- Penetration of any object associated with violence (that’s an interesting one since any penis shaped object could potentially be “associated with violence”.)
- Physical or verbal abuse (so, bad language? Does Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels count?)
- Role playing as non-adults (so school girl costumes are out?!)
- Physical restraint
- Humiliation
- Female ejaculation
- Strangulation
- Facesitting
- Fisting
This list is not complete, only a sample.
It’s confusing, but it would seem that this new legislation applies to paid for, Video on Demand, and only material originating in UK. Also, it doesn’t apply to people viewing the material, only those making it, or sending it. I cannot work out whether it applies to recorded video already in existence, or indeed any recorded material. And I don’t know whether a private video between two or more people would count. I mean, if I was to make a Skype video call to my wife, would I be allowed to penetrate myself with the handle of a screwdriver?
It would appear to me to be an arbitrary set of moral rules which are for the most part unenforceable. The change to legislation is apparently to protect our children.
The thing that amuses me is the thought of a dozen or so middle aged men with thinning hair sitting in a room, drinking coffee and discussing whether female ejaculation is OK in British made porn. And they’re paid for it. Great use of my tax money.
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