April 10th: The bill has been vetoed!
April 2nd: The politicians in Arizona are about to sign into law a bill that would mandate sites like e621 to either impose age verification on all users or be at a risk of lawsuits. Such system would be required to go through third party vendors, who in turn must go through a government database to verify every user's age. This is not only a major violation of privacy, but it also opens up a very real danger of identity theft through phishing schemes and other methods, not to mention that we would not be able to control any of that information to make sure it is permanently deleted after age verification is complete.
Unfortunately, Arizona is the state out of which e621 operates, which means that this law will almost certainly affect us if it is to pass. If want to help us ensure that this site can continue to serve you without being required to know who you are, please ask the Arizona governor to veto this bill.
Please, help us get the word out by letting others know about this issue.
For some further information on what the bill does have a look at https://action.freespeechcoalition.com/bill/arizona-hb-2586/
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barbqeel
MemberPerhaps in a real world setting, no. But given the right hypothetical situation in an exaggerated play on life, yes, it could be possible.
siemens
MemberNeither is censorship.
I'm so tired of people using ponies to soapbox their opinions.
DorkyYeen
MemberThey use a fictional character as a sock puppet for their own views and beliefs 'cause they can't back them up alone.
TheDimLamp
MemberUsing any medium becomes tiresome when it becomes monotonous enough.
Okkervil
MemberWRONG!
FoxFourOhFour
Blocked"Elmer Fudd Raping Porky Pig"
- 'Nuff Said.
Daneasaur
Memberyes you are and you even admit that this will most likely cause a negative backlash and chains of angry replies.
semerl
MemberUploader didn't make the image. How many years ago did you register?
Princess Celestia
MemberSay's an anonymous user on a furry image dump website. I don't exactly see you lining up to be first to use your real name, after all.
Ser Fredrick
MemberThis is true.
SEE!?! THAT WAS HILARIOUS!
in text.
user 7121
MemberCame here to say this.
Moreover, making a subject taboo for humor only gives it more power. Rape is about power, so making rape a taboo subject is only going to make it worse.
Tsukiyomi-Sakura
MemberYou know what they say about people whom defend rape culture!
I'm sure any of the ponies including pinkie pie have strict objections to rape or rape culture jokes.
Suggesting that they don't when it's fairly obvious shows this post is personally making you angry, most likely because it is attacking your personal likes.
You know what they say about people who defend rape culture.
jade0black
MemberRape culture as you know it isn't real. It's a fantasy used to back up paranoia driven ideological nonsense. Being branded a rapist destroys a persons reputation entirely in the West. In some cases even further than a conviction for murder.
Meanwhile false accusations are treated like nothing, despite their ability to destroy a career or reputation and innocent until proven guilty is being trampled upon, under a culture of 'listen and believe.'
Rape culture of minimizing and shaming rape victims does exist in one form however, for men. Male rape victims are treated like jokes, systemic male sexual abuse in government organizations and churches has been a cornerstone of comedy for decades.
Rape jokes, are however, still funny. Your prudish censor happy attitude doesn't change the fact that your ideas are based in a totalitarian notion of pussification and child like emotional tenderness that has no place among rational, mature adults.
user 7121
MemberMan, nothing like three years to change my opinion on something.
Seydaschu
MemberMy favorite, Russian in origin I believe:
"Today, I prevented a woman from being raped."
"Great! How did you do it?"
"I asked first."
AbnormalCybran
MemberI know this was 8 years ago and all but damn man, thank you. If anything, treating male rape as a joke at best has only gotten worse over the years.
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