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In reply to the discussion: ‘Rape porn’ possession to be punished by three years in jail, David Cameron to announce [View all]rrneck
(17,671 posts)the suspension of disbelief. For you or me Irreversible was very harsh and damn near unwatchable. We found it distasteful for that reason, otherwise it would have been no big deal. For somebody into rape porn, it would be highly erotic.
Any distinctions made about whether or not one could tell one from the other depend on the perceptions of the viewer, which cannot be defined or controlled. Thus the media that solicits the responses cannot be regulated.
Distinctions regarding whether or not it's a feature film or a video depend on the same question, "Is it art?" So if the budget is large enough, does that make it art? Does it have to have a big star? Should we recreate a sort of media Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture to make these distinctions for us? Can you define the moment when really high quality rape porn becomes art? If you can you'll be the first.
It's always worth a shot