Chapter 299
Chapter 299
A petition against the regulation of pornography posted by an anonymous netizen received 1 million signatures within a week, and surpassed 1.2 million within 10 days.
After receiving the petition’s consent for 30 days, wouldn’t it have surpassed 2 million at this rate?
When this happened, the media also reported this fact as major news at once. I was shocked to see the number of consents rising in real time.
“What is this? Why is porn appearing in regulatory reform?”
Taek-gyu said it was natural.
“You don’t know? Pornography is the industry that needs to be deregulated first. At what time does it make sense that porn is still illegal?”
“It is, though.”
In the case of prostitution, some countries allow it, and some don’t. But in the case of porn, everyone allows it. In fact, Korea is the only developed country where pornography is illegal.
Although Korea generally follows global standards, when it comes to pornography, it boasts strong regulations that are not inferior to those of Islamic countries.
Ellie asked as if she didn’t understand.
“I’ve been wondering for a long time, why is porn illegal only in Korea? There is nothing wrong with adults enjoying adult content. If there is no problem in enjoying it, there is no problem in making it.”
“Well… … .”
You’re going to be discussing porn with your girlfriend in front of your friends.
Strictly speaking, adult content itself is not illegal. Erotic movies are legal. However, pornography with actual sex is illegal.
“First of all, the biggest reason is the Confucian culture. In the process of rapid industrialization, there must be some that have not been properly discussed.”
As far as porn is concerned, both liberals and conservatives are opposed. In addition, the conservative tendencies of the older generation, women’s rights, and youth education issues overlapped and made it more complicated.
Taegyu said.
“The strange thing is that it’s forbidden by law, but everyone is watching.”
Pornography has never been legal in Korea. But there has never been a time when there was no pornography.
In the days when there was no internet, magazines, video tapes, and CDs were secretly traded in places like Yongsan and Cheonggyecheon back alleys, and after the internet was opened, foreign pornography began pouring out through the network in earnest.
Even now, you can easily find porn with just one or two clicks and a search.
“Then can we not allow it now?”
It is common for incumbents, who will be harmed if the regulations are removed, strongly oppose, but in the case of pornography, there are no incumbents who can oppose it. (The erotic film industry will suffer, but it has already been wiped out due to illegal pornography. )
At this point, it is time to start a social discussion for legalization… … .
“In Korea, talk about sex is very sensitive.”
No matter how widely spread out in the shade, it is not easy to bring it to the light. Is it the face of adults?
“Isn’t Korea pretty open-minded among Asian countries?”
“It may look like that, but it’s surprisingly conservative.”
Taehyung nodded his head.
“Is not it. It is a country where it is difficult for young people to buy condoms.”
Ellie was surprised at that.
“really? Contraceptive methods are taught at school.”
“This is kind of funny… … .”
Since condoms are medical supplies, even teenagers can purchase them at any pharmacy or convenience store. However, protruding or functional condoms are designated as adult products and are prohibited from being sold to adolescents. If sold, imprisonment for up to one year or a fine of not more than 5 million won can be imposed.
“Why?”
“It’s to prevent young people from feeling pleasure.”
At my words, Ellie burst into laughter.
“Is there such a joke in Korea?”
Taek-gyu and I shook our heads at the same time.
“It’s not a joke, it’s real.”
Ellie said confused.
“No, if you’re not going to enjoy pleasure, why would you do it?”
“What… … It is.”
I also don’t understand what this means.
To be precise, it was announced by the Youth Protection Committee, and after that, the Youth Protection Committee belonged to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. And the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has maintained this regulation for over 20 years.
It is difficult to discuss gender issues in Korea to the extent that such a nonsensical rule cannot be changed. Needless to say, if it was porn.
It is illegal under the law, but such an ambiguous situation that everyone sees has continued until now, and it was also an issue that would someday be publicly discussed.
I didn’t know it would turn out like this all of a sudden.
Whether legal or illegal, the point is that porn is a huge industry.
The porn industry is constantly growing. It didn’t even matter when the economy was in recession or boom.
Except for Korea, almost all countries are developing the porn industry, and the US, UK, Japan, and France have already established themselves as a huge industry.
The porn market has grown as it grows, and will never shrink. In fact, it showed explosive growth by combining with new technologies.
With the development of technology, the consumption method of pornography continues to change. In the early days, it was mainly screened at adult cinemas, but later, with the spread of color TVs and video players (porn accelerated the spread), it was changed to watching at home.
After the development of the Internet, the medium has changed from TV to computer (again, porn has accelerated the spread), and now mobile is the trend. Watching is also changing from downloading to streaming.
As it is said that porn is the first field where all new technologies are used, the wind of the 4th industrial revolution has also swept through the porn industry.
And Faceit has been reborn as the undisputed strongest player in the porn industry by actively introducing these new technologies. Recommendation algorithm using big data, 4K video production, VR porn, AI and sex doll combination, etc.
The 5G era to be opened in the future is also a good opportunity for the porn industry to take off. Faceit was also in the midst of research on virtual sex using 5G networks.
The fourth industrial revolution will reduce manufacturing jobs. However, in the field of content, it was a different story. The number of jobs required for server and website management and production increased, and each company continued to increase employment.
“I remember when I invested in Faceit. That was my first startup investment.”
Who would have thought that the first company they invested in would do so well?
At my words, Ellie asked, as if she had suddenly remembered something.
“Oh right! So who was your favorite actor back then?”
“Are you learning?”
“A porn star.”
“Ah… … .”
When I panicked, Ellie smiled.
“Now is the time to be honest. Come on, let’s talk.”
“… … .”
I want to protect the privacy of her retired.
* * *
When the petition for regulatory reform exceeds 200,000 signatures, the person in charge of the relevant department must respond.
As the media’s attention was focused, US Secretary of Gender Equality and Family Shin-Jin Shin stepped forward and made her position clear.
“The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has been working to eradicate sexual commodification of women and pornography. However, even now, many women are suffering from illegal filming and revenge porn, and they are even making extreme choices. Women are not objects of pleasure and consumption. To protect women’s human rights and establish a healthy sexual culture, pornography should be banned.”
Netizens generally reacted as absurd.
-Leisure class that puts hidden cameras and pornography on the same line.
-I agree that illegal filming and revenge porn are serious crimes and must be eradicated. But why should normal and legally produced porn be treated the same?
– Secretly, you tie these two together and talk.
– You’re asking for a law to ban sex altogether?
– Whoa! What do you want from a Confucian country like this?
-If pornography should be banned in order to protect women’s human rights and establish a healthy sexual culture, are the US, UK, France, Germany, etc. that allow pornography, violating women’s human rights and spreading an unhealthy sexual culture?
-The trap is that these countries have a higher gender equality index than Korea.
– Shouldn’t the Minister of Recreation attend the UN Human Rights Commission to accuse countries that allow pornography?
-Features of Korea Leisure Department = Korea-limited follicles.
Rep. Lee Jeong-hye of the Liberal People’s Party made an extra sip here.
“Pornography is absolutely illegal in Korea. However, it has not been properly regulated. I will make and propose a law that makes the crackdown and punishment of pornography more stringent than it is today.”
A total of ten lawmakers participated in the bill proposal, led by women lawmakers in the party, including Rep. Lee Jeong-hye. Three members of the New Politics Party were also listed here.
A bipartisan collaboration to ban porn!
Netizens were shocked.
– No, you bastards!
– You’d better hit my neck!
– No, I petitioned for the regulation to be lifted, but what is the case of making the regulation?
-Why are you preventing adults from viewing adult content?
-haha! You are very ten-year-old. Ah! Tenseonbi is not an insult at all, it means ten legislators who have the same spirit of a scholar.
– That’s right. From now on, let’s call them seonbi!
– You teenagers!
However, the public opinion in support of the seonbi (?) was not formidable.
-Never loosen the porn regulations!
– Think about it. What will our children see and learn?
-If pornography is allowed in a country where gender inequality is severe like Korea, it will eventually lead to the exploitation of women.
– Stop discrimination against women!
– A woman’s body is not a sexual object!
– In the old days, it was said that men and women are equal to seven generations. But what about porn?
– Aren’t you ashamed to see your ancestors?
– Families are collapsing due to pornography and society is collapsing ㅜㅜ
-When porn is legalized, Korea becomes a porn heaven!
-Huh? Then get a dog.
As the controversy surrounding the legalization of porn grew, foreign media also expressed interest. Foreigners expressed their surprise that pornography was illegal in Korea.
When this incident brought Faceit attention, Toby Strong posted a post on Facenote.
[Koreans love pornography. We have already secured 500,000 Korean paid subscribers.]The expectation that there would be many Korean subscribers had long been expected. But this is the first time the CEO has spoken directly.
His remarks surprised people.
Netplay, the world’s largest video streaming site, has 350,000 subscribers in Korea. But the porn site Faceit has more subscribers than that!
-50 million people? Why are Korean men like this?
-I used the Internet in my boyfriend’s room and there was a Face It address. So, on that day, I notified him that we were going to break up right away.
-I’m worried that my lover might also join ㅜㅜ
-Do not worry too much. There are many men who do not watch pornography.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)
– When I asked, my husband said he had never seen pornography since he was born. As a man, I really don’t understand men who see things like that.
-Haha, you’ve never seen pornography since you were born? Is that true?
– Authorities should strictly block access to foreign porn sites.
-Okay, just bypass it with a VPN.
-What is a VPN?
-When I asked my sister who entered Sein Women’s University as the chief of computer science, she said that it was the initials of Video, Porno, and Nomo.
– Huh! Sometimes men say internet VPN, blah blah blah blah blah blah.
– It’s really dirty. How can you use such a word casually on the Internet? Shouldn’t it be reported for sexual harassment?
-Oh, Shiba, I forgot what to say.
– I don’t know where to start. Should I point out from my older sister who attends computer science, or should I point out that Sein Women’s University doesn’t have an engineering school?
-Please note that DNS is the initials of Dirty, Nopo, and Sex.
-HTTP is Hen Tai The Porn lol
-Then SNS is Swapping, Nocon, Sex?
Toby Storong’s facenote received tens of thousands of comments.
The next day, he posted one more post.
[130,000 of those 500,000 subscribers are women.]The internet has been turned upside down again.
– What, what?
-I didn’t ask how many female subscribers there are!
-130,000 people? Why are Korean girls like this?
– I’m going crazy. Why do women join?
-Faceit content for women is a hit.
-Everyone! You know it’s all lies, right?
-Yes. That includes the payments made by teenage boys with their mom’s card.
-Then, if a man uses a woman’s card, all of them will appear as female subscribers. I thought it was kind of weird.
– From what I’ve heard, it’s not the only case where a husband paid with his wife’s card.
-If it’s a Korean man, then that’s enough.
– What kind of madman swipe his wife’s card on a porn site?
– Haha I’m tired of mental victory.
