(trigger warning, obvs)<p>....And actual discussions about rape and rape culture become even more diminished as the law <i>completely overlooks</i> the wide-ranging aspects of rape. It's often very difficult to identify if what you are seeing is consensual or not, so now the law's basically going to redefine rape as... What? Some stereotype of a guy in a mask with a knife to a defenseless person's neck?<p>From Wikipedia:<p><pre><code> The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion,
abuse of authority or against a person who is incapable
of valid consent, such as one who is unconscious,
incapacitated, or below the legal age of consent.
</code></pre>
How the fuck are they going to be able to tell if the person in the picture is of legal age of consent, or under the influence, or if they've been coerced? What if they're just scared shitless and go along without consenting because of prior trauma? Does the law give any indication how to tell just from a picture or video what is rape and what isn't? Does a blog post or support forum depicting one's own rape count as 'porn'?<p>There is no way to tell if something is or isn't rape just from looking as an outsider. Rape varies in who is the victim, who is the abuser, and the circumstances of how the attack takes place - often it doesn't even look like an attack. Often it's a family member or relative. It very rarely gets reported and it's almost never prosecuted successfully. All this law's going to do is whitewash the reality of rape culture and prevent people from addressing real issues in an adult fashion.<p>The other way to look at this is: Was rape already illegal? Yes. And wouldn't possession of proof of rape just be used against you in court? Yes. So what does this law actually accomplish? It attempts to sweep under the rug any thoughts or imagery of rape, as if to pretend it never existed.<p>Good job, Cameron.