Lately, several online stores which sell ebooks have been on a mission: to purge porn ebooks from their stores! Self-published authors are to blame, from what I gather. The news however is ambiguous. While they stress on forbidden themes such as incest, rape, and bestiality, they keep calling it with a general term: PORN.
WHSmith closed its store just to purge porn ebooks from its shelves. Meanwhile, Amazon stated that sex stories violate its policy: "We don't accept pornography or offensive depictions of graphic sexual acts." From such statement, I conclude that Amazon doesn't want any porn, even the consensual ones. Does it mean the end of commercial self-published erotica?
To counteract porn, UK is preparing Obscene Publications Act (OPA). If OPA is legalized, publishers will get punished if they fail to protect consumers from the "danger" of porn ebooks! Many anti-porn people support OPA. However, PJ Vogt from OnTheMedia.org protested that erotic fiction concerns fake characters who don't exist in real life.
SAVE THE CHILDREN ???
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One silly concern surfaces: CHILDREN! The news mentioned that many parents were worried their children might be exposed to porn ebooks from online stores. My question is, which silly parents who let their underage children run amok in Amazon, WHSmith, and other similar online stores, with a credit card???
The internet is NOT for children! Smart parents should have been aware of that. It's the parents' responsibility to look after their children, not by throwing blame! Heterosexual parents can't expect to have the joy of sex and produce baby, then force strangers to look after their child!
TEENAGERS VS PORN
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Ok, I want to know which person who has never been a teenager? Like it or not, teenagers (esp male) want porn! It's heavily influenced by biological clock. Puberty sets in, then they get lustful even though they're below 18. Keeping porn away from them is FUTILE! Even if internet had been closed down, they could still get porn!
I grew up in an age where internet hadn't existed. Even so, some highschool boys brought porn videos and magazines to school, so that they could trade with others. Clearly, blocking internet will have ZERO EFFECT. Teenagers are too sly and persistent when it comes to porn! The more you restrict them, the more they'll find a way to crack it.
SOLUTIONS?
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Instead of creating OPA and similar acts, parents should have actively monitored their children! Don't expect the government to do your job, parents! Porn materials should have been sold in a separate online section: for adults.
WHAT WILL I DO?
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Those who have followed my blog for long must have known me as a M/M erotica writer. My porn stories are free. For commercialism, I change my writing style by adding a lot of non-sexual plots to accompany the sex plots.
Long before the porn ebook scandal erupts, I've planned to create two separate editions for my next stories: Romance and Uncensored. I will only distribute Romance version for public, while the Uncensored version can only be purchased directly from me. The first title which will be sold in two editions is Timeless: Titanic Chapter, which will be out soon. Stay tuned!
I think that will probably be a good idea
ReplyDeleteIt allows people a chose. I personally like your books uncensored. That way I can enjoy the book the way it was written.
I agree entirely, regarding the uncensored version :) It's more fun with a bit of naughty elements. However, not everyone has the same perception. Some think the amount of my erotic scenes is perfect. Other think it's only emotionless flat porn. For me, it's impossible to create Erotica Edition and Porn Edition. Therefore I thought maybe I should take out the naughty scenes altogether, for mainstream release.
DeleteI'm glad you love reading my Uncensored Edition! :D Thanks again for being my reader, Jeff. It means a lot :)