At my company, it is considered to be sexual harrassment if a female finds out that I have a pornographic gif on my computer, even if I never display it. Apparently, just the knowledge that this material exists creates a "hostile" environment.
Does the GIF have to portray a person of the female persuasion in order for the "hostile" environment to be created, or will any sexually oriented image suffice?
I have heard that in Canada it is already illegal to even possess drawings or stories that depict pedophilia.
Yes, the Canadians are way ahead of us in the area of censorship. In addition to drawings and stories, anything which suggests that sexual relationships between adults and minors are not always harmful is also prohibited by law. If you do a piece of scientific research on intergenerational relationships, it can only be published in Canada if it concludes such relationships are harmful. One sex study which came to the "wrong" conclusion has already been banned by the Canadian government.
I am sure that many Americans would have no objection to similar laws.
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