Ok. Then should commercial pornography featuring under-18 but consenting performers be ok?
(I actually think that the age of consent for all sexual matters - sex, pictures, and whatnot - should be the same, and it should probably be under 18. Still in favor of a minimum age below which you can’t Do That, but 18’s just unreasonable.)
I think it should be lower, I’m just not sure how much.
Any arbitrary number is probably going to be wrong for some people.
I’m not sure either.
Yeah. I think our current arbitrary number’s probably more wrong than some lower arbitrary numbers might be, though.
And how would their career be damaged if we gave up the pretense that such pictures are inherently bad?
But the “this” in “This is why…” is that she’s fifteen. Again, what lesson do you want her to learn? You’re so concerned about her future being compromised by distributing nekkid pics, but not from being prosecuted, perhaps missing out on a better high school education, etc?
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The lesson is “Do what we say or we’ll do horrible bad things to you.” Some people never tire of teaching it.
There’s also the issue of unwanted attention coming because of the pictures. I’ve actually had people significantly older than I am get in contact with me and try to chat me up simply because they thought some NON-naked pictures of me they’d managed to find were sexy and meant that I wanted attention from a nice older man.
Which older people? Where? I will send out the intimidation squad.
(one good thing about working in a prison; you meet people with very interesting occupations. “Intimidator” was one occupation given to me by a patient. He’s back out on the streets now)
Worry not. This was a couple years ago, and I think they got the point when I told them to “leave me the hell alone” or something like that.
Ah, the hazards of posting on the same message board as your dad… 
Seriously, with some of the things I post on here, I’d absolutely die if my mom ever figured out how to turn on a computer and surf the net…
Since Elfbabe was reading the SDMB long before she signed up, I tended to not write anything here I wouldn’t mind my kids knowing. And once she signed up, we agreed on a mutual non-embarrassment pact.