While perusing my friend’s vast DVD library (the man could give Blockbuster some competition) I glanced at his porn collection. What caught my eye was a series of parodies based on old TV shows, such as “This Ain’t the Brady XXX,” “This Ain’t the Munsters XXX” and “This Ain’t the Partridge Family XXX.” OK, I understand they can make them as a parody, but what about the fact that some of the characters in the shows were originally children? Yes, the women playing them are adults, but I don’t think when people think of Cindy Brady or Tracy Partridge they’re going to recall a 10 year old not a 19 year old. So, how do they get away with making them?
As you said, the actresses are of legal age, so exactly what law do you think they’re breaking?
Child pornography involves the images of actual children in actual sexual situations. Anything else is legal. Why would you think otherwise?
Admittedly in Australia, but stranger things have happened: Stupid fucking Australian courts: cartoon=child porn - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board
Summary: Man convicted for possession of child pornography for having cartoon images of the Simpsons in sexual situations.
How old are the characters in the porn parody supposed to be?
If the porno version can imagine the Brady kids as being nekkider and more sexually active than they were in the TV show, surely in can imagine them as being older, too.
It’s a good thing you didn’t find “Who Does Scooby Doo XXX?” or we’d never hear the end of it.
I went by to return and borrow some more dvds (Hey. here’s “Gorgo”) I looked at the back of “This Ain’t the Bradys” and one of the scenes appears to take place in the boys’ bedroom, which had bunk beds.
From what I’ve seen, most such titles are only “parodies” in the loosest possible sense of the word. The folks who make porn aren’t exactly skilled screenwriters; they’re not crafting masterworks of subtle japery, poking fun at popular series. They’re banking on the probability that someone will buy their title based solely on the familiar name. Sure, there’ll be some costumes and sets that might vaguely look like the originals if you squint just right, but on the whole, the title and what you see on the screen have little to do with one another. So, I wouldn’t worry about them “promoting pedophilia” or anything like that.
Ya know, back in the day, after the Traci Lords scandal porn companies decided they better not take any chances. Even with all the extra record keeping assuring that all actresses were of age they still wouldn’t even imply things like jailbait, incest, kidnap/rape fantasies etc.
Its only been in the last decade or so with the explosive growth of internet porn that its returned to ‘what the market can bear’, which for porn means absolutely anything and everything goes! 