Urophilia

An interesting case in the Dom Post about a conviction under the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 for DVDs which show urophilia.

What is interesting is that acts such as urophagia are not actually illegal, but films, videos or publications depicting such acts are illegal.

The FVPCA defines the following as objectionable in Section 3(2):

A publication shall be deemed to be objectionable for the purposes of this Act if the publication promotes or supports, or tends to promote or support,—

(a) The exploitation of children, or young persons, or both, for sexual purposes; or

(b) The use of violence or coercion to compel any person to participate in, or submit to, sexual conduct; or

(c) Sexual conduct with or upon the body of a dead person; or

(d) The use of urine or excrement in association with degrading or dehumanising conduct or sexual conduct; or

(e )Bestiality; or

(f )Acts of torture or the infliction of extreme violence or extreme cruelty.

Now all the activities bar (d) is a crime under the Crimes Act. Specifically

(a) child sex -s132
(b) rape – s128
(c) Necrophilia – s150
(e) Bestiality – s143
(f) Torture/extreme violence – s188

But (consensual) sexual activity which involves urine or faeces is not a crime, yet am image of it, is an offence.

It suggests to me that either such activities should be made illegal, or depictions of them should be made legal. This issue was in fact raised at select committee when Parliament last amended the law. I was one of the submitters – not on that issue, but on how to make the law workable for the Internet. The impression I got from the select committee was they they realised the law is somewhat of an anomaly, but no MP really wanted to be a crusader to stand up for the rights of people who enjoy videos of golden showers etc.

Personally I find anything involving urine or faeces pretty damn disgusting and while I’m pretty broadminded at what I will try, both of those activities are on my never ever list. But I’m not a fan of things being banned just because I don’t like them. And as I have said – they are not actually banned – only images or videos of them are banned.