Definitions and Limitations

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What is societies definition of “child pornography”. What constitutes as child pornography. A couple of cast members for a very popular television show did a photo-shoot that was deemed to close to child pornography in which the cast members gave apologies for. Lea Michelle and Diana Agron from the hit television show “Glee” did a photo shoot for the magazine GQ. They were half naked dressed in cheerleader outfits and high school apparel from the show. The public was outraged by this being to close to child pornography. Even though the actresses are each 24 years old, they play characters who are in high school and therefor are underage. Half naked photos that represent the characters in the show are considered child pornography by the public. "The intent, I think, is clearly to fetishize high school girls, and that is what I think is so troubling about that photo shoot," says the head of the Parents Television Council. In my belief however the actresses are over the age of 18 and therefor is not child pornography. This does raise a good question about what is considered children. Porn industries know how much people are willing to pay for child pornography so they have tried to find loopholes that will allow them to sell porn which in some way represents child pornography. The porn industry tries to get 18 year olds who look like 16 year olds to play roles to entice their viewers. Now that technology has advanced the porn industry has made CGI videos where children were put in as digital effects but the effects were done poorly to simulate that no child was used in the making of this film. People haven't been making a big deal about this because the porn industry isn't under scrutiny by the Parents Television Council. The main reason Glee took so much scrutiny is because it airs on national television and therefor may be viewed by children. Dictionary.com defines child pornography as “pornography using a child or children as the subject” (Dictionary.com).

Netter, Sarah. "Racy 'Glee' Photos in GQ: Time to Tone It Down or Just Get Over It? - ABC News."ABCNews.com: Daily News, Breaking News and Video Broadcasts - ABC News. 21 Oct. 2010. Web. 28 Nov. 2011. <http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/racy-glee-photos-gq-time-tone/story?id=11936706>.

"Child Pornography."Dictionary.com. Web. 28 Nov. 2011. <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/child+pornography>.