Current Events > I'm surprised that porn is illegal in Iceland...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_by_region#/media/File:Pornography_laws.svg

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/mar/25/iceland-most-feminist-country

While activists in Britain battle on in an attempt to regulate lapdance clubs the number of which has been growing at an alarming rate during the last decade Iceland has passed a law that will result in every strip club in the country being shut down. And forget hiring a topless waitress in an attempt to get around the bar: the law, which was passed with no votes against and only two abstentions, will make it illegal for any business to profit from the nudity of its employees.

Even more impressive: the Nordic state is the first country in the world to ban stripping and lapdancing for feminist, rather than religious, reasons. Kolbrn Halldrsdttir, the politician who first proposed the ban, firmly told the national press on Wednesday: "It is not acceptable that women or people in general are a product to be sold."

My question is: What about porn stars who choose to do their trade? Or online content creators?

I doubt Iceland could support a pornographic industry anyway.

Ah it's illegal to make. I was about to say there's going to be riots in Iceland if they banned all porn

NibeIungsnarf posted...

I doubt Iceland could support a pornographic industry anyway.

Also this. How many icelandic pornstars are there anyway

Metro2 posted...

"It is not acceptable that women or people in general are a product to be sold."

their body their choice. my ex-flatmate seemed to love the stripper life. it's not always all cigarette smoke, neon lights and fat creeps like the movies make it out to be. she was definitely fairly compensated for it, plus the ridiculous tips they make.
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note to self: remember to start porn productions BEFORE buying property in Iceland
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