Is it OK to watch porn in public?

[MarkRich84]

The question remains, could (not should) this kind of thing become the norm in years to come?

I think it could.

Our society is quite tame compared to some European and Asian countries. I can see the world being a lot more open about sex.

It reminds me a bit about a John Lennon quote,
"We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight."

Although it's not exactly the same issue here... But sex is a natural behaviour. It's fun and healthy, when done properly.

Porn is just digital vouyerism... I'd much rather live in a society that is more accepting of porn videos than it is of violence videos.

Not sure if all kinds of porn should be viewed publicly though 😂

Interesting topic, and I'm sure they'll be a lot of differing opinions on this

[Laphroaig]

cos i comically need your permission to post, cos you're a dude, and people need to heed you. but i never will, hahahaha...you'll have to glasgie kiss me for me to do so.

FYI it's "Glesga"...

[Laphroaig]

I think it could.

Our society is quite tame compared to some European and Asian countries. I can see the world being a lot more open about sex.

It reminds me a bit about a John Lennon quote,
"We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight."

Although it's not exactly the same issue here... But sex is a natural behaviour. It's fun and healthy, when done properly.

Porn is just digital vouyerism... I'd much rather live in a society that is more accepting of porn videos than it is of violence videos.

Not sure if all kinds of porn should be viewed publicly though ��

Interesting topic, and I'm sure they'll be a lot of differing opinions on this

"Openness" (for want of a better term) about sex has varied enormously throughout history. From the infamous Roman orgies (where it was also perfectly acceptable to use brothels/prostitutes and many noble families introduced their sons to sex via either slaves or prostitutes) to the prudish Victorian Britain, where a woman showing a hint of ankle in public was considered scandalous.

[llemming]

no. the world doesn't revolve around any single individual. be respectful of others.
but by all means, go home and watch it all day/night long if that floats your boat...

[DeezNuts515]

If it's concealed, i don't see why not. i see it sometimes on my phone on the bus, with nobody else knowing.

If you aren't jerking off, what the fuck is the purpose of watching porn? You can't find something else to do on a bus?

[ElectricWoody]

If someones child under 18 see's it and the parents object, you going to Jail. I think theres another law about public places. But if you're on the Dark Side of the Moon watching porn and someone see's ya, tell'em to fuck themselves.

[blackchubby38]

No, I would not watch porn public.

No, its not acceptable behavior or nor should it ever become the norm. Just because technology has provided us means to do it, does that mean society should allow it.

I believe in having open and frank discussions when it comes to sex. As well as acceptance of what consenting adults do behind closed doors. But the overall goal of watching porn is personal gratification. In other words, keep your porn to yourself and wait until you get home to watch it.

[Stavros]

On the one hand the Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981 appears to make the public display of pornography illegal, but does allow for the display of images or film deemed to be pornographic if it takes place in a public place such as a cinema, a theatre, television and so on; and was the law which forced sex shops to stop displaying material in the shop window and to post warning signs that pornography would be on display in the shop.

On the other hand the Act in 1981 clearly did not anticipate the emergence of technology that would enable an individual in 2017 to watch porn on a mobile device, so in addition to not including this in the Act (one assumes there may be an amendment to the Act to cover mobile devices) it also places the onus of punishment on the producers rather than the consumers:
If any indecent matter is publicly displayed the person making the display and any person causing or permitting the display to be made shall be guilty of an offence.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/42

But even here questions arise- is the person downloading a porn film onto a mobile phone 'causing or permitting the display to be made', or could it be the phone provider if it is a contract phone, etc etc.

Another possibility is Section 5 of the Public Order Act, which governs behaviour such as swearing in public if it leads to say, a violent altercation between one or more persons. If as a result of seeing porn on another passenger's phone another member of the public becomes angry, and for example seizes the device from the owner and throws it on the ground, resulting a fight, that would come under the Public Order Act.

I think morally it is wrong because in a public place one individual should respect the right of privacy of another. For that reason I long hoped that Page 3 of The Sun newspaper would be banned by law, whereas it was allowed to remain until the paper let it die, because I have seen women embarrassed to see someone next to them on a bus open the paper at page 3, and not just women. And incidentally, in the 1970s or 1980s one of the page 3 models was 16 years old, which in the US would have made the paper liable to prosecution for printing images of an underage child.

[MarkRich84]

It's also good to remember that many things are illegal in most countries that you'll never get prosecuted for... for example:

'It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down'

The only laws that you can trust are the ones that are really straight forward, or ones that have recently been used to settle a recent case... but even then, every law is open to interpretation by a judge or magistrate.

If you were simply found to have been watching porn on your phone whilst you were in a public place, you'd probably get away with it.

But if someone was clearly showing a disregard for common decency, and allowing people to see what was being watched, then you'd have an issue.

Broadcasting something with the intent to allow others to freely view it would also then come under a law that deals with the broadcasting of restricted material.

As long as you were not intending anyone to see what you were watching, and you weren't performing a sexual act in public. I would highly doubt anything would happen to you.

I still think that it will become less of a 'Big Thing' in the future... as I would imagine the whole taboo surrounding the subject of porn.

I can see porn being something a lot more normal as time goes by.

[TheBlueEyedKid]

No it is definitely not ok.