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leeds_manc
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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http://www.theonion.com/articles/no-one ... age,29553/I don't say this about The Onion often (ever) but this is genius. N
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tombolt
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Location: Dorchester, Dorset
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Very nsfw if it's the one I'm thinking of!
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
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Sadly, so much of the US news output could masquerade as an Onion item.
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cloaked_wolf
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I suspect this is more to do with circulation. I would dare anyone to hold that image on a banner and walk through say India. Buddhists wouldn't be insulted because of their nature. But I'm willing to bet a few hardcore Hindus would take offence. As for Christians, show that pic in Alabama and see if you're still alive.
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leeds_manc
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I've edited my post accordingly 
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leeds_manc
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Yes, but the point is not that it doesn't cause offence, but how you choose to react to that feeling of being offended.
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brataccas
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Is that image illegal?
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leeds_manc
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Nope.
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Amnesia10
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JJW009
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Actually, I'm lead to believe that pornography law in this country is so convoluted that it may technically be illegal. If you choose to say that the Hindu deity is a beast, then that's bestiality. Depiction of sexual acts with cartoon animals is illegal in some cases - you just need to convince a judge that someone finds it erotic.
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ProfessorF
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I think you're possibly quite right. In fact, one of the acts depicted would probably qualify as 'Extreme' pornography, and that would land you in a considerable amount of hot water, apparently.
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leeds_manc
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It needs to be depicted in an extreme and realistic way.
The above image is cartoonish and humorous. It's also saved by the context of appearing in a series of news articles covering satirical news reporting, and not other 'erotic' material.
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belchingmatt
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This picture is educational, I never knew that Ganesha was a hermaphrodite.
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leeds_manc
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And exactly what have you against hermaphrodites?  Death to Australia. (actually are you still in Australia?  )
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