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British Board of Film Classification (Accountability to Parliament and Appeals) Bill

Yes, certainly. The gist of the decision was that the standard of proof set by the video appeals committee in determining whether the game was damaging was so high that it could almost never be attained, in any case. The High Court said that that process was legally flawed. The basis that the committee used to justify allowing it would effectively allow anything. In an earlier ruling, nine years ago, the video appeals committee had effectively opened the doorway to almost all forms of non-violent pornography. Another example that is far more recent than the film I mentioned earlier is the film ““Irreversible””. This film includes a scene of the rape of a very attractive actress, which runs for nine consecutive minutes. If one types ““irreversible rape”” into Google, five of the top 10 links are to clips of that rape scene, which has been passed by the BBFC. If that is not glamorising rape, it is difficult to imagine what would be.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
472 c1354 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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