A newly active member of Yes to Freedom and law student, Immigrant88 wrote with the collaboration of myself and other members of the organisation a lengthy article explaining from a legal perspective the flaws of laws censoring “prurient fiction”. More precisely, it uses Professor Lon L. Fuller’s conception of natural law as basis of its arguments.
You can view it below, as well as download it here.
Very human is the fear of what is not understood. Those who openly engage in unconventional conduct are bound to fight for mere tolerance – regardless of the impact, or absence thereof, of said behaviour.
The current climate of utter misunderstanding, and incidentally of moral panic, that surrounds modern Japanese visual culture is illustrated in outstanding detail in the following story that has been sent to Yes to Freedom by email. As the writer has expressed his desire to remain anonymous, we will refer to him as “John Smith”. The text was furthermore edited with the writer’s permission to improve legibility.
