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It is legal to have sex at age of 16 but why can't I watch porn at the age of 16?

Can any one tell me why it is not legal to watch porn under 18?But it is legal to have sex at the age of 16, If I can have sex why cannot I watch sex?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Pornography cannot be legally sold or distributed to anyone under 18. The fact that you as a 16 year old watch it is not related and generally not a chargeable offense. If an adult man showed you porn at your age then he would be considered to be breaking the law.

    Also the age of consent varies from state to state and while most are age 16 some are 18.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I think that it's mostly because all of the porn stars are over 18 years old & they're afraid that you'll be inspired to jump on the bandwagon & pull a Traci Lords. (Traci Lords made porn at 15 because she was pressured into it. Really sad story, actually.)

    It's silly, but the intentions are good.

  • 1 decade ago

    Don't know.

    Guess it's the same reason a man can join the military and die for his country at the age of 18.

    But he can't drink a beer until he's 21.

  • 1 decade ago

    Well sex isn't necessarily legal, it's just not illegal, because you can't really make it illegal...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I dont know this world is messed up!!!!

  • 1 decade ago

    omg...you are messed up...what the hell is going on...........

    y not get couple black strong guys to rape you?

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