Posted on 08/20/2023 3:27:19 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Lawmakers in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine announced on Friday that they have collected enough signatures for a bill that would decriminalize the production of pornography. Lead sponsor of the proposal, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, has argued that the current laws encourage corruption and that legalizing porn could help raise funds for the military.
Measure 9623 would amend Article 301 of Ukraine’s criminal code, which Zheleznyak called “nothing short of stupidity.” It does not change anything pertaining to child pornography, human trafficking, or prostitution.
“We are not even talking about OnlyFans, but about consuming this content in general,” he told the Kiev Post, adding that sending someone to prison for up to eight years for sending or receiving nudes is a Soviet legacy.
Thousands of Ukrainians are actively employed in the production of pornography. According to Zheleznyak, the state received over 34 million hryvnia ($920,000) in taxes in the first half of 2023 from sites such as OnlyFans, whose majority owner is Ukrainian-American businessman Leonid Radvinsky.
A charity using nudes to raise funds for the Ukrainian military has also helped with the initiative. Called ‘Teronlyfans’, the group rewards those who donate to the armed forces or refugees with spicy photos.
This is a good representation of the role of the body in war. As citizens of Ukraine, our primary responsibility is to provide our soldiers with everything they need,” Teronlyfans executive Anastasia Kuchmenko told the Kiev Post. Though the group deals in “erotic and not pornographic content,” Kuchmenko concedes that they could face prosecution if the government did not turn a blind eye to their activities.
Zheleznyak has also argued that Ukrainian police have better things to do than hunt down cam girls, citing statistics that show 85,500 man-hours were dedicated to porn cases in 2021, which he said amounted to a year of daily work, without holidays, for 41 investigators. His amendments note that over 700,000 people received court summons in 2022 for charges under Article 301.
Though the proposal already has the necessary co-sponsorships to move to a vote, some Ukrainians are not thrilled about it. One comment on Zheleznyak’s Telegram channel said pornography is worse than alcoholism, while another claimed that “the same people that are for the legalization of LGBTs are for the legalization of porn,” and that this will “lead to great problems and the degradation of the nation.”
Zheleznyak’s party, Golos, proposed legalizing same-sex civil partnerships in March. It has 20 seats in the 450-member legislature, whose mandate expires in October but will likely be extended as President Vladimir Zelensky’s martial law prevents a new election from being called.
you neoCONs have no shame
Wonder how the saintly and prayerful UMCRevMom feels about this?
Disgusting! If only we could get the money back and see how much the traitor got.
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Their version of Girls Scouts fundraising by selling cookies.
But with filthy sleaze.
Will the churches having congregations pray for Ukraine add “and may their porn enterprises get the money they need.”?
What was your first clue?
Z prob wants homo porn.
It would be interesting to know how UMC Mom can explain this one.
They’ll have to compete with North Korea.
At least they’re looking at other methods of funding their inhumane meat grinder besides waving the tin cup all the time. 🤦🏻♀️
So how much of OUR money is going to fund it?
She’s going to star in it ? :) Just joking , umcr !!
Normally this would be a bull feces article, but when taken with the fact that some tranny is doing propaganda for that bi-sexual Zelenskyy who became wealthy off US debt spending, who knows. What is known is that logistics and supply lines are wide open on both sides and nothing is being done about that, hmmmm....$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Will Stormy Daniels go over there to participate? Stuff for Ukraine and all that.
Her version of US film stars singing on Bob Hope shows and various USO ones for service people overseas. Raquel Welch, Lola Falana.
https://www.uso.org/stories/2169-these-9-world-famous-women-are-an-integral-part-of-uso-history
Bob Hope in show in Alaska: “I hope all you guys can hear me. I heard some of the back rows are so far back you guys are eating borscht.”
Cant really see any good coming from this.
Yeah, that’ll get God on your side, eh.
Paging the #ProdigalJunkie! Your agent is on the RED courtesy phone.
Praying for victory while making porn. Guess they DO have a chance in hell of winning the fight for freedom. (On earth they might win but in heaven?) God is not mocked.
When you pledge allegiance to the Globohomo Empire, you are required to worship all of Globohomo’s gods.
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