Under the provisions of the Child Online Protection Act the term harmful to minors is defined any "communication. . . that is obscene or that: 1.
* the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find, taking the material as a whole and with respect to minors, is designed to appeal to, or is designed to pander to, the prurient interest; 2.
* depicts, describes, or represents, in a manner patently offensive with respect to minors, an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, an actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual act, or a lewd exhibition of the genitals or post-pubescent female breast; and 3.
* taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic political, or scientific value for minors."
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| - Under the provisions of the Child Online Protection Act the term harmful to minors is defined any "communication. . . that is obscene or that: 1.
* the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find, taking the material as a whole and with respect to minors, is designed to appeal to, or is designed to pander to, the prurient interest; 2.
* depicts, describes, or represents, in a manner patently offensive with respect to minors, an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, an actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual act, or a lewd exhibition of the genitals or post-pubescent female breast; and 3.
* taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic political, or scientific value for minors."
- There are a lot of things Moral Guardians believe kids should not be exposed to, and that doesn't just include violence and bad language. Issues such as sexuality, death of loved ones, bad guys winning, and other things Harmful To Minors are generally kept from kids until they're considered mature enough to understand them, or at least handled with extreme sensitivity. Because Children Are Innocent. Often used as a Freudian Excuse for iniquitous characters. See Corruption of a Minor; contrast Corruption by a Minor, Troubling Unchildlike Behavior. Compare What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?.
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| - Under the provisions of the Child Online Protection Act the term harmful to minors is defined any "communication. . . that is obscene or that: 1.
* the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find, taking the material as a whole and with respect to minors, is designed to appeal to, or is designed to pander to, the prurient interest; 2.
* depicts, describes, or represents, in a manner patently offensive with respect to minors, an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, an actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual act, or a lewd exhibition of the genitals or post-pubescent female breast; and 3.
* taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic political, or scientific value for minors."
- There are a lot of things Moral Guardians believe kids should not be exposed to, and that doesn't just include violence and bad language. Issues such as sexuality, death of loved ones, bad guys winning, and other things Harmful To Minors are generally kept from kids until they're considered mature enough to understand them, or at least handled with extreme sensitivity. Because Children Are Innocent. But sometimes a kid comes across something kids shouldn't see anyway. Maybe the kid accidentally opens the parents' bedroom door while they're getting it on. Maybe the kid has a parent who dies violently before their eyes. Maybe some other thing happens that throws the kid into the harsh realities of life before they're ready. Expect at least one image of Blood-Splattered Innocents. Often used as a Freudian Excuse for iniquitous characters. Note that this isn't about what is or isn't harmful to minors in real life. Plot device, people. For the real-life stuff, see Fetish Fuel and Nightmare Fuel. See Corruption of a Minor; contrast Corruption by a Minor, Troubling Unchildlike Behavior. Compare What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?. Examples of Harmful to Minors include:
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