In the UK, a single page in Wikipedia has been effectively banned in England by the Internet Watch Foundation, a non-government group – the result being that many British ISPs have blocked people in the UK from viewing this page. The page in question shows the cover for a 1976 album “Virgin Killer” by the German heavy metal band Scorpions. This is not simply an instance of the censors showing good taste in music. The cover image depicts a naked girl who is undoubtedly under the age of consent. The band has never been prosecuted for this image. This image has never been officially declared obscene. And what will the IWF decide people shouldn’t look at next? I suppose it would be too much to hope it would be anything to do with Hannah Montana?

Back home in Hong Kong, the downturn in the economy has left people with too much free time on their hands. As reported in Kaiju Shakedown and EastSouthWestNorth, one idiot decided to watch the 1997 Stephen Chow classic comedy From Beijing With Love. There is a scene in there where Chow gets shot and Anita Yuen removes the bullet. Since there is no anasthetic, Chow watches a porn film to distract himself during the operation. Anyway, this moron decided it would be a good use of his time to figure out which porn film Chow is watching in this 11 year old movie. Guess what? It’s a porn film starring Traci Lords, who lied about her age to get into the porn business decades ago. And apparently, if this is one of those films that was made when she was underage, under Hong Kong law, they can prosecute Stephen Chow for “exhibiting a film depicting sexual intercourse with a minor.”

Okay, he’s not being prosecuted yet. But if they did, what possible good could such an action do anyone anywhere in Hong Kong or the rest of the world?

Hongkie Town
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