Alleged Underage Porn Sales Ban Suicide Girls From Comic-Con

[Sonicron]

The fact that these people apparently belong to the usual line-up at a comic book convention makes me sad. I'm all for boobies, but just as I think that booth babes are demeaning to both themselves and the consumer crowd at gaming conventions/expos, it is my personal opinion that enterprises like Suicide Girls have no fucking business being an important part of an event like Comic Con.
I say ban them permanently. They're part of the problem when trying to convince people that comic books are evolving into a valuable cultural medium.

 

[Charley]

I think we're missing a vital point here - sack the director for buying porn on the clock.



Having left enough space for a chuckle, whilst I don't care whether they're at Comic-Con or not, I really dislike small-mindedness and this reeks of discrimination. Surely this director (who, if there is any justice, is by this point unemployed) had to approach them to buy porn, and they subsequently sold it to him...

So? If they didn't, they wouldn't be in business - and assuming Comic-Con Intl isn't run by 16 year-olds they were well within their limits to do so.

Saying "I saw them sell it to an under-18, although I have no evidence whatsoever" just feels too much like the prude brigade for me.

 

[Acalla]

says he saw the same thing happen with someone that was under 18.

That right there leaps out at me. I work in a supermarket with an under 25 policy (check id for anyone who looks under 25) my boss's daughter who also works there turned 18 this year (legal adult for everything in this country) she in my opinion looks about 16.

The point is what he thought he saw and what he thought he saw could be two totally different things. To me this reeks of nose-poking and discrimination.

(Just my opinion mind)

Isn't it just as easy to see that quote and think that this person saw someone buy the product and then verified that the person was under 18. No where does it say "thought".

Seems to be me that the group was given some rules that they had to follow to be on the show floor and it was found that those rules were being broken. Whether you agree with what the group sells or not, the organizers are allowed to place rules for their convention that is an all ages event. I think it is pretty cool that they allowed the group to be there before this and it sounds like they should be allowed to be there in the future.

 

[RangerSERE]

Its a shame that they have lost their original message. I knew quite a few of the original suicide girls, now its just like any other venture that got too big too fast.

As for them being banned from comi-con...um well im never being caught dead at that place so its no real loss. Maybe they should stick to venues with less kids?

 

[tehroc]

I've been to a con before; on the last day the vendors dont give a fuck. Whatever they can do to move the rest of their merchandise. I can see why Comic-Con would ban them for underage pornography sales.

 

[SuccessAndBiscuts]

says he saw the same thing happen with someone that was under 18.

That right there leaps out at me. I work in a supermarket with an under 25 policy (check id for anyone who looks under 25) my boss's daughter who also works there turned 18 this year (legal adult for everything in this country) she in my opinion looks about 16.

The point is what he thought he saw and what he thought he saw could be two totally different things. To me this reeks of nose-poking and discrimination.

(Just my opinion mind)

Isn't it just as easy to see that quote and think that this person saw someone buy the product and then verified that the person was under 18. No where does it say "thought".

The whole article seems based around a conditional to me "alleged" being the key here. While you are quite right there is no black and white evidence for this in the article its just a feel I get from it.

Then again its possible I'm a bit biased myself having been accused several times of selling alcohol to under age people despite checking their ID and knowing them from school.

(It's tricky enough having to ask someone from three years above you in school if they can prove they are old enough despite knowing them for years without having some pensioner set the police on you.)

 

[Yoshi-Pop]

As a very big Suicide Girls fan(don't judge), this really pisses me off. It's essentially over nothing.

a member of Comic-Con International's Board of Directors reportedly was able to purchase a DVD at a recent WonderCon without having his ID checked, and says he saw the same thing happen with someone that was under 18.

It says their policy is to check if they appear under 30. I sincerely doubt anyone who's on an international board of directors looks under 30. And as for the alleged minor, did our unnamed board member check this person's ID? Because I know tons of people who look like minors, but are very much adults.

Come to think of it, if this guy buys Suicide Girls merch, why is he trying to keep them out in in the first place? Is it a self-loathing thing? Is he trying to hog all teh pronz for himself? Or does he just not want the girls working at the booth to recognize him as a reapet customer in front of his board member friends? lol

 

[Asehujiko]

Hmmm, corporate suits abusing their power to muscle out competitors in favour of whatever favoured pet company wants that stand or a group of attention hungry "alternatives" who take the "swallow industrial strength magnet and run through a hardware store" approach to piercing before diving into a lake of makeup. I find it hard to decide who I sympathize less with.

On second thought, I pick the suits. At least the goths aren't bribing judges to pass laws that violate human rights in various places, mostly regarding "fair trial".

 

[Danallighieri]

Overreacting much? It's just porn and nothing bad ever came from watching it.

I donno, could suffer a "sports injury"

Anyways, this seems absolutely ridiculous to ban people for such a thing as that

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

This makes me very curious.

Regardless, a member of Comic-Con International's Board of Directors reportedly was able to purchase a DVD at a recent WonderCon without having his ID checked

Probably he looked over 30.

and says he saw the same thing happen with someone that was under 18.

Whoa...hold on here...He saw and knew the person was under 18?

So...why didn't he do anything about it then? And how did he know they were under 18? And on one person's word, who we're not at all sure of - given that he bought a DVD as well - they're pushed out?

I think something stinks here.

Why should we care? Suicide Girl's are just a bunch of attention-hungry posers.

Finally someone to quote who spoke what I was thinking! ^^

And most of the people at cons aren't?

 

[SuccessAndBiscuts]

If no one ends up sticky it aint porn.

That is the best thing I have read all week. I would tip my hat to you sir, if I had one...

 

[armaina]

I think a lot of people are missing the point that, if the booth is not checking for ID even for someone that looks under 18, regardless of their real age or not, it means they are not doing the job they agreed to do in their contract. And that enough is grounds for getting penalized in some way.

I'm sure many at the booth either got fed up that so many people whiiinneed about needing their ID checked or stated they didn't have it on them, and just decided it would be less of a pain to not ask for ID if they looked possibly over 18. Which of course is a bad way to go. So, how about you guys start remembering to carry ID with you and stop taking it out on the cashiers when they ask you for ID. They're just doing their job, and your hassling them causes stuff like this to happen.

 

[Lvl 64 Klutz]

Personally they should be thankful they've had a business there every year up until now. If I'm seeing that picture correctly, I'd say their banner is suggestive enough to get banned from most American, kid-friendly venues alone.

Let's face it, like it or not when it comes to sex we live in a pretty damn conservative country.

 

[Purple Shrimp]

Pffft... kids'll get it on the interwebs anyway...

There's porn... on the interwebz? O.O

now you tell me

 

[Nalgas D. Lemur]

Personally they should be thankful they've had a business there every year up until now. If I'm seeing that picture correctly, I'd say their banner is suggestive enough to get banned from most American, kid-friendly venues alone.

Let's face it, like it or not when it comes to sex we live in a pretty damn conservative country.

Doesn't look any worse than half the comic books out there these days, really.

 

[Low Key]

So, they're not banned, but they are banned until next year.

Um...what?

Anyways, I don't see why the cops don't just do stings like they do at liquor stores and bars. At least that way, they'll actually have conclusive evidence, and they'll be able to fine the company. Even though it's really not my bag, not having something as profitable as the Suicide Girls at the show seems like a mistake to me, especially with all the ways carding people could be enforced.

 

[swolf]

says he saw the same thing happen with someone that was under 18.

That right there leaps out at me. I work in a supermarket with an under 25 policy (check id for anyone who looks under 25) my boss's daughter who also works there turned 18 this year (legal adult for everything in this country) she in my opinion looks about 16.

The point is what he thought he saw and what he saw could be two totally different things. To me this reeks of nose-poking and discrimination.

(Just my opinion mind)

Yeah, I think that they shouldn't ban them unless they can show that the group actually was selling their products to underage consumers. How, you may ask? Well, get somebody who's 16/17 have them attempt to purchase the product. If they are able to, you immediately remove the product from that teen (they don't have anything too wild on the cover do they?). If not, then let them continue to sell. That's my solution, shouldn't be based on one person's "observations", isn't that the logic used during the Salem Witch Trials? How well did that work out?