(REASON) — An anti-porn bill in Oklahoma is so extreme that it could even make sexting outside of a marriage a crime.
The wide-reaching bill would make merely viewing “obscene materials” a felony. It would also restrict “unlawful porn” distribution and production—with enforcement possible through both criminal prosecution and private lawsuits—and make it a misdemeanor to pose for, exhibit, or publish unlawful porn. And of course it would define these terms to include a huge array of sexually charged adult activity (far beyond what many people would consider pornography).
It’s part of a wave of conservative plans targeting a very broad definition of “porn”—First Amendment be damned—that threatens not just “hardcore pornography” but all sorts of erotic expression.
