While the self-righteous indignation is running high in certain quarters and frivolous subjects are the order of the day, Barnaby Joyce has come to the fore to take the limelight away from our straight-laced Tony Abbott. Barnaby is hyperventilating about A cup boobs:

"Breasts came under the spotlight a year ago, as Senators Barnaby Joyce and Guy Barnett commenced a campaign against publicly available porn. Rounding up magazines from corner shops and filling stations, Senator Joyce claimed that publications featuring small-breasted women were encouraging paedophilia."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/28/australian_censors/

The gun turrets are already turning:
http://www.feministing.com/archives/019819.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Feministing+(Feministing)

A storm in an A cup is brewing, but fortunately this is the work that Canberra does best and one can imagine the wrinkled brows of Canberra's public service mandarins as they consider what new organisational pyramid (and personal job re-classification) is required to administer the A cup re-class.

Forget the economy, population and whatever, this IS the sort of serious business that a Deputy Prime Minister should handle.

Cornflower,
There is a difference between being hypersensitive to the odd heavy handed or rude comment in an inappropriate place and Brute force ignorance/arrogance....total disregard for others.
Some things are just offensive or nasty.
In truth it's the age old question where do you draw the line?
I don't know there doesn't appear to be now or has been a definitive answer.

Regarding Barny off his banana his clearly it was an over the top stunt to appeal to the more morally insecure conservatives.
Keep in mind he is a conservative not a Liberal.
Conservatives appeal to the bush in that they want things to stay the same....status quo. my argument is that the status quo isn't that terrific.
I have lots of a cups on hooks in the kitchen they're called cup hooks. What's the fuss? ;-)

as I said in a previous post their is plenty of porn available on SBS, in art galleries (including naked 13 year old girls) and on commercial TV, so you don't need to hyper ventilate about having a bit of restriction on this perverted industry. If you don't like Joyce so be it but surely you are so small minded as to attack someone trying to do something decent.

examinator

Tongue in cheek, especially the first paragraph.

I have this image of men eating popcorn and sitting back to watch this one being played out.

Neighbour asked wryly if Asian porn had been banned.

Barnaby Joyce and Guy Barnett?

With boobs like these - be glad you've got
a brain!

<"Senator Joyce claimed that publications featuring small-breasted women were encouraging paedophilia">

As some poster on the feministing site pointed out, if they are targeting child pornography it would make more sense to outlaw pics showing a lack of pubic hair. Maybe they should only approve pics for adult viewing that feature hair, or something. Idjits.

I'm fed up with all the dominant political nongs; next time around my vote is going to the Pirate Party.

Those political nongs are driven by 'progressive' idealists who foolishly believe that the State can remove or control all of life's risks through legislated bans and restrictions.

Cornyflower: <"Those political nongs are driven by 'progressive' idealists who foolishly believe that the State can remove or control all of life's risks through legislated bans and restrictions.">

Haha I wish.

Here's a mental stretch for you - the legislation being proposed is a restriction:

1. Proposed and possibly introduced by whom, of what sex ?

2. Who stands to benefit? - and incidentally, what sex would they be?

3. Historically - to which segment of society would pics of large breasted women in porn appeal ? - and what sex would the majority be ?

It isn't porn being banned; it's just one body type - which doesn't even relate to the supposed purpose (to reduce paedophilic interest).

The more things churn the more they return to the middle, conservative group's staus quo. I agree with your nifty summary btw, "A storm in an A cup". It's a meaningless bit of bluster that doesn't stand to change anything for the better in regards to women and children.

Bluster indeed it is pynchme.

Women come in all shapes and sizes including boobs.

As Barnaby once said of himself, he is a gift that just keeps on giving.

This nonsense does nothing to stop or hinder pedophilia.