Pornography depicting strangulation(勒颈), suffocation(窒息), incest(乱伦) and actors pretending to be underage(假装未成年) will be banned in England and Wales from November 6th. Few will publicly mourn the loss of videos with titles such as “Choking gets her off”. But free expression means nothing if it does not apply to that which is objectionable.(但如果言论自由不适用于令人反感的内容，那它就毫无意义。)
从11月6日起，英格兰和威尔士将禁止描绘勒颈、窒息、乱伦以及演员假装未成年的色情内容。很少有人会公开为《窒息让她高潮》这类视频的消失而哀悼。但如果言论自由不适用于令人反感的内容，那它就毫无意义。
The government argues that porn is causing real harm, by teaching young people that dangerous practices are not merely normal during sex but expected. It notes with shock(震惊地) a sharp rise in “choking”. In America, Australia and Britain roughly half of sexually active 18- to 35-year-olds report having experienced this; a generation ago it was so niche that pollsters did not bother to ask about it.(在美国、澳大利亚和英国，大约一半的18至35岁性活跃者报告曾经历过这种行为；而在上一代人时，这种现象还如此小众，以至于民意调查者都懒得去问。) Mostly it is young men choking young women; sometimes, alarmingly, without prior consent(同意).
政府认为色情正在造成真正的伤害，因为它教导年轻人，危险行为在性爱中不仅是正常的，而且是理所当然的。政府震惊地注意到“勒颈”现象急剧上升。在美国、澳大利亚和英国，大约一半的18至35岁性活跃者报告曾经历过这种行为；而在上一代人时，这种现象还如此小众，以至于民意调查者都懒得去问。大多数情况是年轻男性勒住年轻女性的脖子；有时令人担忧的是，事先并未征得同意。
For many worried parents, that ends the argument. But reality is muddier(更模糊的) than the simple morality tale(道德故事) told by anti-porn campaigners. “Choking” refers to a range of acts, including light pressure on the neck, that some consenting adults find pleasurable.(“勒颈”指的是一系列行为，包括轻压颈部，一些自愿的成年人觉得这很愉悦。) Evidence that porn is what made it so widespread is weak. Young people hear about sex from a variety of sources, including their peers. Under-18s in Britain are already barred from accessing porn sites, but tech-savvy(精通技术的) ones have found ways round the age-verification system—and will find ways round(找到绕过的方法) the new ban, too.
对许多忧心忡忡的父母来说，争论到此为止。但现实比反色情运动者讲述的简单道德故事要模糊得多。“勒颈”指的是一系列行为，包括轻压颈部，一些自愿的成年人觉得这很愉悦。色情导致其广泛传播的证据很薄弱。年轻人从各种渠道了解性，包括同龄人。英国18岁以下者已被禁止访问色情网站，但精通技术的青少年已经找到了绕过年龄验证系统的方法——他们也同样会找到绕过新禁令的方法。