Thai MP aims to ‘stimulate’ economy with sex industry legalisation

[snoop1130]

 

A Move Forward Party (MFP) MP today announced plans on social media to legalise professions related to the pornography and sex toy industries in Thailand by revising the Criminal Law of Thailand. The revision draft is expected to be proposed during Parliament today, July 10.

 

The MFP MP, Taopiphop Limjittrakorn, shared his plan to legalise professions related to porn and sex toys on his Twitter account today.

 

“Today, the bill #UnlockPornSexToy will be proposed in the Parliament session. Please watch to see if it will be passed or not. Let’s see if Thailand stops being bullsh*t in the Parliament.”

 

Many Thai Twitter users expressed their opinions under the post. Some agreed and cheered Taopiphop on while others opposed his idea, saying it would damage Thailand’s beautiful culture and traditions. Others agreed with Taopiphop but doubted the bill would ever be approved in Thailand.

 

 

Taopiphop included the entire draft of the bill in his post, allowing his followers to see more details. According to the document, Taopiphop and his team aims to amend Section 287 of the Criminal Law, which states that producing, possessing, importing, exporting, or distributing indecent documents, paintings, publications, pictures, advertisements, photos, films, voice records, or other materials can result in imprisonment of up to three years, a fine of up to 60,000 baht, or both.

 

This revision would allow Thai sex content creators to work in the industries legally. However, those working in the pornography industry must be at least 20 years old and must not include violent actions in their content.

 

The document suggests that banning people from working in this industry violates their rights and freedom to choose a profession or type of work, according to Section 40 of the Thai Constitution. The proposed amendment is also expected to benefit the Thai economy.

 

In addition to the pornography legalisation, another MFP MP, Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, will also propose the draft of the Fiscal Discipline Act in the parliamentary session, aiming mainly to make military spending more transparent.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo by charlesdeluvio via Unsplash

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-07-10

 

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[FruitPudding]

They want to tax our overseas income...........now they want to tax their hoes?!

 

The economy  must be on its knees.

[lordgrinz]

Well, now you know they are desperate..... Pathetic!

[edwinchester]

1 hour ago, FruitPudding said:

They want to tax our overseas income...........now they want to tax their hoes?!

 

The economy  must be on its knees.

As are their hoes.

[connda]

Excellent idea - but a little late.  It already is defacto "legalized.' 

[johng]

Always bemused as to why/how "sex toys" are "illegal" how about a cucumber,carrot,banana  or those massage wands.. while at the same time there are thousands of soapy massage places and curtain hotels all over the country

I'm all for the liberalisation of  porn,sex toys,sex work,massage parlours,curtain hotels,carrots,cucumbers,bananas etc etc etc

 

and how on earth is this related  except that some military equipment is rather phallic.

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

aiming mainly to make military spending more transparent.

 

[redwood1]

I agree with this.......If I cant get some dirty hoes to perform for me on camera....Then I feel like my rights have been violated...lol

[HugoFastor]

Not sure this is going to "stimulate" the economy, but it might stimulate a few ball sacks. 
 

OK, so, weed bad, but porn, sex toys, casinos, a few meth pills, krathom, alcohol and cigarettes, all good, right?

[johng]

Just now, HugoFastor said:

OK, so, weed bad, but porn, sex toys, casinos, a few meth pills, krathom, alcohol and cigarettes, all good, right?

If I had my way I'd  just legalise it all, there could then be some sort of "regulation" safety and addiction  problems paid for by a token amount of taxation.

[johng]

32 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

dirty hoes to perform for me on camera

I'm pretty sure those are not enshrined as human rights in any country of this world..maybe in a parallel universe 😋

[HugoFastor]

3 minutes ago, johng said:

If I had my way I'd  just legalise it all, there could then be some sort of "regulation" safety and addiction  problems paid for by a token amount of taxation.

Agree. All these businesses exist, and will continue to exist, with or without legalization. But the difference is now that some the "taxes" now go directly to the BIB. Legalizing the rest of them would mean the taxes actually have to be used for public benefit. 
 

 

[stoutfella]

2 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

They want to tax our overseas income...........now they want to tax their hoes?!

 

The economy  must be on its knees.

And what might it be doing on its knees?

[dinsdale]

Thailand: The Hub of Not So Soft Power.

[seykota]

TiT = Porn is OK, but Ganga is evil. Go figure?

[spidermike007]

It is likely safer for all involved if it is legalized. It is certainly sanctioned, already. However, it is likely that there are more police payoffs involved as it stands now. Eliminating the RTP franchisees from the equation would benefit many. 

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Many Thai Twitter users expressed their opinions under the post. Some agreed and cheered Taopiphop on while others opposed his idea, saying it would damage Thailand’s beautiful culture and traditions.

Take a walk down many Sois, and resorts and Thailands culture can be easily seen

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

They want to tax our overseas income...........now they want to tax their hoes?!

 

The economy  must be on its knees.

The girls have been for decades.

[ThaiFelix]

11 hours ago, HugoFastor said:

Agree. All these businesses exist, and will continue to exist, with or without legalization. But the difference is now that some the "taxes" now go directly to the BIB. Legalizing the rest of them would mean the taxes actually have to be used for public benefit. 
 

 

Supporting a mia noi is not a public benefit??

[artotle]

If there's a white man here who opposes this for some moral or ideological, or any, reason I've certainly seen everything.

[ThaiFelix]

3 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Take a walk down many Sois, and resorts and Thailands culture can be easily seen

Which culture is that, the one we know exists but cant talk about or the one that doesnt exist but they want us to promote??

[hotchilli]

2 minutes ago, ThaiFelix said:

Which culture is that, the one we know exists but cant talk about or the one that doesnt exist but they want us to promote??

Yes.

[jippytum]

Good idea. Make some money from the sex industry instead of double taxing the pension income of long term retirees

[JimboB4]

Cannabis is boosting the economy and will continue growing. Better keep it that way to maintain stability in the country. 

[thesetat2013]

14 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

They want to tax our overseas income...........now they want to tax their hoes?!

 

The economy  must be on its knees.

it is about porn and sex toys. not sex workers. They would never pass laws for their sex workers because there are no sex workers in Thailand. Just ask Pattaya police. They check soi 6 and soi bukhao all the time and never find sex workers. 

[flexomike]

11 hours ago, stoutfella said:

And what might it be doing on its knees?

sucking

[Classic Ray]

11 hours ago, johng said:

I'm pretty sure those are not enshrined as human rights in any country of this world..maybe in a parallel universe 😋

The legislation in Australia and New Zealand is far more permissive of these activities, although not a human right for customers.

 

The prostitutes human rights are far better protected than in Thailand.

[Dogmatix]

They are recriminalizing cannabis because Tony wants revenge for his son’s cocaine habit and many business will now have to close down, so no more legal dope industry to tax. So why not develop the sex industry as an alternative tax base and shut that down after two years?

[PETERTHEEATER]

If cannabis is reclassified as a illegal drug it's possible weed shops could be reopened to sell erotic accessories. 😋

[animatic]

25 minutes ago, flexomike said:

sucking

But didn’t inhale

[newbee2022]

12 hours ago, redwood1 said:

dirty hoes

Dirty hoes - dirty blokes🤮