BBFC R18 Censorship

BBFC R18 cuts for February 2009

Number of items= 59
No. Cuts=16
Cuts ratio=27%

The R18 cuts stats 2009:

• January: 12 R18s cut out of 62 (19%)
• February 16 R18s cut out of 59 (27%)

Cuts of interest:

Mistress Dometrias' Brighton Dungeon

Cuts were required to remove potentially harmful, potentially obscene, and abusive elements from an R18 BDSM work (in this instance, use of wax on genitals, wounding of genitals, asphyxiative practices, a rape reference and gagging during fellatio). Cuts made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy, the Video Recordings Act 1984, and current interpretation of the Obscene Publications Act 1959.

BBFC cuts for December 2008

Number of R18s= 37
No. Cuts=14
Cuts ratio=38%

The R18 cuts stats 2008:

• January: 23 R18s cut out of 71 (32%)
• February: 28 R18s cut out of 90 (31%)
• March: 29 R18s cut out of 97 (30%)
• April: 30 R18s cut out of 98 (30%)
• May: 22 R18s cut out of 72 (30%)
• June: 17 R18s cut out of 92 (18%)
• July: 20 R18s cut out of 72 (28%)
• August: 20 R18s cut out of 72 (28%)
• Sep: 9 R18s cut out of 47 (19%)
• Oct: 19 R18s cut out of 69 (28%)
• Nov: 17 R18s cut out of 82 (20%)
• Dec: 14 R18s cut out of 37 (38%)

28% of R18s were cut in 2008

Cuts of interest:

ROGUE #32

Several compulsory cuts for R18 required to remove sight of potentially harmful breath restriction during sexual activity, verbal threats, a reference encouraging an interest in underage sexual activity, and violence during sexual activity (aggressive slapping) in accordance with BBFC Guidelines, Policy and the Video Recordings Act 1984. Cuts also required to remove sight of urolagnia (urination during sexual activity) and liquid that was not semen or lubricant liquid exiting the rectum and subsequently coming into contact with another person or being drunk, in accordance with current interpretation of the Obscene Publications Act 1959.

GIRL ON GIRL SPANKING SPECIAL NUMBER 2

Cuts required to remove dialogue references to familial relationships in a strong fetish scenario which have the potential to encourage an interest in abusive relationships.

BBFC cuts for November 2008

Number of R18s= 82
No. Cuts=17
Cuts ratio=20%

The R18 cuts stats 2008:

• January: 23 R18s cut out of 71 (32%)
• February: 28 R18s cut out of 90 (31%)
• March: 29 R18s cut out of 97 (30%)
• April: 30 R18s cut out of 98 (30%)
• May: 22 R18s cut out of 72 (30%)
• June: 17 R18s cut out of 92 (18%)
• July: 20 R18s cut out of 72 (28%)
• August: 20 R18s cut out of 72 (28%)
• Sep: 9 R18s cut out of 47 (19%)
• Oct: 19 R18s cut out of 69 (28%)
• Nov: 17 R18s cut out of 82 (20%)

Cuts of interest:

BAREBACK PERVERTS

Cuts were required to scenes of potential harm (pool balls being inserted into and expelled from the anus) in accordance with BBFC guidelines and policy and the Video Recordings Act 1984

BBFC cuts for Sept 2008

Number of R18s= 47
No. Cuts=9
Cuts ratio=19%

The R18 cuts stats 2008:

• January: 23 R18s cut out of 71 (32%)
• February: 28 R18s cut out of 90 (31%)
• March: 29 R18s cut out of 97 (30%)
• April: 30 R18s cut out of 98 (30%)
• May: 22 R18s cut out of 72 (30%)
• June: 17 R18s cut out of 92 (18%)
• July: 20 R18s cut out of 72 (28%)
• August: 20 R18s cut out of 72 (28%)
• Sep: 9 R18s cut out of 47 (19%)

cuts of interest

PISSING FOR FUN 2

A cut was also required to remove the sight of a woman bouncing on urine wet patch on a trampoline in accordance with BBFC Policy , Guidelines and current interpretation of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 on urolagnia.

Update for R18s butchered by the censors in July 2008

July: 20 R18s cut out of 72 (28%)
August:

The R18 cuts stats 2008:

• January: 23 R18s cut out of 71 (32%)
• February: 28 R18s cut out of 90 (31%)
• March: 29 R18s cut out of 97 (30%)
• April: 30 R18s cut out of 98 (30%)
• May: 22 R18s cut out of 72 (30%)
• June: 17 R18s cut out of 92 (18%)
• July: 20 R18s cut out of 72 (28%)

Monthly award for the most nonsensical censorship:

BAD LADS GO BAREBACK

The BBFC notes say: Cut required to dialogue for which translation was not available and which might contain references to under-age sex, under the Video Recordings Act 1984

Comment: BBFC Clangers

18th September 2008, thanks to Alan

I've read this with incredulity. What language was the dialogue in? Why were the jobsworths at the BBFC unable to find a translator?

This really does seem utterly bonkers. Demanding cuts because the dialogue "might" contain references to something is utterly grotesque and unwarranted censorship. Maybe anyone who wants to watch a foreign film and can understand the original language without subtitles should obtain it in or from the country where it's made.