{"id":15644,"date":"2020-06-02T11:10:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T15:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=15644"},"modified":"2020-06-02T11:10:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T15:10:47","slug":"uk-government-lambasted-for-lockdown-sex-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=15644","title":{"rendered":"UK Government Lambasted for Lockdown Sex Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>BoJo government blasted again as new lockdown \u2018SEX BAN\u2019 prompts orgy of scorn and mockery<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15645\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15645\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15645\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/5ed60e75203027509937212a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/5ed60e75203027509937212a.jpg 980w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/5ed60e75203027509937212a-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/5ed60e75203027509937212a-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boris Johnson&#8217;s (inset) government is under fire for a so-called &#8220;sex ban&#8221;. Main image: \u00a9 rawpixel.com; inset: \u00a9 REUTERS\/Hannah Mckay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>RT.com<\/p>\n<p>The UK government has once again found itself facing widespread derision over its coronavirus lockdown rules after new measures introduced forbid couples who live separately from gathering in what has been dubbed a \u201cbonking ban.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fresh amendments introduced on Monday banned two or more people from separate homes gathering indoors. The rules, which were introduced 10 weeks after the lockdown was implemented, have immediately been interpreted as a restriction on the romantic activity of couples who live apart, and the UK\u2019s tabloid media has cast it as a\u00a0<em>\u201cbonking ban.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weegiewitch13\/status\/1267712353052889089\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"5\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weegiewitch13\/status\/1267712353052889089\" data-tweet-id=\"1267712353052889089\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\"><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/weegiewitch13\/status\/1267712353052889089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1267712353052889089&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fuk%2F490477-uk-government-mocked-lockdown-sex-ban%2F<\/p>\n<p>The amendments apply to both public and private places, so even daring exhibitionists may find their love life curtailed. The new rules unleashed a fresh barrage of criticism of Boris Johnson\u2019s government and \u2018#SexBan\u2019 quickly shot to the top of the UK Twitter trending charts on Tuesday as frustrated citizens vented their spleen.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe government deciding to NOW issue a sex ban 10 weeks into lockdown is the equivalent of handing out condoms at a baby shower,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0one commenter quipped.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nope, but Boris can&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sexban?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sexban<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qXmLuzPwxD\">pic.twitter.com\/qXmLuzPwxD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pulp Librarian (@PulpLibrarian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PulpLibrarian\/status\/1267723086410940416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Amidst the derision and confusion, many noted that the rule would be almost impossible to police, while others added that the update was pointless because social distancing guidelines essentially already ruled out people getting intimate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"1\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PulpLibrarian\/status\/1267723086410940416\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"4\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PulpLibrarian\/status\/1267723086410940416\" data-tweet-id=\"1267723086410940416\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\"><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Dominic Cummings fiasco was also referenced repeatedly, with one wag sharing a photoshopped image appearing to show a video on Pornhub titled \u2018Submissive blonde can\u2019t stop Cumming\u2019 that featured the prime minister and his rule-breaking special adviser.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More evidence of one rule for them another for us <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sexban?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sexban<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/goodmorningbritain?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#goodmorningbritain<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vd14PJUWvX\">pic.twitter.com\/vd14PJUWvX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Marshall (@smethwick14) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smethwick14\/status\/1267713569526865920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Junior housing minister Simon Clarke bravely attempted to relieve the confusion on LBC radio, explaining that the amendment was an effort to stop people<em>\u00a0\u201cstaying away from home at night.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"2\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smethwick14\/status\/1267713569526865920\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"3\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smethwick14\/status\/1267713569526865920\" data-tweet-id=\"1267713569526865920\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\"><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When pressed as to whether the new rules allowed couples to get it on outdoors, the politician laughed and said:\u00a0<em>\u201cIt is fair to say the transmission risk of coronavirus is much lower in the open air than in internal space, but obviously we do not encourage people to do anything like that outside at this time or any other.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/rt.com\/uk\/490477-uk-government-mocked-lockdown-sex-ban\/\">https:\/\/rt.com\/uk\/490477-uk-government-mocked-lockdown-sex-ban\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BoJo government blasted again as new lockdown \u2018SEX BAN\u2019 prompts orgy of scorn and mockery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15644\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}