I can't take the rap for what's his name from Big Bang Theory, but I did softly softly catchee the monkey grooming. And ooooh just look at me raping that Cambodian Circus performer by being stronger than her. And there's a see-saw to symbolise the imbalance of power, of course. Couldn't have wished for a better background prop. Apart from deranged Marx-Feminists, everyone can tell that these are jokes. However, they're actually not very much more ridiculous than real sex crime laws. Criticism isn't much use unless I can offer any alternatives. Here are some suggested remedies. They're written with particular reference to how sex is dealt with by the criminal law, but most of the points would apply equally well to other areas of crime. Legislation UK law criminalises far too much that causes no tangible harm. The Sexual Offences Act 2003 is rich with examples, the best of which is section 15 " meeting a child following sexual grooming.