EU wants to ban ’sexist’ TV commercials

[timezone]

Chris Irvine
London Telegraph
September 6, 2008

MEPs want TV regulators in the EU to set guidelines which would see the end of anything deemed to portray women as sex objects or reinforce gender stereotypes.

This could potentially mean an end to attractive women advertising perfume, housewives in the kitchen or men doing DIY.

Such classic adverts as the Diet Coke commercial featuring the bare-chested builder, or Wonderbra’s “Hello Boys” featuring model Eva Herzigova would have been banned.

The new rules come in a report by the EU’s women’s rights committee.

Swedish MEP Eva-Britt Svensson urged Britain and other members to use existing equality, sexism and discrimination laws to control advertising.

She wants regulatory bodies set up to monitor ads and introduce a “zero-tolerance” policy against “sexist insults or degrading images”.

Ms Svensson said: “Gender stereotyping in advertising straitjackets women, men, girls and boys by restricting individuals to predetermined and artificial roles that are often degrading, humiliating and dumbed down for both sexes.”

She added: “Gender stereotyping in advertising is one of several factors that have a big influence in efforts to make society more gender equal.

[disorder2k8]

Yeah. lets get all the fit girls to help with the DIY

[antinwo]

Or we could have David Beckham in his undies:D

[pduffy4]

Well if this shit happens then I will be throwing away my TV, so it won't be all bad. No totty on TV means no TV!:(

They really are silly bastards in the EU. To think, some of them are corrupt, child abusing scum and we are to believe they are upset about sexist TV? It is a frigging bad joke!

[steevo]

Next they will be making it a criminal offense to look at porn.

[bendoon]

reinforce gender stereotypes.

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They want us all to be androgynous hermaphrodites.

The amount of doublespeak in the article is totally amazing.

[stelios]

I wonder why the EUSSR is sticking it's nose into commercial broadcasting?
I bet they wont stop programmes like Eastenders showing people constantly smoking and boozing. And i bet they wont stop Hollywood movies showing drug taking and always open racist attitudes toward indigenous peoples whether blacks, vietanmese, indians or arabs.
Every Hollywood film has leading actors chain smoking.

So why is the EUSSR doing this?
It is because they want to appeal to their common purpose, leftie, Liberal, Labour voters.
It is just pure propaganda.
Will they close down all the brothels in Amsterdam?
Or outlaw the paedophile rings in Belgium like the one former UK defence minister George Robertson is a member of?
They wont actually do anything of real substance just show everyone that they are in control.
Like when they imprisoned the bloke in Sunderland for selling using pounds and ounces.

[bendoon]

Or outlaw the paedophile rings in Belgium like the one former UK defence minister George Robertson is a member of?.

Carefull, you will be arrested and taken to a closed session court somewhere in Brussels for making an unfounded accusation like that. :D

George Robertson; Backbench MP - Defence Secretary - Secretary Geneneral of NATO - House of Lords all in 5 years, must have done something for someone. (hmmm, he gets a bit touchy when Thomas Hamilton is mentioned)

[lizzy]

They want us all to be androgynous hermaphrodites.

The amount of doublespeak in the article is totally amazing.

That's how I see it....they have accomplished in one century or less to take women from "porclein to prostitute", no mothers at home so doubling their income tax base and de-masculating many men on the way.

I see this 'sexism' as double speak for gays, transexuals, even the lowering of the age of consensual sex at some point.

the androgymous hermaphrodite really is their true agenda.......and with the diet of soy in china and the ratio of men to women, they might well be the first to achieve this........

Don't worry guys your tottie will still be here for a while yet........

.......the strong masculine feature in Islam is another reason why we have a 'war on terror'..........

[bendoon]

Down with womens lib, put your bra's back on/ :D

Seriously though, when you look back over the years you can see how its all been going along to a carefully layed out plan, one minority after another has been encouraged to rebel against the white male heterosexual dominated society and family.

[lizzy]

Down with womens lib, put your bra's back on/ :D

Seriously though, when you look back over the years you can see how its all been going along to a carefully layed out plan.

yes........it was a con...look what they liberated women into ....meat to the highest bidder.....the sexier the better.....

......their sick 4000 year plan, all coming together now and they are designing our diets and minds to achieve it.

DE-BASE-MENT is the tool .....sexless sub-human the objective

[bendoon]

Back to the pinnie and kitchen sink.

[lizzy]

Back to the pinnie and kitchen sink.

yes........where we can cook wholesome food, give real care to our children, keep them away from the tv (babysitter)

[bendoon]

yes........where we can cook wholesome food, give real care to our children.

You will never get a cabinet job in Nu Labour, you need to go on a CP diversity programme :D

[lizzy]

You will never get a cabinet job in Nu Labour, you need to go on a CP diversity programme :D

re-education for the Nu bourgeoisie :D,( just like china had.....LOL;)) :eek: