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The European Union is voting on a proposal next week that could lead to a blanket ban on porn in member states, and it seems the measure may well be approved. The proposal, called 'Eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU,' mentions issues such as women carrying a 'disproportionate share of the burden' when raising a family, violence against women as 'an infringement of human rights,' and gender stereotypes that develop early in life. From the proposal: "Calls on the EU and its Member States to take concrete action on its resolution of 16 September 1997 on discrimination against women in advertising, which called for a ban on all forms of pornography in the media and on the advertising of sex tourism."

Christian Engström, a Swedish Member of European Parliament representing the Pirate Party, claimed on his blog Thursday that those trying to reach MEPs to voice their opinions are being silenced.

Engström received around 350 emails on the subject by noon, but those messages dried up around lunchtime. He discovered that the European Parliament's IT department is "blocking the delivery of the emails on this issue, after some members of the parliament complained about getting emails from citizens."

Ryoki wrote:You clearly don't watch Dutchy tv late at night (neither do i as i threw the telly out two years ago, but yeah, we gots that)

Ryoki wrote:Advertising is advertising is advertising

Don Carlos wrote:The whole "exploitation" thing is rubbish. Are they doing it against their will? Are they being forced? I doubt it. I bet they need money and are doing it for that reason, but they could quite easily work 2 jobs as a cleaner but thats hard work and probably beneath them. Why work 2 jobs when you can get your baps out and talk dirty on the phone for a few a hours a night for better money? Nobody is forcing them, it’s a “lifestyle” choice

Ryoki wrote:One of my best decisions ever, really. Beamer + PC + internet ftw, i haven't seen a commercial in ages

These days i can only watch tv with an extremely tortured expression on my face.

Eraser wrote:

Ryoki wrote:You clearly don't watch Dutchy tv late at night (neither do i as i threw the telly out two years ago, but yeah, we gots that)

But that's not really using porn in conventional advertising. It's basically just porn, or rather, nude girls trying to tempt you into calling sex lines.