Posted on 09/06/2008 2:51:22 PM PDT by Publius804
EU wants to ban 'sexist' TV commercials
Adverts which use sex to sell or promote gender stereotypes could be banned by the EU.
By Chris Irvine
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".
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
And so the eurotrash descend further into socialist slavery...
Don’t worry though, we’ve got Obama to catch us up to them.
Then they better ban the MSM from broadcasting their hideously misogynistic election coverage into their countries.
I know how to achieve this: put everyone in a burka!
The EU is insane and suicidal.
I’m sure caucasian males will be included in the ban. /typical white guy
I'm not a violent person, but this makes me want to slap that harridan. And not purchase Cheerios.
The feminists are real Stalinists about these things.
Just as long as they leave the “Action Jacket” ads alone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb47OmMtGaE
Seems kind of hypocritical.
Does that include ads portraying white men as foolish wimps?
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