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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 10:09 AM Original message |
Adverts which use sex to sell or promote gender stereotypes could be banned by the EU |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. Wow - that's pretty fuckin' dumb |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
2. Ridiculous. |
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grannie4peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
3. i thought most of their commercials used sex even more than our do |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
4. Holy fucking nanny state Batman! |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. That's how it started with smoking bans, and since a lot of folks bought into that |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. This is one of those areas where often I find myself on the libertarians side, |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I totally agree with you |
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tburnsten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 11:10 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. I am tracking |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 10:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. It's not a free speech issue. It's a common sense issue. |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 10:30 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Businesses do have free speech. |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I disagree with the idea that commercial speech is free. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 10:50 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. There is no such thing as an absolute right--not as individuals, and not as to businesses |
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tburnsten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Some of that is for consumer protection |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
8. Complete distortion from the Telegraph - you can't trust them reporting EU matters |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. Thank you for presenting the FACTs |
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tburnsten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
13. But it's so funny! |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
16. Would the people on this thread who have a problem with this |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. If it were a ban rather than guidelines then yes. |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 11:22 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. As already noted, it's not a ban. |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I think you're deliberately ignoring much of what I wrote. |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 12:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Apparently I was too subtle. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
22. so...what would ads consisit of? it sounds like an extremely ignorant policy. |
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