EuroParl to Vote on Banning Porn in the Name of Equality

by **Malgrave** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:51 am

It's obviously not going to pass.

by **Czechanada** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:56 am

Risottia wrote:
Czechanada wrote:Europeans need porn?
I thought they weren't as sexually repressed as North Americans, what with their nude tanning and such.

It's not like we need it. It's just that we enjoy it. Like wine.

"I won't have you turning my office into a den of iniquity!"

by **Risottia** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:58 am

Wamitoria wrote:
Ifreann wrote:We're out to ban your porn by having one MEP not actually try to ban porn.

I can get the argument that it's one MEP and it's not likely to pass.

But, it would lay the groundwork for an EU-wide effort to ban porn. There's no way to get around that.

Lol, no.
If ever such an idiotic bill were to pass, it would be destroyed at the ECHR (which has competence over EU legislation).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_10 ... man_Rights
A ban on porn cannot be constructed as "necessary in a democratic society", even if we suppose it's done to "protect morals" (which would anyway trigger a mess about laicitè, a fundamental value of the CoE ).

by **Risottia** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:59 am

Czechanada wrote:
Risottia wrote:
It's not like we need it. It's just that we enjoy it. Like wine.

"I won't have you turning my office into a den of iniquity!"

*hastily puts pants on*
Oh that was your office... Whoops. Too late. :lol:

by **Gravlen** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 10:14 am

Norstal wrote:
Gravlen wrote:I'm now kinda waiting for someone to shout "Look out! It's gonna blow!" while someone else says "Cover me, I'm going in."

"Reloading!"

"I'm too old for this shit..."

by **Gravlen** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:37 pm

Yeah, they voted it down.

by **Divair** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:38 pm

Gravlen wrote:Yeah, they voted it down.

And no one was surprised. The end.

by **Ifreann** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:50 pm

Gravlen wrote:Yeah, they voted it down.

"EU votes to put porn everywhere" - Daily Mail.

by **Of the Free Socialist Territories** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:55 pm

Ifreann wrote:
Gravlen wrote:Yeah, they voted it down.

"EU votes to put porn everywhere" - Daily Mail.

"GAY porn to be shown to PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS in SEX ED SHOCKER as part of new EUROPEAN initiative" - Express.

by **Ifreann** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:59 pm

Of the Free Socialist Territories wrote:
Ifreann wrote:"EU votes to put porn everywhere" - Daily Mail.

"GAY porn to be shown to PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS in SEX ED SHOCKER as part of new EUROPEAN initiative" - Express.

Now that's something I could support.

by **Evil Abed** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:01 pm

If for no other reason (which I have many so...) this would be enough to make me a Eurosceptic.

by **Of the Free Socialist Territories** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:01 pm

Evil Abed wrote:If for no other reason (which I have many so...) this would be enough to make me a Eurosceptic.

Even though it's been rejected?

by **Evil Abed** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:03 pm

Of the Free Socialist Territories wrote:
Evil Abed wrote:If for no other reason (which I have many so...) this would be enough to make me a Eurosceptic.

Even though it's been rejected?

The fact that it was proposed in the first place.

by **Ifreann** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:06 pm

Evil Abed wrote:
Of the Free Socialist Territories wrote:
Even though it's been rejected?

The fact that it was proposed in the first place.

The actions of one MEP are enough to make you a Eurosceptic?

by **Evil Abed** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:10 pm

Ifreann wrote:
Evil Abed wrote:The fact that it was proposed in the first place.

The actions of one MEP are enough to make you a Eurosceptic?

Everything I saw must be taken seriously.

by **Wind in the Willows** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:14 pm

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by **San Leggera** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:15 pm

What even?

Dammit, this just cements in that most politicians are fucking idiots.

by **Herrebrugh** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:15 pm

EuroParl sounds so... Orwellian...

Anyway, this won't pass.

by **Ifreann** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:17 pm

Evil Abed wrote:
Ifreann wrote:The actions of one MEP are enough to make you a Eurosceptic?

Everything I saw must be taken seriously.

Even far more MEPs voting against this move than proposed it? Even the people like Farage who are Eurosceptic MEPs? Please, have some intellectual honesty.

San Leggera wrote:What even?

Dammit, this just cements in that most politicians are fucking idiots.

They're idiots for not voting for this?

by **Ifreann** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:18 pm

Herrebrugh wrote:EuroParl sounds so... Orwellian...

Anyway, this won't pass.

Apparently they've already voted and it didn't.

by **Rocopurr** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:19 pm

San Leggera wrote:What even?

Dammit, this just cements in that most politicians are fucking idiots.

It didn't pass. So don't worry, your porn stash is safe.

by **Herrebrugh** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:20 pm

Ifreann wrote:
Herrebrugh wrote:EuroParl sounds so... Orwellian...

Anyway, this won't pass.

Apparently they've already voted and it didn't.

I was trying to judge whether it'd been voted on already looking at earlier comments (read: second before mine).

Good, then.

by **San Leggera** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:20 pm

Ifreann wrote:
San Leggera wrote:What even?

Dammit, this just cements in that most politicians are fucking idiots.

They're idiots for not voting for this?

The ones who proposed this are the ones adding to the amount of stupidity in politics.

*Makes mental note to be clearer and stop typing when tired*

by **Meinkraft** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:20 pm

It'll pass eventually. I mean, come on, there are obviously tens of people behind the bill!

by **San Leggera** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:22 pm

Herrebrugh wrote:
San Leggera wrote:The ones who proposed this are the ones adding to the amount of stupidity in politics.

*Makes mental note to be clearer and stop typing when tired*

I believe it was only a single person who proposed this.

Ah, right.

I really need to keep up with EU politics more before I comment on it >.<

EuroParl to Vote on Banning Porn in the Name of Equality

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