Genghis Pwn
25th June 2003, 11:41 AM
Although Europe is very liberal, it also very diverse, and to this day can be quite politically incorrect. People smoke here. Italian guys whistle and grab girls' butts. Public billboards show naked people. Bullfights continue in Spain.
But I think all that is about to change. The US suffers from Political Correctness, yes. The horror stories and anecdotes are rampant. But the US is far less liberal than Europe, and less vulnerable to a full-scale PC takeover, IMO.
Here is an interesting article in the UK Guardian about forthcoming PC legislation that will effect the entire EU. I predict now that the UE is getting more political muscle and ambition, Political Correctness will wash over the Continent in a way never even dreamed of in the United States.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/gender/story/0,11812,984416,00.html
Pressure groups like the European Women's Lobby are demanding a directive that would deal with sexual stereo typing on the analogy of legislation outlawing incitement to racial hatred.
"We want action by the EU in areas other than employment," said EWL policy coordinator Cécile Greboval. "We need an instrument to combat sexual stereotyping, but it's a hard battle inside the commission."
Draft papers on the issue say that while freedom of expression must be respected, sex discrimination and affronts to human dignity should be banned from media and advertising.
"The purpose is to avoid throughout all forms of mass media all stereotypical portrayals of women and men, as well as any projection of unacceptable images affecting human dignity and decency in advertisements," an internal commission document says.
Future legislation could affect TV shows and advertisements which portray women or men as sex objects.
:rolleyes:
But I think all that is about to change. The US suffers from Political Correctness, yes. The horror stories and anecdotes are rampant. But the US is far less liberal than Europe, and less vulnerable to a full-scale PC takeover, IMO.
Here is an interesting article in the UK Guardian about forthcoming PC legislation that will effect the entire EU. I predict now that the UE is getting more political muscle and ambition, Political Correctness will wash over the Continent in a way never even dreamed of in the United States.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/gender/story/0,11812,984416,00.html
Pressure groups like the European Women's Lobby are demanding a directive that would deal with sexual stereo typing on the analogy of legislation outlawing incitement to racial hatred.
"We want action by the EU in areas other than employment," said EWL policy coordinator Cécile Greboval. "We need an instrument to combat sexual stereotyping, but it's a hard battle inside the commission."
Draft papers on the issue say that while freedom of expression must be respected, sex discrimination and affronts to human dignity should be banned from media and advertising.
"The purpose is to avoid throughout all forms of mass media all stereotypical portrayals of women and men, as well as any projection of unacceptable images affecting human dignity and decency in advertisements," an internal commission document says.
Future legislation could affect TV shows and advertisements which portray women or men as sex objects.
:rolleyes: