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Posted on 09/06/2002 2:17:28 PM PDT by prisoner6
PARIS (Reuters) - With television now showing 950 X-rated and violent films a month, two-thirds of the French say they want pornography banned from broadcast and cable channels, a poll by the audiovisual watchdog CSA said Friday.
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Some 76 percent of women responding backed a ban and even 51 percent of the men thought that French television was getting too hot, said the survey published in the daily Le Parisien.
A total of 64 percent of those questioned wanted both cable and non-cable channels to stop broadcasting X-rated films, which are often violent as well as sexually explicit, while 35 percent were against the ban altogether.
According to CSA, several cable channels plan to show more porn films in future to boost their audience ratings.
"Television today broadcasts 950 violent or pornographic films a month and we have to stop this drift," Christian Jacob, minister for family affairs, told Le Parisien.
"It would be simple to apply existing laws (to enforce a ban) and that would let us avoid having youths find images on their screens that are upsetting and poisonous at an age when they are developing their sexual identities," he said.
French media have recently reported a growing number of sex crimes among youths, especially gang rapes by teenage boys. Psychologists say the boys act out on teenage girls the sex abuse scenes they see in pornographic films.
Discussion of the issue has been growing in France, especially among women politicians shocked by the indifference or contempt the gang rapists show for their victims.
The CSA recommended in July banning X-rated films even from encrypted cable channels, saying it had found that many youths had access to films officially banned for anyone under 18 years old despite encryption.
France's new center-right government wants to review laws governing pornographic material on television, videos and Internet sites.
BUT, will they let us fly over their airspace when we take out Saddam?
As a previous owner of several Fine French Touring Automobiles, I ...ummm...burp (see below)... in their general direction.
Burp - A breath of air
From the heart
If it had gone south
It would have been a ...
BTW, I'm no prud, but the (few) adult movies I've seen are incredibly repititive and boring beyond belief. Then again WIfe and I have gone through 3 kids and we're both getting kinda old.
prisoner6
Y'know I'd bet if there's a gang rape ettiquette manual anywhere, it's gotta be in France. LOL!
Somehow I missed this in my original read. Thanks for pointing it out!
prisoner6
LOL!
Yes, the French are so "closed minded". Maybe they have at least a shred of decency left.
Well, Fine French Touring Automobiles DO make wonderful driveway ornaments in a Gaulish logic sorta way. Not to mention the homes they provide for some of Mom Natures creatures.
prisoner6
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The story left something out. The poll's next question was, "do you watch the televised porn?" and two-thirds said "oui!" ;^)
No joke, what do you expect from gang rapers? I guess they should hold the door open and tip their hat to their victims. And get the victims some ice after they're done.
I'm no prude, but do they really make porn movies in France that depict rape? And they are transmitted through the cable system?
I don't care what Angelique and LaBelleDameSansMerci say - that joint is depraved compared to us. It seems that when the French are not surrendering to Germans, they are surrendering to their most base instincts...
Saying "Allah is Great" is acceptable. Odd how they left out the reasons for the increase in rape in France and other European countries.
It's funny - the countries where rape is punishment for the silliest of crimes, and where it's understood that a woman "was asking for it", porn is illegal.
Stop it! You're killing me! That's more than x42 did!
prisoner6
The answer is YES! (Don't ask me how I know.)
To be fair they may not be shown on Prime Time TV, and the same types of movies are made here as well.
In fact I remember reading an article about some woman who is making exactly those kind of movies in the US, making a fortune, and well respected by other movie makers.
prisoner6
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