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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-26-03 10:58 AM
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Sex Scenes on British TV Increasing
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LONDON (Reuters) - Sex scenes and nudity on British television increased last year, reflecting more relaxed public attitudes, researchers said on Tuesday.

Programs such as "G-String Divas" and "Real Sex" on the Five channel helped double the number of scenes depicting sexual intercourse in 2002.

"Attitudes toward sex and sexual activity have changed over the years," said Paul Bolt, director of the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC), a government-funded watchdog.

"People are now more comfortable with programming that contains sexual material as long as they are made aware of the material to be broadcast."

The research was carried out by the BSC, the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Independent Television Commission, which regulates commercial TV.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=573&e=7&u=/nm/20030826/od_nm/sex_dc
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-26-03 10:59 AM
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1. Ooooooh...yet another reason to love the UK!
:D
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-26-03 11:12 AM
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2. Europe is general has a relaxed attitude towards sex on TV.
In Germany they have, or had, haven't been there in over ten years, a game show where the contestants were required to strip as a sort of penalty. 'Course with the guys, it was no big deal getting bare chested, but the ladies had to strip down to their unmentionables!
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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-26-03 12:15 PM
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4. That game show is no more
It was one of those games in High School : "who dares staying up long enough to watch it?". It sucked.

Bare chested is OK, even during daytime (with some constraints, so don't get the wrong impression).


Need I say that conservatives want a stricter regulation ?
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-26-03 12:25 PM
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5. Thanks, Kellenved. Do y'all still have frontal female nudity on TV
in Germany? Just asking.

I miss Germany, and that's NOT the reason, so stop saying that! ;-)
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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-26-03 01:21 PM
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9. Yes - past midnight
And I would have been very disappointed if you had said that TV-nudity is the best about Germany... (without mentioning the beer :P)
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plcdude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-26-03 11:15 AM
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3. yes
and American TV teases but is too inhibited to really show the stuff alot of adults would like to see.
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TrogL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-26-03 12:32 PM
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6. We get the same shows in Canada and worse
The CBC's notorious for showing full-frontal nudity, even in the 60's.

We've also got Taxicab Confessionals , Queer as Folk and lots of other shows on non-pay-per-view networks.
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KinkyDem Donating Member (748 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-26-03 12:36 PM
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7. Damn...
one I missed.

Why are we AMericans such prudes?
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-26-03 01:12 PM
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8. Hi KinkyDem!!
Welcome to DU!! :toast:
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