Insult woman - go to jail!

	posted by Matt on 10:11 PM December 30th, 2004
	Linucs writes "Will it ever stop? From the Guardian: "The law puts anti-gay and sexist comments on an equal footing with racist or anti-semitic insults, allowing French courts to hand down fines of up to €45,000 (£30,000) and jail sentences of up to 12 months for "defamation or incitement to discrimination, hatred or violence on the grounds of a person's sex or sexual orientation"." Aside from saying goodbye to free speech, I cannot help but wonder: what is a "sexist comment" for the Law? "The feminist group Les Chiennes de Garde, or Guard Bitches, added that it hoped the law would lead to a fall in the number of physical attacks on women "by first outlawing verbal violence"." No, this will not outlaw anti-men advertisement and media bias, but thanks for asking. Maybe we could outlaw any form of speech for men, so everybody would just climb trees, eat fruit and get along? Oog oog!"

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Are we sure? (Score:1) by Boy Genteel on 11:38 PM December 30th, 2004 EST (#1) "No, this will not outlaw anti-men advertisement and media bias, but thanks for asking." Do we know this for sure, or is it just well-reasoned conjecture? Perhaps "men are dolts" jokes will also be banned. bg Men are from EARTH. Women are from EARTH. Deal with it.

Re:Are we sure? (Score:0) by Anonymous User on 08:58 AM December 31st, 2004 EST (#2) But women are a "minority" and deserve more protection than men (the oppressive "majority"). "Women lie" is a bad joke, but "Men are dolts" is "brave irony" that fights "The Patriarchy".

Re:Are we sure? (Score:1) by scudsucker on 11:36 AM December 31st, 2004 EST (#3) Do we know this for sure, or is it just well-reasoned conjecture? Should be the case. This is just as stupid as black activists were pushing hate crime legislation here in the U.S. a few years ago, because plenty of blacks commit hate crimes, just like people of European or Asian descent. "...show young men an ideal of manhood that respects women and rejects violence" George W. Bush - Republican 2005

Looney ladies (Score:0) by Anonymous User on 12:24 PM December 31st, 2004 EST (#4) French women have chins like rhinos and breath like winos. If they want respect, they should try going to the moon. They'll weigh less. Instead of wasting our time with stupid laws, they should be watching Oprah's show on women with chafed thighs who start forest fires. Madcap Misogynist Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est. (Latin for: "Yes, that is a very large amount of corn.")

Re:Looney ladies (Score:0) by Anonymous User on 12:53 PM December 31st, 2004 EST (#5) French women will never top our American women in fatness. -Hawat

Re:Looney ladies (Score:0) by Anonymous User on 01:11 PM December 31st, 2004 EST (#6) Now there's a contest I'd rather NOT attend...,   Thundercloud.   "Hoka hey!"

Re:Looney ladies (Score:0) by Anonymous User on 11:55 AM January 4th, 2005 EST (#9) Hair, however...

Double-standard (Score:1) by incredibletulkas on 06:23 AM January 2nd, 2005 EST (#7) "The feminist group Les Chiennes de Garde, or Guard Bitches, added that it hoped the law would lead to a fall in the number of physical attacks on women "by first outlawing verbal violence"." No, this will not outlaw anti-men advertisement and media bias, but thanks for asking. Actually it will, since courts are required to enforce laws even-handedly. I don't see how bigoted slurs based on gender are any better than on race or creed; in fact they are worse, since they may involve an element of sexual degradation-- and usually do, in typical cases of misandry. Gender deserves the same protection against slurs as anything else.

Re:Double-standard (Score:1) by Ragtime on 07:20 PM January 2nd, 2005 EST (#8) incredibletulkas wrote, "Actually it will, since courts are required to enforce laws even-handedly" Sure it will. I mean, courts in Canada and the US are "required to enforce laws even-handedly," too, and we can certainly see how well it works here. Ragtime The Uppity Wallet The opinions expressed above are my own, but you're welcome to adopt them.

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