Last but not least: Advertising bans for better teen sex
The case of the multiple rape of a 13-year-old girl in Zurich-Seebach is still in the news. The fact that the acts were filmed and disseminated is once again prompting discussions about bans on porn advertising. Some comments on the topic on International Children's Rights Day on Monday, November 20.
The case of the multiple rape of a 13-year-old girl in Zurich-Seebach is still in the news. The fact that the acts were filmed and disseminated is once again prompting discussions about bans on porn advertising. Some comments on the topic on International Children's Rights Day on Monday, November 20.
The Sunday newspaper rightly castigates the school in Seebach, which knew about the escapades of the main perpetrators but did not intervene. Especially as the school management did not have the backbone to comment to the media when they got wind of the fact that the same perpetrators had already massively harassed a girl at the same school. The headmistress had previously categorically denied that there was a problem at school.
As the two known assaults in Zurich-Seebach were filmed and distributed on cell phones, criticism of the media and advertising industry is also being voiced. For example, FRD member of the Council of States Rolf Schweiger is calling for a ban on advertising cell phone porn on television. This will once again cause a stir - but it cannot be denied that these industries create and disseminate sexualized content, thus creating an oversexualized media reality. Anyone who denounces this is more likely to be ridiculed as a prude than taken seriously. This was evident when the EPP campaigned for a ban on sexist advertising and was met with mockery and derision from the industry. The efforts were stranded in the Federal Council (see
). The condemnation of a porn provider and the head of Star TV for failing to protect minors in connection with advertising for porn downloads via MMS was also commented on very critically. Media freedom was seen as being curtailed and parents were called upon to take more responsibility (see ).
Sure, the condemned are a pawn sacrifice, offered up by a helpless court against the prevailing doctrine. Sure, bans are generally not the solution. But the advertising and media industry could use the International Children's Rights Day to hold itself accountable. Children - and they are children at least up to 16, even if they drink, smoke pot and consume pornography - must have the right to discover their sexuality for themselves, and they should also have the right to be introduced to it responsibly by society. What this means for the advertising and media industry cannot be regulated by the courts, but only by responsible industry representatives themselves.
The Sunday newspaper rightly castigates the school in Seebach, which knew about the escapades of the main perpetrators but did not intervene. Especially as the school management did not have the backbone to comment to the media when they got wind of the fact that the same perpetrators had already massively harassed a girl at the same school. The headmistress had previously categorically denied that there was a problem at school.
As the two known assaults in Zurich-Seebach were filmed and distributed on cell phones, criticism of the media and advertising industry is also being voiced. For example, FRD member of the Council of States Rolf Schweiger is calling for a ban on advertising cell phone porn on television. This will once again cause a stir - but it cannot be denied that these industries create and disseminate sexualized content, thus creating an oversexualized media reality. Anyone who denounces this is more likely to be ridiculed as a prude than taken seriously. This was evident when the EPP campaigned for a ban on sexist advertising and was met with mockery and derision from the industry. The efforts were stranded in the Federal Council (see
). The condemnation of a porn provider and the head of Star TV for failing to protect minors in connection with advertising for porn downloads via MMS was also commented on very critically. Media freedom was seen as being curtailed and parents were called upon to take more responsibility (see ).
Sure, the condemned are a pawn sacrifice, offered up by a helpless court against the prevailing doctrine. Sure, bans are generally not the solution. But the advertising and media industry could use the International Children's Rights Day to hold itself accountable. Children - and they are children at least up to 16, even if they drink, smoke pot and consume pornography - must have the right to discover their sexuality for themselves, and they should also have the right to be introduced to it responsibly by society. What this means for the advertising and media industry cannot be regulated by the courts, but only by responsible industry representatives themselves.
