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Wednesday Oct 10, 2007
Public funded pornography
Heard about the latest internet filth?
"This film is degrading to women and encourages casual sex and normalises certain kinds of sexual behaviour" says the guy from MediaWatch.
'I'm no Mary Whitehouse but this is just disgusting" says the woman from the National Confederation of Parent Teachers Associations.
To tell the truth, getting these guys to bite must have been like shooting fish in a barrel – a bit like having Family and Youth Concern comment on our smutty website TheSite.org.
But what, pray tell, has got their goat?
You can see for yourself below.
It's a viral campaign to promote awareness of HIV and Aids among young people, put together by the BBC and the Terrence Higgins Trust. It's trying to counter some alarming statistics – 41% of 16-24 year olds believe they are at 'no risk' from HIV, despite a consistent increase in cases over the past 10 years.
We're promoting the campaign on TheSite.org. Some people might find it a bit lowbrow; others might think it's funny. It's hardly disgusting.
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