爭議！歐盟色情視頻驚現YouTube
Steamy YouTube clip riles EU lawmakers
The European Commission has posted a montage of sex scenes from European films on YouTube, drawing criticism from some lawmakers who described it as "soft porn."
The European Commission has posted a montage of sex scenes from European films on YouTube, drawing criticism from some lawmakers who described it as "soft porn."
The Commission, which is the executive branch of the European Union, launched its own channel on YouTube last week called EUTube, saying it wanted to spread messages about topics such as climate change and human rights.
Commission spokesman Martin Selmayr said the sex scene clips - drawn from award-winning films such as "Amelie" and "Bad Education" - highlighted Europe's tradition of rich cinema.
The 44-second clip - titled "Film Lovers Will Love This!" - was posted last week on EUTube. It has been viewed more than 280,000 times, far outpacing the second most popular video on the EUTube site, a humanitarian aid clip.
Eighteen couples, both straight and gay, are shown having sex in bedrooms, kitchens and restaurant bathrooms.
Selmayr said Tuesday he had not received any complaints about the video.
But EU lawmaker Maciej Giertych of Poland, from the conservative League of Polish Families, accused the commission of using "immoral methods" of promotion, according to the British Broadcasting Corp.
Godfrey Bloom of Britain's euro-skeptic U.K. Independence Party also criticized the video, calling it "soft porn" and "cheap, tawdry and tacky."
The commission's foray onto the popular video-sharing Web site, he said, "was like watching an elderly relative trying to be cool: very embarrassing."
The steamy clip, as well as the overall concept of EUTube, has generated heated exchanges on the channel's comment forum with opinions divided between outrage and admiration. The commission has designated an official to service the Web site and respond online to the criticism.
The 46 videos posted on EUTube so far cover topics such as road safety, integration of immigrants and reform of the common market for sugar. There are both English and German channels, and French is expected to be up and running in the next few weeks.
日前，歐洲委員會將從歐洲電影中剪輯的一些性愛視頻傳到了YouTube視頻網站上，招致了一些立法者的批評，他們稱之爲“軟色情”。
上週，歐盟的執行機構歐洲委員會在YouTube上爲自己開設了一個名爲EUTube的頻道，並稱其主要目的是想傳播與氣候變化和人權等問題有關的信息。
歐洲委員會發言人馬丁·塞爾瑪說，這些出自《天使愛美麗》和《不良教育》等獲獎影片的性愛視頻剪輯反映出歐洲電影豐富多彩的傳統。
這個時長44秒、名爲《影迷的視覺大餐》的視頻於上週被上傳至EUTube頻道。這個視頻被瀏覽了28萬多次，遠遠超過站內人氣第二的、一個有關人道主義援助的視頻。
短片展示了18對異性和同性伴侶在臥室、廚房和餐館洗手間內的激情鏡頭。
塞爾瑪於本週二表示，他並沒有聽到任何與這個視頻有關的不滿。
但據英國廣播公司報道，歐盟的立法者、保守團體“波蘭家庭聯盟”的成員Maciej Giertych指責歐盟採取了一種“淫蕩的宣傳手段”。
反對歐盟整合及英國加入歐元區的英國獨立黨人士戈德弗裏·布魯姆也對這個視頻進行了抨擊，稱之爲“軟色情”並形容其“低劣、下流、傷風敗俗。”
他說，歐盟在YouTube上弄的這麼一出“就像看一個年紀大的親戚想趕點時髦：十分令人尷尬。”
這一色情視頻以及開設EUTube頻道的總體理念引起網友在論壇上的激烈討論，觀點大致分爲氣憤和讚揚兩派。目前，歐盟已指定一位官員來維護這個網站，並在線迴應網友的批評。
到目前爲止，上傳至EUTube網站上的46個視頻主要涉及交通安全、移民融合、糖類共同市場改革等話題。網站現在有英語和德語兩個頻道，法語頻道可能會在幾周內上線。
