争议!欧盟色情视频惊现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 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."
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