Lebanese Demands to Remove the "Lebanese Women" Porn Channel from Hotbird Satellite: It Is an Affront to Lebanese Society in Its Entirety

Following are excerpts from a TV report on demands to shut down a pornographic TV channel called “Lebanese women.” The report aired on OTV on July 9, 2010:
 

Anchor: There is a TV channel, which broadcasts pornographic images, and which is called “Lebanese women.” Everybody emphasized the importance of talking action to stop this affront to Lebanese women, yet the judiciary will act only after completing a case of higher priority – [the three men arrested for slandering] the Lebanese president on Facebook...
 

Reporter: It is not unusual for a TV viewer to accidentally come across channels broadcasting porn films and nude images. What is peculiar is that one of these channels is called “Lebanese Women TV.” The channel is broadcast via the European Hotbird satellite, and it airs porn films and sex ads – free-of-charge and encrypted – showing girls imitating a Lebanese accent, although they are not Lebanese, thus exploiting the good reputation of Lebanese women for marketing and distribution purposes.
 

This whole issue is harmful to the image of Lebanese women, and constitutes an affront to their pride and honor, and by extension, this is an affront to Lebanon and all Lebanese. It constitutes a character assassination of an entire society and country, for the whole world to see.
 

The entire issue is a scandal, but the way it is dealt with is even more disastrous. The issue was raised by several politicians, led by MP Khaled Zahraman, who visited the Lebanese president and asked him to intervene, in order to put an end to the harm done to the image of Lebanon and its women.
 

He also sent a letter in this regard to General Prosecutor Sa’id Mirza. The issue was dealt with for a week, and was then neglected. When we contacted the head of the office for fighting IT and copyright crimes, the answer we received was that the office is aware of this issue, but is not dealing with it at present, because the issue of the president and Facebook is of higher priority.
 

The question that begs an answer is how priorities are determined. Doesn’t this warrant an immediate appeal to shut down the channel, or at the very least, to remove the name “Lebanese women” from this spectacle? Doesn’t the good reputation, honor, and dignity of Lebanese men and women merit a protest against the affront they suffer through this channel?