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It's because sexism only exists in the United States.

No, it doesn't.

(that is the joke you see)

That's just how the world works. I don't understand some parts of the middle east where men are apparently going to "overcome with lust" if they see a woman's ankle or her hair...

>advertising a conference

The art world has a different culture than the business world.

Yes. But a lot of people seeing those ads were business people. Some had business meetings in cafeterias overlooked by those giant boob billboards. A lot of the people were elementary school kids on their way to school.

etc. etc.

It seems if somebody tried to put out a billboard like that in the US the public would be satisfied with nothing less than seppuku.

I'm always amazed about how puritan is United States.

anecdotal evidence in Slovenia != general truth in Europe

Does it count Spain, France, Germany, Netherlands or Italy as Europe?