It’s a Disgrace!
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Everyone knows gentlemen prefer blondes!
The new advertisement from Ryan Air has been “banned” by the Advertising Standards Agency, but the airline is sticking two fingers in the air to the ASA! I don’t see the problem myself.
As for those people who state is sexualises young girls, have you even noticed the way young woman dress these days! All the woman’s magazines send out a much stronger message to our youth than a short advertising campaign from an airline.
The BBC reports:
“We considered that her appearance and pose, in conjunction with the heading ‘Hottest’, appeared to link teenage girls with sexually provocative behaviour and was irresponsible and likely to cause serious or widespread offence,” the watchdog said.
What? The advertisement clearly shows a woman, not a child. Thirteen people complaining means the other 50 million plus folk in the UK don’t mind! Conclusion: the widespread opinion is NO offence has been caused.
The Ryan Air spokesman must win an award for their response:
“This isn’t advertising regulation, it is simply censorship. This bunch of unelected self-appointed dimwits are clearly incapable of fairly and impartially ruling on advertising.”
Political correctness gone crazy again.
Nice to see Ryan Air is standing up to these busy bodies by refusing to withdraw the advertisement.
