Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Feminist censorship



We read:

"AFTER a failed attempt to ban a Nando's chicken advertisement, a women's organisation is gunning for the Advertising Standards Board.

The Women's Forum Australia will launch a campaign to have the Advertising Standards Board overhauled, saying its decisions do not reflect the wider community's standards, particularly on the exploitation of women.

After the board dismissed 200 complaints about the "Nando's Fix" advertisement showing a mother as a pole dancer, the forum will ask its 2000 members to demand from their local members of Parliament an overhaul of the board.

The forum is made up of women from across Australian society, including business leaders, academics from all fields and mothers.

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