Super Hans Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 ^^^What he says. While sex is used to sell records and people (male and female) are judged on appearance rather than ability, removing one page of a newspaper would be a pretty futile gesture. Stupid argument really. Me taking my plastic bag to the supermarket is an immeasurably futile gesture towards climate change but I still do it, I still recycle even though the difference is minuscule. By your argument I shouldn't bother because it's a futile gesture. The Sun has a circulation of well over 2 million so yes it would be small, but by no means futile, and a gesture is a gesture and the point of a gesture is to make a point and hope that others follow suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Banned? No, I don't think many things should be banned. It's already going out of fashion and Murdoch has expressed that view so I wouldn't expect P3 to be around much longer. However, this says it all - PAGE 3 is not doing enough to mess with people’s heads, according to Rupert Murdoch. The News International boss believes the sexual objectification of women needs to be done in a less stupid and more subtly malevolent way. Murdoch said: “The semantics of big knockers have become increasingly complex and we need to catch up. In a post Mail Online-world, it’s frankly quaint to say ‘here are some tits, phwoar’. “The Femail Today sidebar has proven to the media industry that you can have your tit-cake and eat it by combining scantily clad females with themes of body neuroses and self-loathing.Then you’re not excluding women, rather you’re inviting them into a death-spiral of self-loathing.” To reflect changing attitudes to women’s bodies, ‘Page 3′ will be retitled ‘Look At This Fat Bitch’. Murdoch said: “The picture content will be exactly the same, except the comical text where the girls quote historical philosophers will be replaced by snide remarks from an internet commenter with an emotionally barren life.” http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/page-3-not-evil-enough-says-murdoch-2013021159232 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Stupid argument really. Me taking my plastic bag to the supermarket is an immeasurably futile gesture towards climate change but I still do it, I still recycle even though the difference is minuscule. By your argument I shouldn't bother because it's a futile gesture. Why are futile gestures so important? And since when were plastic carrier bags identified as a cause of 'global warming' You seem to be labouring under a misapprehension that makes your futile gesture even less meaningful than you thought. Nevertheless, you can't ban page 3 without some pretty specific legislation that would in itself be illegal. As I said, it's a symptom, not a cause. At least it's honest, as opposed to the amount of advertising that sells on the subliminal hopes of sexual success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manlinose Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 does anyone still buy the sun for page 3? would anyone who buys the sun stop buying it if they didn't have topless models on page 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwkittie Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I voted no simply because if a woman wants to get her tats out for money she should be allowed to. What should be banned, imo, is digital manipulation of people's images in the media/advertising etc. I think that's far more damaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 . If somebody wishes to look at topless women, buy a specialist magazine for pictures of topless women. Or just go on a Mediterranean/Canary Islands holiday...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I voted no simply because if a woman wants to get her tats out for money she should be allowed to. What should be banned, imo, is digital manipulation of people's images in the media/advertising etc. I think that's far more damaging. Agree with this ^ - did you see http://www.street-art.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tumblr_m445yhvsgv1qenfaso1_1280.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 No it isn't. Full Monty is a film, with a narrative. Page 3 is just a picture of a topless woman which is, randomly, in a newspaper. They are both very different things. If somebody wishes to look at topless women, buy a specialist magazine for pictures of topless women. If someone wishes to read the news, buy a newspaper. the question is do you regard the sun as a newspaper-I don't! ---------- Post added 26-02-2013 at 10:33 ---------- I voted no simply because if a woman wants to get her tats out for money she should be allowed to. What should be banned, imo, is digital manipulation of people's images in the media/advertising etc. I think that's far more damaging. I completely agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I don't think it should exist, but I don't like the idea of banning anything. We as a population should not want to see women's boobs in a a national paper. I remember when the girls would be a young as 16! Even 15 if they wore a bikini! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertramp Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 No it isn't. Full Monty is a film, with a narrative. Page 3 is just a picture of a topless woman which is, randomly, in a newspaper. They are both very different things. If somebody wishes to look at topless women, buy a specialist magazine for pictures of topless women. If someone wishes to read the news, buy a newspaper. No but Chloe 21, 34DD from Bournemouth gives an opinion on the news (or at least they used to). ' I fink that Dave cameron bloke smells of cheese' etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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