Banning Lads Magazines

[melthebell]

Its not about a gender debate.

 

Its about hypocracy between two identical genres of magazines.

They are either all banned or none at all.

 

I really dont see how people are differential between the two.

 

What stinks in this entire debate is nobody in the world of supposed "balanced jornalism" has even bothered to question to Diane Abbot or Kat Banyard about Closer, More, Sugar, Cosmo magazines.

 

Prey tell, what exactly is the difference between these two images:

 

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Hln2AEigAz4/SdJaZEADzEI/AAAAAAAASFE/ipAG01tKHZA/s1600/Heat+torso+2.jpg

 

http://www.skinnyvscurvy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/danielle-lloyd-shows-off-her-bikini-body-in-nuts-magazine-1.jpg

 

Why is one supposed to be acceptable and the other not?

 

Why can one magazine containing these images be sold without a quibble but the other one be banned?

the original topic on the tv, and this thread was about feminism and lads mags

 

YOURE the one that changed it into an arguement between 2 types of magazines

[Happ Hazzard]

How do you define "lads mags"?

[dvp82]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2331515/Stop-selling-raunchy-lads-mags-customers-staff-sue-supermarkets-warned.html

 

UK Feminista and Object are discussing with lawyers about bringing a test case and will support employees who are uncomfortable with images of naked or near-naked women on magazines, the Guardian said.

 

 

Wonder what Kay Banyards thoughts are on a front cover like this http://www.crazyaboutmagazines.com/ourshop/prod_1603589-Heat-magazine-David-Beckham-cover-1925-June-2004-Issue-275.html

 

Or maybe images inside magazines like heat like this

http://www.heatworld.com/Celeb-News/2012/12/OMGEEEEEEE-Its-Louis-Smith-NAKED-An-early-Christmas-present-from-heat-to-you/

 

http://digbyioane.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/digby-ioanes-rival-louis-smith-part-27.html

 

Clearly there is a little bit of hyprocosy going on here.

[Watson B]

How do you define "lads mags"?

 

Im guessing FHM, Nuts, Zoo. Ive not seen a porno mag in a while, do they even still sell them in shops any more i dont know but im guessing if they do then the Razzle, Playboys and ChickswiDicks type porno are in the firing line.

So to speak

[Suffragette1]

the original topic on the tv, and this thread was about feminism and lads mags

 

YOURE the one that changed it into an arguement between 2 types of magazines

 

I think that ECCOnoob would find that many women who are opposed to lads' mags are not avid readers of the women's magazines that s/he cites. Personally, I can't wait for the return of Spare Rib. The glossies and celebrity/gossip magazines are rubbish, banal, superficial and woman hating. They promote women hating and criticising other women's looks, appearances and lifestyle choices and lads' mags are essentially soft porn, sexist, reductionist and objectifying. They're all crap.

[melthebell]

and lads' mags are essentially soft porn, sexist, reductionist and objectifying. They're all crap.

 

yeah i dont really like em

 

too many fast cars in em for my liking lol, and not enough music reviews

 

errrrrrrrrrrrm

[Watson B]

I think that ECCOnoob would find that many women who are opposed to lads' mags are not avid readers of the women's magazines that s/he cites. Personally, I can't wait for the return of Spare Rib. The glossies and celebrity/gossip magazines are rubbish, banal, superficial and woman hating. They promote women hating and criticising other women's looks, appearances and lifestyle choices and lads' mags are essentially soft porn, sexist, reductionist and objectifying. They're all crap.

 

Jeez!!

You really do lay it on thick dont you.

 

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yeah i dont really like em

 

too many fast cars in em for my liking lol, and not enough music reviews

 

errrrrrrrrrrrm

 

:hihi:

[Suffragette1]

Jeez!!

You really do lay it on thick dont you.

 

---------- Post added 27-05-2013 at 18:32 ----------

 

 

:hihi:

 

No, I don't - but what is the message being conveyed by papped photos of celebrity women homing in on cellulite, a less than 'perfect' body etc?

[MrSmith]

I think that ECCOnoob would find that many women who are opposed to lads' mags are not avid readers of the women's magazines that s/he cites. Personally, I can't wait for the return of Spare Rib. The glossies and celebrity/gossip magazines are rubbish, banal, superficial and woman hating. They promote women hating and criticising other women's looks, appearances and lifestyle choices and lads' mags are essentially soft porn, sexist, reductionist and objectifying. They're all crap.

 

I agree, they are crap, so I don't buy them, I also don't stand in the shops staring at them, but I respect the rights of those members of our society that do want to buy them. If someone finds them offensive they can choose not to work in the shop or use the shop.

[Suffragette1]

I agree, they are crap, so I don't buy them, I also don't stand in the shops staring at them, but I respect the rights of those members of our society that do want to buy them. If someone finds them offensive they can choose not to work in the shop or use the shop.

 

I personally don't support banning them. I do support the ban of page 3 though, if men and women want to look at naked breasts, there are plenty of magazines and online sites available for them to do do. It's outdated, sexist and inappropriate and should be consigned to history.