Australian advertising watchdog orders "violent" Calvin Klein ads to be taken down

[Amnesiac]

A CONTROVERSIAL Calvin Klein jeans ad campaign is being pulled down from billboards after the advertising watchdog found it was suggestive of rape and violence.

The Advertising Standards Bureau revealed today it has upheld complaints about the campaign, which includes a near-naked woman being straddled by a man while another pulls her hair.

The latest campaign has appeared on billboards in Sydney and Melbourne and sparked up to 50 complaints.

The move comes after the Herald Sun today reported concerns by sexual assault workers and women’s advocates that the ad had connotations of gang rape.

The case report said two have already been removed, while a third billboard at the St Kilda Rd junction, featuring a woman with barely concealed breasts, will be removed today.

It said the depiction of the woman with three men was "highly sexualised and clearly suggestive of sexual behaviour''.

"The Board considered that whilst the act depicted could be consensual, the overall impact and most likely takeout is that the scene is suggestive of violence and rape,’’’ it said.

"The Board considered that the image was demeaning to women by suggesting that she is a plaything of these men. It also demeans men by implying sexualised violence against women."

As the Herald Sun reported today, sexual assault workers attacked the campaign, saying it had connotations of gang rape.

From here. (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/violent-ads-spark-sex-fury/story-e6frf7l6-1225940899235)

I really do hate how Australia is so socially conservative for a place with the second highest HDI rating in the world and a populous where religion is considered "unimportant" to a majority. It's just an ad, it hardly implies rape. This is just another thing to add to Australia's list of socially conservative paranoia: first we have the banning of every video game remotely offensive, followed by Rudd's publicized plans to filter the Internet. Now they're banning Calvin Klein ads too?

Australia needs a Bill of Rights of some kind, without one it's just heading in China's direction. At least the Greens are gaining popularity.

[Sage]

Goddamned social conservatives. At this rate, we'll never become a liberal hedonistic dystopian society.

[mrmcdonaldduck]

From here. (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/violent-ads-spark-sex-fury/story-e6frf7l6-1225940899235)

I really do hate how Australia is so socially conservative for a place with the second highest HDI rating in the world and a populous where religion is considered "unimportant" to a majority. It's just an ad, it hardly implies rape. This is just another thing to add to Australia's list of socially conservative paranoia: first we have the banning of every video game remotely offensive, followed by Rudd's publicized plans to filter the Internet. Now they're banning Calvin Klein ads too?

Australia needs a Bill of Rights of some kind, without one it's just heading in China's direction. At least the Greens are gaining popularity.

Hmmm, i do agree that australia is becoming a shit hole for free speech and the internet. I would like a bill of rights, and cant imagine why no major party is trying to implement one.

But, i would HATE it if the greens got anymore power. They, to put it lightly would fuck the mining industry with a rusty pole, and in case you havent noticed, we rely on mining more then any other industry.

[Amnesiac]

Hmmm, i do agree that australia is becoming a shit hole for free speech and the internet. I would like a bill of rights, and cant imagine why no major party is trying to implement one.

But, i would HATE it if the greens got anymore power. They, to put it lightly would fuck the mining industry with a rusty pole, and in case you havent noticed, we rely on mining more then any other industry.

I like the Greens for their social policies. I know that mining is what's protecting Australia from this global recession, and I wouldn't agree with the Green's attempts to hinder those massive profits. Thanks to mining, my house in Perth (which we still own) is sitting on goddamn expensive land.

The entire mining boom is like an endless orgasm for WA's economy.

Goddamned social conservatives. At this rate, we'll never become a liberal hedonistic dystopian society.

Liberal and dystopian? Is that even possible?

[Sage]

Liberal and dystopian? Is that even possible?

See Brave New World. Although that sort of blurs the line between dystopian and utopian.

[Amnesiac]

See Brave New World. Although that sort of blurs the line between dystopian and utopian.

I wouldn't call that regular liberalism... almost like a forced liberalism. It seems like an extreme version of communism, but with 5 classes under some sort of caste system. I have yet to read the book, though.

And you can't really blur a dystopia and utopia if they're exact opposites of each other.

[Sage]

And you can't really blur a dystopia and utopia if they're exact opposites of each other.

You can if you think a perfect world (utopia) would be hellish to live in.

[Amnesiac]

You can if you think a perfect world (utopia) would be hellish to live in.

Well, a utopia is supposed to be a world with a perfectly balanced government and society, while a dystopia is a world with an all-encompassing authoritarian government. It's up to you to decide which one you like better.

[mrmcdonaldduck]

I like the Greens for their social policies. I know that mining is what's protecting Australia from this global recession, and I wouldn't agree with the Green's attempts to hinder those massive profits. Thanks to mining, my house in Perth (which we still own) is sitting on goddamn expensive land.

The entire mining boom is like an endless orgasm for WA's economy.



I do like most of their social policies, they really are progressive. But what i cant really get is why the labor party, the party supposed to be for ordinary working class australians is actually repressing rights, while the liberal party is actually blocking the filter. strange, isnt it?

Oh, and btw, i didnt know you where an aussie. Since when?

[Amnesiac]

I do like most of their social policies, they really are progressive. But what i cant really get is why the labor party, the party supposed to be for ordinary working class australians is actually repressing rights, while the liberal party is actually blocking the filter. strange, isnt it?

I think the Greens have a great social platform, as does the Sex Party (:P). I thought the Liberals were neutral on the filter, I haven't heard anything about them attempting to block it. It's guaranteed that it won't ever pass Parliament, though, it's considered a "toxic issue" by Labor, which is why they shelved it before the election.

Oh, and btw, i didnt know you where an aussie. Since when?

I'm an Aussie citizen on work visa in the US, I was born in Perth and lived there for the first three years of my life. My dad's Australian, and he was born in Perth too. I have relatives in Perth and Melbourne.

[artex]

thats bad!! i wonder tho what did the ad look like and i think people can go to far!!!

[mrmcdonaldduck]

I think the Greens have a great social platform, as does the Sex Party (:P). I thought the Liberals were neutral on the filter, I haven't heard anything about them attempting to block it. It's guaranteed that it won't ever pass Parliament, though, it's considered a "toxic issue" by Labor, which is why they shelved it before the election.



I'm an Aussie citizen on work visa in the US, I was born in Perth and lived there for the first three years of my life. My dad's Australian, and he was born in Perth too. I have relatives in Perth and Melbourne.

hmmm, you obviously havent been keeping up with the news. The idiot, Conroy wants to put it through, even though several labor mp's wont vote for it, and the coalition, the greens and i think the independents dont want it either.

Oh, and Australian Sex Party FTW!!!!

[Sith Lord 13]

Well, a utopia is supposed to be a world with a perfectly balanced government and society, while a dystopia is a world with an all-encompassing authoritarian government. It's up to you to decide which one you like better.

No. All a utopia is is a perfect world. All a dystopia is is a hellish world. You can have a utopia or dystopia under all forms of government.

[Amnesiac]

No. All a utopia is is a perfect world. All a dystopia is is a hellish world. You can have a utopia or dystopia under all forms of government.

Utopia (pronounced /juːˈtoʊpiə/) is a name for an ideal community or society possessing a perfect socio-politico-legal system.

A dystopia (from Ancient Greek: δυσ-: bad-, ill- and Ancient Greek: τόπος: place, landscape) (alternatively, cacotopia, or anti-utopia) is, in literature, an often futuristic society that has degraded into a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being utopian. Dystopian literature has underlying cautionary tones, warning society that if we continue to live how we do, this will be the consequence. A dystopia, thus, is regarded as a sort of negative utopia and is often characterized by an authoritarian or totalitarian form of government.

I guess we're both kind of right, really.

hmmm, you obviously havent been keeping up with the news. The idiot, Conroy wants to put it through, even though several labor mp's wont vote for it, and the coalition, the greens and i think the independents dont want it either.

Oh, and Australian Sex Party FTW!!!!

Well, it's true I haven't read about it for a while. I thought the Libs were neutral on it, it's a good thing they've come out against it.

Sex Party is epic.