UK Censorship: Vegan Soup Ad Banned Over ‘Objectifying’ Nude Model
An advert for vegan soup has been banned in the UK due to censorship authorities feeling it objectified a naked model.
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Peta and Vegans Lose in Complaint over Ads that Said Eating Meat Was Healthy
In a display of common sense not always seen with the agency, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled against the British Vegan Society and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) over their challenge of multimedia advertisements which said that eating meat was healthy.
Advertisers Must Help Nanny State ‘Evolve Society’ with 9pm ‘Junk Food’ Watershed
One of the UK’s leading advertising executives has backed Boris Johnson’s Nanny State assault on “junk food” by pushing for a 9 pm “watershed” of advertising food deemed unhealthy.
‘Sexist’ Ad Banned for Having the Word ‘Girl’ in It
A freelancers website was forced to apologise and retrained its advertising staff on using sensitive language after publishing an advertisement with the word “girl” in it.
Ad Featuring Mother with a Baby Banned for Perpetuating ‘Harmful Gender Stereotypes’
A television advertisement featuring a mother caring for her baby while men are being adventurous was taken off air after new rules came into force banning portrayals of “harmful gender stereotypes” in commercials.
DELINGPOLE: Gender Stereotyping in Adverts Is Great; Banning It Is Dangerous PC Lunacy
My favourite advert of the last ten years was probably the “Are you beach body ready?” Protein World poster campaign, writes James Delingpole.
‘Daring’ Boys, ‘Caring’ Girls Banned from UK Ads in ‘Harmful Stereotypes’ Crackdown
Adverts showing a housewife looking after the family will be banned from next year in an industry-wide crackdown on “harmful stereotypes” which researchers allege contribute to “real-world gender inequalities”.
U.K. Bans Ad Featuring Thin Model Called ‘Socially Irresponsible’
The United Kingdom has banned an advertisement featuring a thin model after some viewers called it “socially irresponsible.”
