Collective Shout responds to common defences of Honey Birdette sexploitation
Honey Birdette is a serial sexploitation offender. The sex shop, located in shopping centres around the country, has attracted hundreds of complaints for its sexist advertising. Ad Standards has investigated complaints over almost thirty separate advertisements, upholding half, but Honey Birdette continues to sexually objectify women. Read full article
Aug 18, 2017
Honey Birdette has been ordered to remove objectifying ads in a recent ASB ruling: Overall, in the ASB's view, the advertisement did breach Section 2.4...
Aug 17, 2017
“They'd never be able to use those images in prime time to advertise, so why do I have to subject my young son to that...
Feb 13, 2017
When will changes be made to the failed advertising self regulation system? In December last year Honey Birdette released a series of posters for display...
Dec 29, 2016
The Advertising Standards Board is made up of 20 people from across Australia with various professional backgrounds, however they didn't quite see eye to eye...
Dec 23, 2016
With your support, Collective Shout has continued to challenge sexploitation at every level during 2016. It is because of our supporters all over the country...
Dec 14, 2016
Current and former employees of Honey Birdette continue to fight back against the company over poor work conditions and sexual harassment. ...
Dec 13, 2016
The Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) have released their list of most complained about ads for 2016. “Discrimination and vilification is consistently one of the most...
Dec 01, 2016
Honey Birdette have a long history of exploiting women in their advertising. But more recently they have come under fire for a different reason, encouraging...
Jul 28, 2016
Collective Shout call for financial penalties for repeat offenders Honey Birdette are no stranger to the Advertising Standards Board. The sex shop which masquerades as...
May 11, 2016
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