Ad Standards Flaws Exposed
Last month Perth mum of four Lyn Swanson Kennedy paid for an independent review into an Ad Standards determination after the Community Panel gave the green light to a huge OnlyFans billboard at a busy intersection. The billboard created a stir of controversy with over 6000 people signing a petition for the land owner to have it removed.
Read moreAd Standards endorses 'most complained about' porn billboard
A porn billboard just three blocks from a Perth primary school has received a thumbs up from the ad industry self regulator. The Ad Standards Community Panel ruled in favour of the advertiser to the detriment of community members - vulnerable kids included - dismissing hundreds of complaints about the gargantuan streetside suburban porn ad.
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Read morePerth Mum of 4's petition to pull porn billboard
Mother of 4, Lyn, from Perth has started a petition calling for a billboard at a busy intersection advertising an OnlyFans porn account to be pulled down.
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Read moreBacklash over Sydney’s ‘creepy’ kink teddy bear mural: CS quoted in Daily Telegraph
Originally published in the Daily Telegraph
A “kink and BDSM-inspired” mural in the Sydney CBD of a “furry” leather-bondage man with a teddy bear head has been slammed for being “inappropriate” and “creepy” in a public space.
The painting, created on a Wynyard street wall by “YCK Laneways”, a consortium promoting local shops in nearby streets, is part of the WorldPride festival, but has been likened to the recent Balenciaga fashion house scandal linking adult sex themes to children.
Online reaction to the image, depicting an overweight man with bondage straps laying on a rainbow flag on a couch with a bear and the logo “YC Gay” was scathing, with some calling for it to be removed.
Grassroots campaigners Collective Shout spokeswoman Caitlin Roper said children should not be exposed to sexual fetishes, but that the mural would attract their attention because of the use of “appealing” teddy bear images.
“The widespread condemnation of Balenciaga for their BDSM-themed ads involving children demonstrates that many people strongly object to involving or exposing kids to this kind of content,” Ms Roper said.
“Kink and BDSM-themed imagery is not appropriate for the public space which includes children.
“The global research is clear – sexualising children by exposing them to adult, sexualised or pornographic imagery harms their physical and mental health, beliefs, attitudes and sexuality in a range of ways.”
“There are other ways to promote diversity and inclusivity that don’t involve adults imposing their sexual fetishes on an audience that includes children.”
Read more in the Daily Telegraph.
UPDATE: Caitlin Roper quoted in Daily Tele piece on Oz Kink Fest
Caitlin Roper from grassroots Australian organisation Collective Shout, who campaign against the infiltration of pornography and harmful objectification into the mainstream, sees deep problems with the message that sexualised abuse is sexy and women should enjoy it.
“We're seeing the legitimisation of male violence against women under the guise of ‘kink’ and BDSM,” she says.
“I think it is being fuelled by the mainstreaming of violent porn… all of which paint degradation and sexualised violence against women as 'hot' and something women should want.”
She says LGB was previously about same sex attraction but has grown to the point where sexual preferences and fetishes have been added to that.
From 'Being a little kinky has gone a bit too far', Clarissa Bye, 2 March - only in the print newspaper
See also:
Balenciaga exploits children in BDSM-fetish themed ads
Objections to BDSM-themed kids show 'Battle Kitty': MTR in NY Post
LOL dolls in BDSM + fetish wear are more examples of 'corporate paedophilia'
Corporate Paedophilia: Clothing brand Caroline Bosmans sexualises kids for profit
Because of your complaints - all QLD sex industry ads under investigation!
A number of weeks ago we campaigned against a three panelled advertising trailer advertising Dollhouse Showgirls strip club. The trailer, featuring a completely naked woman, was regularly parked in a suburban street just 500m from a local primary school.
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