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Should sexy ads be banned?
Sex is used to sell everything from yoghurt to mobile phones.
The James Boag ad (left) was just one controversial ad that received many complaints when used in Australia.
The Church says material such as the new Peter Alexander magazine, which has nude men hugging girls in pyjamas, is too offensive.
Catholics are hoping to get 10,000 signatures and get sexual images on billboards banned.
Should the sexiest ads be banned? And which ads do you find most offensive? Tell us below...
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zarrakin@rocketmail.com
- Oct 13 07:39am
if it was nude female they wouldent say a thing about it grow up all you men we women have to put up with nude or scantily clad females everywhere we look so now its our turn to have somthing to look at
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paul_sophocleous
- Oct 13 08:21am
Another example of religion trying to impose its morality on every, regardless of whether we share that morality. They're one of the largest religios groups in the world, they should stop acting like victims.
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itinerantdragon
- Oct 13 08:27am
This advertising is being done because it works. If it didn't work then advertisers would not waste a cent doing it.
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ejroy73@rocketmail.com
- Oct 13 08:29am
There are plenty of safeguards related to advertising - nudity is not the enemy. Its ridiculous, an educated nation shouldn't fear against the human form - danger lies in politicians with weak policies and hysterical religious groups using media and arts as the easy go-to culprit for societies ills.
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itinerantdragon
- Oct 13 08:32am
Freedom of speech on an equal basis. If the Catholic church is free to condemn the advertising, then the advertisers are just as free to continue to do it. If the advertisers are to be gagged, then so is the church. Free speech is for everyone, not just for those whose opinions with which you agree.
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chrisseeney
- Oct 13 09:17am
Wait a minute, the Catholic church offended by a few raunchy adds? haha well im sorry catholic church but u disgust me, did u think everyone had just forgotten about your priests sexually abusing little boys. Stop complaining about something so petty. Do u think Adam&Eve were born with clothes on???
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melanie.otto@rocketmail.com
- Oct 13 09:24am
I'm with Nat, the Peter Alexander Brochure arrived in my mail box, normally I let my children open these brochure as they enjoy opening the mail, and being a PJ brochure,you really don't think images like this would be in their. Just glad I opened it 1st.
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fayarell
- Oct 13 09:26am
yes. but more so the adds that show children lying and doing wrong behaviour to get their way. do we want our children growing up with these wrong values. honesty is the best policy.
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kgalvin16
- Oct 13 09:51am
i am so sick of these ads if you have a good product people will buy, it gives girls the wrong message about how to get what they want cut the smut .
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kgalvin16
- Oct 13 09:54am
i am so sick of these ads even late night they advertise stuff that borders on pornography , i work afternoon shifts to wind down i enjoy late movies , i cant turn on any channel without pure garbage advertising . cant we get some decent ads without the smut
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