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Should sexy ads be banned?

Oct 12 06:58pm

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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.

To put an end to the use of sex in explicit or inappropriate ways, members of the Catholic Church are organising a petition to get sexual images on billboards removed.

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...

19 Comments Report Abuse

11. stueytheking - Oct 13 10:20am

who cares what the catholic church says...

12. ethel1954 - Oct 13 10:38am

Recently in Myers we were confronted ahead of the down elevator by a photo about 5 ft. square of the lower body of a girl in a white bikini advertising Biotherm cosmetics,shot taken from floor level, looking up the legs, from the back, legs apart; who thinks this acceptably advertises cosmetics?

13. lyndy.cracknell@y7mail.com - Oct 14 06:59am

Common sense says that these ads breed lack of respect for women. Why do we need them? A product sells itself. Unless of course its a crappy product which needs voyeurism to sell itself. Pretty pathetic then, isn't it? When will we respect ourselves and each other enough to reject this nonsense?

14. olssonandrew - Oct 14 08:19am

Of course they shouldn't but they will because the Christains will comp;lain about it. Mabye they need to focus on looking for pedos in there ranks iinstead of foc using on ads.

15. ethan.joel49 - Oct 14 09:13am

NO!!!
they give information in how to improve or provide info..
sex ads on the street yes!
i dont wont little kids asking me Y do i wont longer sex or anything..
keep it on tv take off the streets

16. smgreen80 - Oct 14 12:28pm

This is about my right to be watching tv or driving down the street without being confronted with inappropriate ads. These days you can't watch anything without there being some form of sexual connotation. The restrictions do need to be tightened.

17. kenningtonroberta - Oct 16 10:22am

Chrisseeney..have to agree, catholic church keep your nose out of the trough, people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

18. brantaga1 - Oct 17 04:55pm

I agree fully with Zarrakin, if it was woman you never hear complaints but as the nudity is men oh my god its a big deal so to the catholic church stop the filth scattered every where we look, of nude woman, then you can complain about this ad.

19. heatherjune58 - Oct 20 09:38am

here we go again lets start thinking for ourselves if its that bad then don't look at it and if you have kids in car don't make a big thing of it they probably won't even notice and i bet if it had a little boy up there the catholic church wouldn't be complaining

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