A tale of two standards

	posted by Adam on 02:34 PM February 18th, 2004
	NextEntity writes "An advertisement for a novelty dartboard featuring a women breasts as targets is drawing heat in Britian, yet the ads featuring damage to men's genitals continue to be "cute". Read the Article Here!"

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Did I Miss Something? (Score:2) by Thomas on 03:30 PM February 18th, 2004 EST (#1) (User #280 Info) I see that "Britain's advertising watchdog," the Advertising Standards Authority, has upheld complaints that the advertisement with dart targets over women's breasts was "likely to cause 'serious offence' and was unsuitable for sale in a 'family' shop." I didn't see anything, though, about the advertisements featuring damage to males' genitals. Is there a link that someone can give to these ads with male genitals or maybe to an article about them? Thomas -- Creating hostile environments for feminazis since the 1970s.

Re:Did I Miss Something? (Score:0) by Anonymous User on 04:32 PM February 18th, 2004 EST (#2) "Is there a link that someone can give to these ads with male genitals or maybe to an article about them?" I cant give a link but I believe those ads featuring men are quite common. Didnt we feature the Progressive Insurance company sometime ago regarding one of their ads which contained male castration? The is a TV ad current on UK tv. I haven't seen it for a couple of weeks and dont recall the product being advertised. Anyway it shows a man being dragged by a horse. The horse runs past a pillar and the man's groin is crushed against the pillar. It was supposed to be very funny.

Re:Did I Miss Something? (Score:2) by Thomas on 05:17 PM February 18th, 2004 EST (#3) (User #280 Info) The is a TV ad current on UK tv. I haven't seen it for a couple of weeks and dont recall the product being advertised. Anyway it shows a man being dragged by a horse. The horse runs past a pillar and the man's groin is crushed against the pillar. It was supposed to be very funny. Thanks for the response. Can you, or someone else, point us to something specific in the UK, so we can contact the Advertising Standards Authority and object? Thomas -- Creating hostile environments for feminazis since the 1970s.

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