Gucci Gets Go-Ahead For Pubic Hair Ad
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Mon Mar 3, 2003 @ 8:00pm |
 Coolness: 686270 | Gucci Gets Go-Ahead for Pubic Hair Ad
LONDON (Reuters) - A Gucci advertisement featuring a woman with her pubic hair cropped in the shape of a letter "G" got the go-ahead from Britain's tough advertising watchdog on Wednesday. Sixteen outraged members of the public had complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that the Italian fashion house's advert was indecent. But the ASA, which has a reputation for taking a harder line than its counterparts in other European countries, judged the advertisement was targeted at sophisticated, adult fashion magazine readers who would not be offended. "The image was intimate rather than aggressive and... although it was likely to be considered tasteless by some readers, it was unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence," the ASA said in a statement. The advert, which is running in British fashion magazines, shows a woman wearing an open silk kimono and underwear which she has pulled part-way down to reveal the letter "G." A man kneels in front, staring at her pubic hair. The advertisers aimed to provoke and viewed the image as "the ultimate ironic pun for a sexy brand in a logo-led age," the ASA said. Gucci believed "the image addressed today's reality that men and women's sexual roles were changing," the statement added. French brewers Kronenbourg poked fun at Britain's tight rules with a recent advert depicting a naked woman with her breasts blacked out next to the slogan "If Britain were French, this poster wouldn't be censored." The Gucci photo was taken by Peruvian fashion photographer Mario Testino, who is well known in Britain for his shoots of celebrities and some members of the royal family including the late Princess Diana. Gucci could not immediately be reached for comment on the ASA decision |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon Mar 3, 2003 @ 8:13pm |
 Coolness: 340345 | i am SO buying gucci EVERYTHING from now on. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PoiSoNeD_CaNdY replied on Mon Mar 3, 2003 @ 8:51pm |
 Coolness: 92370 | that is a fucking awesome picture |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon Mar 3, 2003 @ 8:54pm |
| Coolness: 340345 | shame that doesn't even look like a girl. haha
what does she weight.. 90lbs.? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Agent_Yogurt replied on Mon Mar 3, 2003 @ 9:00pm |
 Coolness: 134290 | what r u talking about??
shes HOT |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Mon Mar 3, 2003 @ 9:00pm |
| Coolness: 686270 | They look like lesbians. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon Mar 3, 2003 @ 9:08pm |
| Coolness: 340345 | Almost as sexasy as her:
 |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Unknown User replied on Mon Mar 3, 2003 @ 9:25pm |
| Coolness: 15440 | guy whateee |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon Mar 3, 2003 @ 10:14pm |
| Coolness: 340345 | damnit, lemme fix that one. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Unknown User replied on Mon Mar 3, 2003 @ 10:15pm |
| Coolness: 15440 | hahaha lol |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» mdc replied on Mon Mar 3, 2003 @ 11:49pm |
| Coolness: 149495 | ewwww!!
ian thats sick!! but that gucci pic is cool |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Agent_Yogurt replied on Tue Mar 4, 2003 @ 12:04pm |
| Coolness: 134290 | lesbians? that guy is fucking sexy
and the chic with the G is HOT. slim is HOT, not like that photoshopped pic. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» somekid replied on Tue Mar 4, 2003 @ 1:52pm |
 Coolness: 85685 | Sorry Meg but I don't think that that picture is photoshoped... some people actualy like starving themselves. If you want to see more look up anna's friends but I don't sugest it that shits nasty! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» soyfunk replied on Tue Mar 4, 2003 @ 9:24pm |
 Coolness: 127450 | dude,
im so gonna shave a dollar sign into my pubes thun |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» nothingnopenope replied on Tue Mar 4, 2003 @ 9:27pm |
 Coolness: 201905 | skinny girls suck
I like a girl with curves baybee extreme skinnyness is a turn off |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Wed Mar 5, 2003 @ 12:45am |
| Coolness: 340345 | makes em look like they have some sort of sweating problem. haha |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» mdc replied on Wed Mar 5, 2003 @ 11:13am |
| Coolness: 149495 | women need meat on their bodies |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Agent_Yogurt replied on Wed Mar 5, 2003 @ 12:48pm |
| Coolness: 134290 | skinny girls do not suck. ok, so really boney ones maybe but some girls cnt help it. this is discrimination i tell u! lol.
sweating problem???? *confused* and there is no way that pic is real cause anyone that skinny would not be on the runways. I admit some models are pretty skinny but that is unreal. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Agent_Yogurt replied on Wed Mar 5, 2003 @ 12:50pm |
| Coolness: 134290 | oh and in class today we were talking about scandalous ads. turns out this isnt the worst. In a european magazine for a male cologne, there is full frontal male nudity in a YSL ad. I was like DAMN but its only fair if there is female nudity everywhere you turn.
Then we got to look at the Abercrombie quarterly magazine. OMG. Half of the Book is like just naked people. How does that advertise clothes? Oh well. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Wed Mar 5, 2003 @ 12:57pm |
| Coolness: 340345 | female nudity = legs spread
female nudity != breasts how often do you see pussy in ads? |
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