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Sophie Dahl perfume advert

BillieTheBotBillieTheBot Posts: 8,721 Bot
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The latest advert for YSL Opium perfume, featuring a naked Sophie Dahl, has been banned because it is considered offensive.

Do you think it is obscene, or is too much fuss being made about it?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I think that only in Britain would that ad be deemed offensive. You guys are so prude!! Actually, you and the Yanks.

    It is a typical perfume ad - sexy, erotic etc...I'd be interested to c who were complaining about it? What sort of demographics it would bring up...dare i suggest the old and pititful ppl (no, j9, older than you even <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif">)

    Anyway, way too much fuss being made about it.
    Viti kuin muuri.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Oh god not again! All this argument does is bring up the age-old argument of censorship. What should be censored, why something should be censored yadda yadda yadda..... I will cling firm to the beliefs that everybody should have their own choice! no other way i c is feesable.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Interesting point Scotty. Those posters are so big though, do you really have the choice of avoiding them?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    My view is the same as turtle, I think in england people are scared of sex (certain people anyway).

    I personally wouldnt have had the advert banned but there you go!

    Thats the english for you.

    One thing i think they could have tried though is only having it shown after the watershed.

    Eyes are the window to ones heart....Tears are the proof that you have one.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The ad was about 90º away from being offensive.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I personally think she looked great. It was a good advert, it worked. At least it's givin YSL some media attention.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I haven't seen it <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/frown.gif"&gt;
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Well I hate the advert...not because I'm prude, not because she's naked, just that I don't think she looks particularly nice in it! She's all white!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Go Sophie, I say! She looks great. But still, I can see why it might be offensive from a parent's point of view...not exactly a Bob the Builder poster you're little boy's ogling, is it?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I don't think that ad ever even got into Dubai! When you buy magazines here half the pages are ripped out and nude pictures are drawn on with black markers!

    I think that the ad shouldn't have been banned, no matter how BIG it is - everyone has the choice whether they want to look at it or not.

    *Tara*
    *Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!*
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Apparently there were 500 complaints about the advert.
    Which according to the news is a lot.
    What they fail to realise that those 500 people were probably over the age of 60 or were mormons. In a country of 60 million why are we listening to the opinions of such a small number of people?!?!?

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by Whowhere:
    Apparently there were 500 complaints about the advert.
    Which according to the news is a lot.
    What they fail to realise that those 500 people were probably over the age of 60 or were mormons. In a country of 60 million why are we listening to the opinions of such a small number of people?!?!?


    I made a small error there, it was 730 people who complained. Which if my maths is correct is approx 0.0015% of the population.
    Why is it that the minority always get their own way???
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Thats just the way life goes sometimes Im afraid!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    the minority don't always get there own way, only sometimes complaints are used by higher people to get 'distasteful' public content removed. A friend of mine works in advertising and comes up with a lot of this kinda stuff, he seems pretty convinced that this normally wouldn't happen and that YSL probably (by some means or other) got te poster banned to boost sales.

    Sort of like a low-budget consipracy theory really <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif"&gt;

    Personally, i'd say that there is nothing inherently wrong with the ad, it all boils down to biology, 50% of the worlds population have the same body parts as her and everyone does what she looks like she's doing.

    Sex is something kids gotta learn about now that they're losing their virginity's at 18 months...well...maybe not QUITE that young, but lets face it, by the time we were 10 we knew more about sex than our parents do now
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    Girl-From-MarsGirl-From-Mars Posts: 2,822 Boards Guru
    well you seemed to know quite a lot at the age of 8 monkey <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/wink.gif"&gt;

    sorry shouldnt have said that, couldnt resist <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif"&gt;

    (everyone else ignore this as it wont make sense!!)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    You cheeky bugger!

    I was a pure picture of innocence at 8, so hush up!

    Plus i had a really nice hat...i wonder what happened to it
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by Monkey_Boy:
    You cheeky bugger!

    I was a pure picture of innocence at 8, so hush up!

    Plus i had a really nice hat...i wonder what happened to it

    so now you have to post a piccie of you in that hat lol.

    Welcome to thesite

    j9
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    and sophies the daughter of childrens writer rohld dahl so that adds a twist.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    TRUST ME! you don't want a picture of me at that young an age it's just so...aaaaarrgh, real aperplexy-inducing stuff <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif"&gt;

    U HAVE BEEN WARNED!!

    but i doesn't really matter seeing as u aint gonna see it anyway, i had the worst curtains every, i properly looked like my head had been circumsised, it was exactly like a cock with a face!
    I shudder to think about it
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    Girl-From-MarsGirl-From-Mars Posts: 2,822 Boards Guru
    rofl monkey, i can only imagine!! go onnnnnnn you know you want to send me another pic of you, i wont laugh (much!), you know i love you really!! <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif"&gt;
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    Girl-From-MarsGirl-From-Mars Posts: 2,822 Boards Guru
    speaking of pics when you're younger... my mum put a pic of me at the age of 4 in the local paper for my 18th birthday!! grrr. at least it wasnt the one with chocolate all over my face and hands and everywhere, i look quite civilised for a 4 year old!!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I just hada thought tho on all of this:
    Although YSL are gettin a lot of media attention is it the right sort?
    I mean like everyone's goin on bout how she looks like a slut and it conveys that image. Immagine your a boyfriend to some girl, out buying her xmas prezzie, u grab this perfume but then remember the advert and the msg it conveyed to you. Do u really want to imply that your girlfriend is a slut????

    Just a thought.........
    "I just want to feel safe in my own skin. I just want to be happy again." -Dido
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by SexyCinderella:
    u grab this perfume but then remember the advert and the msg it conveyed to you. Do u really want to imply that your girlfriend is a slut????

    Just a thought.........


    I still haven't seen it, but that's a very good point.

    J9

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I think the advert is at http://www.lovenet.co.uk/sex-news/00-10-14.htm but I couldn't check because everything in Dubai is blocked and snoopblocker.com is under construction <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/frown.gif"&gt;

    *Tara*

    [This message has been edited by TaraReader (edited 28-12-2000).]
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by TaraReader:
    I think the advert is at http://www.lovenet.co.uk/sex-news/00-10-14.htm but I couldn't check because everything in Dubai is blocked and snoopblocker.com is under construction <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/frown.gif"&gt;

    *Tara*

    Well I couldn't find it there <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/frown.gif"&gt; & what are you doing trying to go to sites like that tara tsk tsk lol

    j9



    [This message has been edited by j9j9 (edited 28-12-2000).]
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by j9j9:
    Well I couldn't find it there

    Well fear ye not my brave compadres, for now the day has come to all those who have missed public softcore nudity.

    After spending many many many...many hours on the *ahem* World Sex News website (purely for research purposes naturally <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/tongue.gif"&gt; ) my quest for forbidden fruit was rewarded.

    It is my great pleasure to provide for you, the populous of TheSite, the web link to sophie dahl's notorious ad.

    Phwoaaaaaaaaaaaar <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/biggrin.gif"&gt;
    www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=000579381554028&rtmo=Qwzezx9R&atmo=99999999&pg=/et/00/10/5/wfash105.html

    Enjoy!
    LIFE: Quite interesting in parts, but no substitute for the real thing
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/graphics/00/10/5/wfash105.jpeg"&gt;

    Am I allowed to put that there? If not, edit it out Karla.

    j9

    [This message has been edited by j9j9 (edited 28-12-2000).]
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    Girl-From-MarsGirl-From-Mars Posts: 2,822 Boards Guru
    i had seen it in a magazine actually, and didnt think much of it, so it cant have offended me that much! i dont think its particularly offensive, looks like a normal kind of perfume ad to me. although isnt sophie dahl supposed to be a large women's icon or something? she doenst look too large to me.
    It's better to regret things you've done than things you haven't.
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