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Schoolgirls: hot or not? Here’s a quick rule of
thumb: when Girls Aloud posed as sixth-form
slappers for Red Nose Day, everyone was
encouraged to embrace the naughtiness and
pay for the privilege; now Ryanair are trying to
drum up business in the same way, it's
disgusting.
That is, if you listen to the Advertising
Standards Authority (don’t). Barely a month
after the new St Trinian's film is released, the
ASA is running a double-standard up the
flagpole and demanding we salute.
According to the ASA, Billie Piper whoring her
way through Secret Diary of a Call Girl is
thoroughly wholesome, but the recent Ryanair
ad, “appeared to link teenage girls with
sexually provocative behaviour” and had to be
banned.
Thank goodness for the ASA. If there’s two
things that don’t belong together it is
teenagers and sex. Possibly they could do
something next about those ads that
associate cars with driving.
Evidently the ASA's jurors don't go clubbing, or
to the cinema -- and presumably don't think
Girls Aloud count as sexually provocative.
Which begs the question, 'why are people who
clearly don't live in this country attempting to
regulate its moral standards?'
thumb: when Girls Aloud posed as sixth-form
slappers for Red Nose Day, everyone was
encouraged to embrace the naughtiness and
pay for the privilege; now Ryanair are trying to
drum up business in the same way, it's
disgusting.
That is, if you listen to the Advertising
Standards Authority (don’t). Barely a month
after the new St Trinian's film is released, the
ASA is running a double-standard up the
flagpole and demanding we salute.
According to the ASA, Billie Piper whoring her
way through Secret Diary of a Call Girl is
thoroughly wholesome, but the recent Ryanair
ad, “appeared to link teenage girls with
sexually provocative behaviour” and had to be
banned.
Thank goodness for the ASA. If there’s two
things that don’t belong together it is
teenagers and sex. Possibly they could do
something next about those ads that
associate cars with driving.
Evidently the ASA's jurors don't go clubbing, or
to the cinema -- and presumably don't think
Girls Aloud count as sexually provocative.
Which begs the question, 'why are people who
clearly don't live in this country attempting to
regulate its moral standards?'
What's more, if we are going to worry about
adult images of schoolchildren depraving the
national scene, surely there are more obvious
targets?
The Lizard can’t be alone in noticing that Britain
seems to currently be run by a club of slightly
unpopular sixth-formers—the sort of people
who met because no one else would talk to
them.
Jacqui Smith, Ruth Kelly, Ed Balls, David
Miliband… that’s not a cabinet, it’s a prefects’
convention.
So let’s get our priorities straight. Before the
ASA cracks down on School Disco club nights,
we should at least do something about these
disgusting, underage displays on the Parliament
channel.
After all, a plucky budget airline like Ryanair
takes real, grown-up risks to give us cheap
flights. These government swots just take our
money—and give it to people like the ASA.
Nuts to the ASA. Let’s get the sixth-formers out
of Parliament.
Our breakfast isn’t spoiled by a cheeky model
touting Ryanair’s latest low-cut fares; it’s
spoiled by the double-page spread on the
Home Secretary’s kebab. Where’s the decency
in that?
adult images of schoolchildren depraving the
national scene, surely there are more obvious
targets?
The Lizard can’t be alone in noticing that Britain
seems to currently be run by a club of slightly
unpopular sixth-formers—the sort of people
who met because no one else would talk to
them.
Jacqui Smith, Ruth Kelly, Ed Balls, David
Miliband… that’s not a cabinet, it’s a prefects’
convention.
So let’s get our priorities straight. Before the
ASA cracks down on School Disco club nights,
we should at least do something about these
disgusting, underage displays on the Parliament
channel.
After all, a plucky budget airline like Ryanair
takes real, grown-up risks to give us cheap
flights. These government swots just take our
money—and give it to people like the ASA.
Nuts to the ASA. Let’s get the sixth-formers out
of Parliament.
Our breakfast isn’t spoiled by a cheeky model
touting Ryanair’s latest low-cut fares; it’s
spoiled by the double-page spread on the
Home Secretary’s kebab. Where’s the decency
in that?
| © lizardmagazine.com, 2008 |
| The Lizard backs the Ryanair schoolgirl Thursday, January 31, 2008 |
Marc Sidwell
Budget airline Ryanair has been told to
withdraw an advert featuring a model in
schoolgirl-style clothes and a headline
"hottest back to school fares".
The Advertising Standards Authority
(ASA) said the "irresponsible" image
appeared to link teenage girls with
sexually provocative behaviour.
BBC NEWS
withdraw an advert featuring a model in
schoolgirl-style clothes and a headline
"hottest back to school fares".
The Advertising Standards Authority
(ASA) said the "irresponsible" image
appeared to link teenage girls with
sexually provocative behaviour.
BBC NEWS