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The End Of Page Three???
The sad demise of a harmless British tradition, brought low by a phalanx of hairy feminists and liberal yoghurt knitters?
Or the welcome eradication of a blatantly sexist anachronism in what purports to be a family newspaper?
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You might assume from my inclusion of the words 'phalanx', 'anachronism' and 'purports' in the above questions, that I am one of the aforementioned liberal yoghurt-knitter, but personally I don't have any strong feelings one way or the other about the future of Page Three...
...other than it might make room for more stories about Kim Kardashian...which I think we can all agree is a very bad thing indeed.
Your thoughts?
Or the welcome eradication of a blatantly sexist anachronism in what purports to be a family newspaper?
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You might assume from my inclusion of the words 'phalanx', 'anachronism' and 'purports' in the above questions, that I am one of the aforementioned liberal yoghurt-knitter, but personally I don't have any strong feelings one way or the other about the future of Page Three...
...other than it might make room for more stories about Kim Kardashian...which I think we can all agree is a very bad thing indeed.
Your thoughts?
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Retrochic
/// Would you be happy for your grandchild to be on page three? ///
No but if that was her chosen career, who has the right to say what an independent person can do or not do, one can show disapproval, but that is all.
/// What about children? 'Mummy why is that lady showing her boobies in the paper? Answer that one -oh because she has no aspirations to go to school and get an education because she can show them off in the paper and get loads of money -fantastic role models they are aren't they? ///
You could same the same regarding a professional football player, but would you try and dissuade your son from following that route?
I don't think so somehow, so its all down to the matter of the showing of one's boobs.
/// Would you be happy for your grandchild to be on page three? ///
No but if that was her chosen career, who has the right to say what an independent person can do or not do, one can show disapproval, but that is all.
/// What about children? 'Mummy why is that lady showing her boobies in the paper? Answer that one -oh because she has no aspirations to go to school and get an education because she can show them off in the paper and get loads of money -fantastic role models they are aren't they? ///
You could same the same regarding a professional football player, but would you try and dissuade your son from following that route?
I don't think so somehow, so its all down to the matter of the showing of one's boobs.
anotholdgit -oh come on puh-leese! At least (allegedly) a professional footballer needs a modicum of talent -all a page three girl needs is a half decent face and a good pair of knockers! You are right -they can do what they want why not ? This is not the issue here, the OP was not about the girls morals or aspirations, of if they should be 'allowed' to do it -it was asking if page three has had its day -which it has because Murdoch has said so.
One assumes that, if parents feel the need to shield their children from Page3, they will also make sure they do not have access to ... smart phones, any device connected to the Internet, Brighton Beach, Brighton town centre during the naked bike ride, and coverage of Rio Carnival, etc etc.
Keep them in a cocoon. Protect them from the world.
Keep them in a cocoon. Protect them from the world.
Retrochic
/// dave50 surely the butch lesbians will be sad they can't see boobs in their newspaper anymore -think you are getting mixed up between lesbianism and feminism ///
Isn't Sam Fox a lesbian?
/// joggerjayne you are missing the point totally -if you access nudity or porn online you are making an effort to do that -its your choice . ///
And if you access nudity via a newspaper, is not one also making an effort to do that, by purchasing and reading a certain newspaper?
/// dave50 surely the butch lesbians will be sad they can't see boobs in their newspaper anymore -think you are getting mixed up between lesbianism and feminism ///
Isn't Sam Fox a lesbian?
/// joggerjayne you are missing the point totally -if you access nudity or porn online you are making an effort to do that -its your choice . ///
And if you access nudity via a newspaper, is not one also making an effort to do that, by purchasing and reading a certain newspaper?
"Surely it should be down to the buying public "
Murdoch said it was time to remove it as it was 'old-fashioned'.
Interesting that some still believe the myth that things are 'down to the buying public'.... the buying public are a reactive force, they do not manufacture, advertising is there to supply the demand.
Lots of dubious analogies and anecdotal evidence in this thread, and of course the very sexist positions Page 3 was meant to incite.
Any Ms, Miss or Mr care to proffer a view on why the Sun never published closeups of fully erect male tadgers ?
Murdoch said it was time to remove it as it was 'old-fashioned'.
Interesting that some still believe the myth that things are 'down to the buying public'.... the buying public are a reactive force, they do not manufacture, advertising is there to supply the demand.
Lots of dubious analogies and anecdotal evidence in this thread, and of course the very sexist positions Page 3 was meant to incite.
Any Ms, Miss or Mr care to proffer a view on why the Sun never published closeups of fully erect male tadgers ?
I'm not sure that I'm missing the point really.
If its out of context in a newspaper, why is it not out of context in any magazine?
We live in a world where we are bombarded by images, both real and fictional, of people starving, people with disease, people being murdered, bombs going off, people maimed by violence, fighting, violence, etc etc. It's a tough, nasty world. Parents have to prepare thie children to survive out there.
How does anyone have time to get worked up about a grainy black and white photo of a pair of boobs? If people feel that distressed by Page3, how are they ever going to prepare a child to face the world?
And are we really saying the Sun is a "news" paper? It's a red-top tabloid, which provides a bit of light entertainment. Half of the headlines are fictional stories bout things that happen in TV soaps.
If its out of context in a newspaper, why is it not out of context in any magazine?
We live in a world where we are bombarded by images, both real and fictional, of people starving, people with disease, people being murdered, bombs going off, people maimed by violence, fighting, violence, etc etc. It's a tough, nasty world. Parents have to prepare thie children to survive out there.
How does anyone have time to get worked up about a grainy black and white photo of a pair of boobs? If people feel that distressed by Page3, how are they ever going to prepare a child to face the world?
And are we really saying the Sun is a "news" paper? It's a red-top tabloid, which provides a bit of light entertainment. Half of the headlines are fictional stories bout things that happen in TV soaps.
retrocop>"sevenOP That would be illegal"
anotheoldgit>"sevenOP...A different kettle of fish entirely, the Sun has never published close-up of female genitalia either. "
Why would it be illegal - who decided that and why - and why is it a different 'kettle of fish' ? - apart from the amine odour connection.
And where is "Surely it should be down to the buying public " in this ?
anotheoldgit>"sevenOP...A different kettle of fish entirely, the Sun has never published close-up of female genitalia either. "
Why would it be illegal - who decided that and why - and why is it a different 'kettle of fish' ? - apart from the amine odour connection.
And where is "Surely it should be down to the buying public " in this ?
and further to add to the discussion Mikey, this woman is such a dreadful Woman, and I met her :-))
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