The Breast Blog: The Female Body Heats Up

The Female Body is... inappropriate?!

Cassandrah — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 03:02:00 GMT

Merry meet,

You have my support. My blog entry on this topic is located at http://www.brigidsflame.com/feymorgaina/blog/index.php?p=4. Please feel free to forward the comments on my Blog to Bell Canada or anyone else to help further this cause.

Blessed be,
Cassandrah

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Laura — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 15:46:00 GMT

Surely this ad violates advertising standards. See: http://www.adstandards.com/en/Standards/adstandards.asp#codeProvisions -- in particular clause #14 Unacceptable depictions and portrayals

Written complaints, both letter and email can be made to ASC.

re: The Breast Blogg: The Female Body Heats Up

Erin — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 19:17:00 GMT

I support the actions taken. The display of this picture is sexually offensive to me. I have forwarded this message to every person I know who may have interest and will be taking action myself.

Erin

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TrackBack — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:55:00 GMT

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Susan M. Turner — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 16:40:00 GMT

Granted Bell is ultimately responsible, but who's their ad agency? St

re: The Breast Blog: The Female Body Heats Up

Susan M. Turner — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 19:41:00 GMT

Bell's ad agency or at least one of them, is Cossette Communications Group. www.cossette.com/

I don't know if they are the ones who created the ad but I've contacted them and am currently waiting for a response. We also want to find out what possessed all the print media people to run this thing. Clearly men are in charge. I emailed feminist legal theorist and law prof Catherine MacKinnon about it and she wrote back saying the least that should be required of all these folks is a public apology which clearly illustrates why creating, buying and running the ad was wrong. If I get anything back from Cossette I'll post it on my blog. www.ntlu.blogspot.com