Boycott WHSmith
WHSmith are taking the piss. They are not only going against their word and the NFRN guidelines, by stocking porn below top shelf and at eye-level, but they have an offer on at the moment: Buy a Newspaper, Get ZOO Half Price!This is shameless promotion of a pornographic and misogynistic magazine.
WHSmith Manchester Train Station (09.07.06)This is a photo of a promotion table at the entrance to a WHSmith store, with ZOO strewn all over.
This is an excerpt from the response from WHSmith when I complained: "From time to time the covers of these titles can cause offence and, therefore, we display these titles in a higher position - on the top shelf and the shelf beneath this. In addition, we do not promote these titles at heights that are inconsistent with these guidelines. "
Excuse me..?!?
If you would like to complain to WHSmith, email
customer.relations@whsmith.co.uk
posted by charliegrrl @ 1:01 AM
1 Comments:
At Wednesday, 12 July, 2006,
Sarah Louise Parry said…
Hypocrites! I bet a Mister Smith runs that operation.
Totally disgraceful, although I am one of those who is also anti-page three cos' that is blatant pornographic lewdness and promotes the exploitation of women as sex objects also.And that can be purchased by a person of any age,and is Britain's bestest-selling newspaper constantly placed on prominant display on a daily basis.Oh,the shame!
I hate bloody Zoo. Although I have no idea myself how The Daily Sport is still running as well: it's a disgrace to British journalism to have a newspaper that deems photographs of up women's knickers as a front-page scoop!
OINK! I hear the mutterings of a sexist pig or two around...
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