Why Would Brits Be...
...celebrating Independance Day?*
That said, the advert violates some rules about using the US flag as a garment.
*other than in a "good riddance" sort of way.
The youth of Croydon is unlikely to be corrupted by adverts promising HUSTLER HONEYS IN THEIR STARS 'N' STRIPES GETTING ALL WET, the UK's advertising regulator has declared. However, adults confronted by the ad – punting Larry Flynt's Huster Club (Croydon branch) – were likely to be offended by the ads. Mr Flynt's haven for …
That didn't stop Larry Flynt wearing the American flag as a diaper in court.
Her was jailed for it though, which would prove their point if we were in America.
I don't believe there are any rules on flag desicration here in Britain.
Those "rules" are simply a set of statements made up by people who think that the US Flag should be venerated as some sort of sacred object.
They'd love to be able to introduce them into US law, but the Supreme Court has decided that Freedom of Expression trumps their wishes.
The "garment" restrictions were abandoned when US citizens started to make clothes out of their flag, such as bikinis and the like. Their argument being the flag is public property and can be used in this way. There are still flag protocols in force which say it will never be dipped in salute, nor can it touch the ground.
[quote]The ASA upheld the first part of the complaint, saying the ad was likely to be seen as degrading to women "by objectifying them and implying their bodies could be used as themed accessories"[/qoute]
What, even if the women in question willingly agreed to take part in the promotion and were no doubt well paid for it?
Or maybe they are of the opinion that if one woman takes part in an activity a professional complainer considers 'degrading' it somehow reflects on all three billion females on the planet.
[quote]Or maybe they are of the opinion that if one woman takes part in an activity a professional complainer considers 'degrading' it somehow reflects on all three billion females on the planet.[/quote]
Where have you been for the last 10 years (at least). Of course that's how it works.
That's why all the western countries have gone so PC-crazy and the masses are now beholden to the most lunatic fringe dwellers (er, sorry, "minority or special interest group").