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Dec. 6th, 2011 02:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ailbheDid you really think http://twitpic.com/4xkdwr was a reasonable advert? Non-consent is not sexy, STDs are not sexy, and being in doubt as to whether or not one's sexual partner is a lying, dangerous disease vector is not sexy. The morning after pill is not sexy, morning sickness is not sexy, lying awake at night wondering what to do is not sexy. What on earth were you thinking?
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...as a sex educator, HIV specialist, parent, and woman I am completely speechless.
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I wrote this comment 3 hours ago but LJ was having a DDOS
Date: 2011-12-06 09:11 pm (UTC)Do you think that's what Durex meant? I'm... not so sure. I really don't know of any other women in long-term relationships who still use condoms every time despite having a coil fitted - I don't think it's common.
However, I notice the post was dated May 2011. I wonder whether anyone complained to the Advertising Standards Agency, and whether the advert is still running? If it isn't still running, whether the advert was pulled because it was deemed unsuitable by the ASA, or if the campaign in question simply ran out?
I think it would be helpful if a person with more time than me browsed the ASA website to find the list of complaints and see whether that advert is on it. I'm not sure how long after an advertising campaign finishes you're allowed to make a complaint, but it's worth a try regardless. I'd be happy to add my email to a campaign to the ASA about the unsuitability of that advert for the target audience.
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Date: 2011-12-07 12:32 pm (UTC)Re: I wrote this comment 3 hours ago but LJ was having a DDOS
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