Queensland Premier and suit connoisseur Anna Bligh has lodged a complaint with the Advertising Standards Bureau over what she says are obscene slogans on camper vans operated by hire company Wicked.
‘I don’t think they’d be allowed on a billboard and therefore they shouldn’t be allowed on a van’
‘These are often things that frankly are very explicit, very obscene, and very hard for parents to explain to their children.’
It comes after one Brisbane mother had difficulties explaining to her children what some of the more sexual slogans on the vans meant (imagine if parents had to explain what their kids heard in the schoolyard).
But will the ASB consider the paintings on Wicked vans advertising? Is ‘Massive Cock’ or boobs an advertisement? I reckon Wicked would call it artwork. The ASB publish complaints on their website so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
In the meantime Anna, how about fixing some of QLD’s more pressing issues?
4 comments
jan says:
Jul 21, 2008
The Age article: “Backpacker vans ditch sexist slogans”:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/news/wicked-sexist-slogans-offensive/2008/07/21/1216492321927.html
Mike says:
Jul 21, 2008
Thanks for the update, Jan.
Australia’s 20 Worst Cases of Censorship and Moral Outrage in 2008 - Somebody Think Of The Children says:
Dec 29, 2008
[...] obscene! A Brisbane mother was up in arms about suggestive artwork painted on Wicked Camper Vans. QLD Premier Anna Bligh was also outraged and lodged a complaint with the ASB (after the QLD police and Attorney-General presumably told her [...]
James B says:
Sep 7, 2009
“It comes after one Brisbane mother had difficulties explaining to her children what some of the more sexual slogans on the vans meant”
This is exactly the problem, ADULTS REACTION. IF they didn’t get all hot under the collar and emotional, the kids would not react also. They don’t know what these things mean in there innocence, its only the parents reaction to them that causes the issue.
Anna may i suggest a large cup of cement.
Harden the f*&k up!