Full page (gross) Ann Summers adverts

I got these a few days ago, but had definitely just been browsing the Ann Summers site. Haven't continued to have them.

I’ve not been getting those ads so the algorithm must know I am getting on a bit and live on my own! I’d say the ads are a bit dated and not to my taste but I wouldn’t think they are “porny”. Don’t bikini ads also show women’s butts? I really dislike porn but I don’t see the ads as that. On the other hand, I’d never buy this stuff in a million years and the algorithm seems to know that! Remember when Ann Summers shops all had tinted windows? Now they are in shopping malls with everything on display. So things have changed. On the other hand my granny wore suspenders because that was what all women wore and they were not racy. Now I wouldn’t touch them with a bargepole because they are so uncomfortable!

If you'd prefer not to see ads like this, you can click the small "X" or "AdChoices" icon (usually at the top corner of the ad) and follow the options to provide feedback or manage your ad preferences. This helps refine what types of ads are shown to you based on your interests.

But that option didn't appear with Ann Summers ads. I'm very familiar with that and have used it countless times to make unwanted ads disappear.

They're not just pictures of bras though are they, that's the point. The ones that I found offensive were the rear view pictures of a woman's naked buttocks, wearing stockings and suspenders, you don't get photos like that in Next or M&S. The see through topless maids outfit is very far from a cartoon.

You may not think those images are offensive on this website, I do. We differ in our opinions but that doesn't mean you are right and I'm wrong, there's no need to be quite so snotty in your comments. Thinking photos like that are acceptable on this platform doesn't make you a better person.

The fact is, Mumsnet should not be showing overtly sexual adverts on their website.

Exactly. How difficult a concept is that?

And "Gay" used to mean prostitute in 17th and 18th century.

The poster trying to argue the images aren't pornographic is really scraping the barrel. The lack of understanding of , and contempt for, boundaries by some posters is astonishing.

The etymology of the word, while of interest, is completely redundant and irrelevant in this context (or any context.) My mum used to refer to my ‘gay’ party dress because it was what she would have called very cheery looking. It was a floral monstrosity, but it definitely embodied the original meaning of the word gay. Does that mean that when I refer to a person as gay, I’m saying he/she is joyful or cheerful? They may well be, but ya know …

The etymology of a word is very interesting but can have little or nothing to do with its meaning and usage nowadays.

If Mumsnet won't take down the ads then it must be worth complaining to the ASA. Under their code all adverts must be decent, and those Ann Summers ads certainly can't be called that.

No not seriously

1. You’ve never seen porn obviously.
2. Its underwear.
3. be grateful, if I had that body I’d be walking down the street like that.

Not now been getting those but can’t read any threads because adverts for Vueling pop up every 5 seconds . Can’t seem to lose them

That is not the definition of pornography. The definition of pornography is "material designed to sexually arouse".

Those adverts depict clothing which is specifically designed for that purpose, therefore they are pornographic.

I find the ads offensive. As for those saying naked bums are shown everywhere, well I suppose it depends where you look but I haven't seen them.

The fact is, Mumsnet should not be showing overtly sexual adverts on their website.

Crikey, that’s a bit of a stretch. I think we have moved past the idea of women as ‘whores’ surely. Objecting to being bombarded with images of women in overtly sexual lingerie and fetish wear such as maids’ outfits, doesn’t mean anyone thinks the model or potential wearer is a prostitute. That’s utterly ridiculous.

Always that insult