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Object to Suit Supply which offers pornography along with its suits

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franch · 17/11/2010 09:44

See Suit Supply - these images are displayed as posters in Suit Supply stores in the UK (including Westfield and Regent Street).

For more info and to object, visit this site.

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ISNT · 17/11/2010 19:59

I was just thinking what dittant was thinking re police. But then they're no worse than images on magazines are they, and they're legal.

DH is horrified. That one where he's looking up her skirt is horrible. The whole thing is appallingly depressing.

dittany · 17/11/2010 19:25

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AliceWorld · 17/11/2010 18:16

Disgusting

You know I never get the argument 'well they've succeeded cos you're talking about them'. Just talking about them is not the point of advertising. Buying stuff is. They are now logged in my mind as 'never go there'. I don't also store in my mind 'revaluate in a few months'. People talking about a company in a bad way does not boost sales. I don't recall Gerald Ratner being pleased, and revelling in the success of his bad publicity.

Bue · 17/11/2010 15:02

This is fucking vile!

Malificence · 17/11/2010 14:29

I think that one is a bit rapey tbh Hmm -
it could have been changed from "not really sure if the woman is pushing him away" to her actively participating, by pulling his tie or belt towards her.
I don't find any of the other images offensive or attractive, they do little for me, but that could be because the man is so repulsive.

earwicga · 17/11/2010 12:17

Lenin - I think the men looking at the camera with the women not is fucking disgusting.

Ugh - everything about this campaign is fucking disgusting.

LeninGrad · 17/11/2010 12:07

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RealityBomb · 17/11/2010 12:02

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sethstarkaddersmum · 17/11/2010 11:14

Earwicga that's exactly what I was thinking - how awful for a woman who had experienced rape to see that.

Franch - apologies, I've just realised how negative my post sounded. You may well be right, I read the comment in a rush and may have missed details about that.

btw thanks so much for starting this thread. Actually I'm thinking I might compose an email to the company just to get it out of my system....

earwicga · 17/11/2010 11:04

One of those is a rape like image. Horribly triggering. Bastards.

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franch · 17/11/2010 10:58

Hadn't seen that, seth. I would have thought that if you make the point to the ASA that the posters are public - ie displayed in shop windows facing out into the street/shopping centre - they may accept it. They accept complaints about internet material too.

I take your point about complaining to the company itself.

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Curiousmama · 17/11/2010 10:53

yes agree no point at all complaining to company.

sethstarkaddersmum · 17/11/2010 10:48

did you see the comment on the site in Franch's second link that the ASA won't get involved because they don't cover Point of Sale and shop material?

Christ.

I don't believe complaining to the company would achieve anything - they would share RealityBomb's pov and be rubbing their hands at the publicity achieved.

Complaining to the shopping centre makes sense - will do.

But really, this kind of thing is going to need either some kind of direct action, or some kind of suing for damages

sethstarkaddersmum · 17/11/2010 10:45

it's not either/or - you can object to this and page 3.

the alternative to supposedly 'playing into the advertisers' hands' by objecting to this is pretending it doesn't happen and allowing it to continue unchecked. Personally I think that would be playing into the advertisers' hands far more effectively - it won't go away if we ignore it, there will just be more and more of the same as other companies copy and it becomes established as a normal thing to do.

RealityBomb · 17/11/2010 10:36

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Curiousmama · 17/11/2010 10:32

RealityBomb are you really happy for your dcs to think this is the norm? Hmm

Curiousmama · 17/11/2010 10:32

Comparing this to Ann summers is ridiculous.

Anyway, it's nice to see even men are posting their disgust on that article franch linked.

RealityBomb · 17/11/2010 10:32

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chibi · 17/11/2010 10:29

Hmm

There is an Ann summers in my local shopping centre

There are lingerie wearing mannequins in the window

They are not simulating sex acts

These ads are a bit different I think

Curiousmama · 17/11/2010 10:28

I've seen it all now. We're not any further forward are we? Fucking disgrace! Angry

EvilEyeButterPie · 17/11/2010 10:27

No- Ann summers has underwear on display and slogans that are double entendres. This is just explicit.

RealityBomb · 17/11/2010 10:25

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EvilEyeButterPie · 17/11/2010 10:24

bloody hell!