Definition of woman banned from buses in Edinburgh

Maybe the good people of Edinburgh should complain about every bus advert they find in any way 'offensive'? In particular, though not confined to, those objectifying women.

This is looking more and more to me like a bunch of men getting the hump at women going around claiming to be human

Dictionary-phobic

It's like recycling!

If men are this triggered by women they should just stay at home.

I am in Edinburgh and I think this decision by Lothian Buses and the advertising company is disgraceful. A friend of mine called the advertising company and they said that ASA told them it was against the standards of advertising which is of course utter bollocks.

I have tweeted Lothian buses to ask them to explain why the dictionary definition of women is offensive. So far no reply

Yes, AAK, exactly!

And every time she does it, that's another local news furore to add to the publicity.

It occurs to me that this is an own goal in that Posie's funding is going to go a long way if every time she buys ad space the TRAs force the company it was bought from the take down the ad, at which point she can just take that money and go buy more ad space.

Could cover every major city without having to raise a single pound more at that rate.

Well done Poise-Its insane that the posters were removed but great to spread awareness of the crap thats happening. You can tell from the comments that 99% of people are behind her.

I'm looking forward to the results of Helen Staniland's polling. Posie will be able to quote them every time an ad is refused on these specious grounds.

Cause offence to the public my arse.

I find this really sinister:

Hannah Pearson, of the Equality Network, backed the decision to ban the signs from buses and argued it was the “vehement anti-trans” campaign behind them, rather then the definition of women itself, which caused offence.

That is the campaign Hannah. The right to retain the dictionary definition of ‘woman’ and not to have it include men. If you think that’s anti-trans then I think you are anti-woman.

Quote from the times... “Companies should not be forced to advertise campaign groups that many of their customers find offensive and intimidating.”

How would (m)any customers find the definition of a woman offensive or intimidating? Would they have been unaware of what a woman was if not for a poster on a bus?

Maybe we could fashion a new poster that wouldn't offend TRAs?

Woman (girls) = lots of make-up, swishy hair, high heels, frilly clothes... And sooo much girlie fun! Come and join us for a sleepover!"

(just to be clear, I'd not meet any of that definition of 'woman')

I wonder what would happen if she tried to place an advert saying

'Man = Adult human male'

Would that be deemed offensive too? .

Who exactly will it offend? WHO exactly are they? Transsexuals - I doubt it - they know what they have had to do themselves to get as close to their desired sex as possible (and its not a bloody blood pill, Big Thoughts and a magic wand).

No - it's the Male bodied persons - who will most likely be in another bandwagon next year - who want to dress up like Abba/Barbie/pole dancer and shout in the faces of women. And the cheerleaders who go along for laughs.

Edinburgh - hang your head! The lot of you!

Thanks for the share token 🙏

I can confirm that Edinburgh is like a more repressive religious state. You never see women in daylight in case we offend the "general public" by merely existing. Certainly we would never be allowed on buses unless hidden in a box.

Oh, hang on...

Anyone remember "there's probably no God" adverts? They offend a number of religious people but were not removed. But this upsets men, so we have an issue.

Am I allowed to be offended and upset. by twaw then? May we insist that the term is removed from the press?

What about the definition of man would that also be removed?

Fucking disgusting. Yet Edinburgh buses had 'my dad wrote a porno' and a jaunty pic to advertise a movie of same name.

Thanks LRT for bringing the word porno into our six year old vocabulary. But yeah good shout, woman is pretty bad isn't it.

Some advertising campaigns featured on exertion media website using women's bodies to sell products yet they deem the dictionary definition of woman offensive?

Some good comments on the Times article. They seem to be getting braver in what they let through.

Sorry, not 'removed', in this instance banned.

It might offend (some) trans people but I suspect more of 'the general public' would be annoyed or baffled by its being removed than 'offended'.

Posie is playing this so well.

She tries to speak, gets silenced, but the word still gets out there.

Share token:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/feminist-poster-banned-because-it-could-offend-trans-people-s2fkwc5sb?shareToken=e9e46f89b5afdce7f693f5134c061a4c

Brilliant tactics, Posie. Another story in the MSM at no actual cost. Hopefully Twitter will pick up on it too

Here you go:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/feminist-poster-banned-because-it-could-offend-trans-people-s2fkwc5sb?shareToken=938c0e85e9c405536acc00aef96e409e