To ask you all to sign the "No More Page 3" petition?

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It's a bit of a no-brainer really. How are we ever supposed to show our kids that women are more than just sex objects when Page 3 exists? It's archaic and totally unnecessary. It's also an anachronism and offensive. Please sign if you believe that pictures of topless girls don't belong in a so-called family newspaper.

More info here and a facebook page here

Fantastically, the petition has gone from 2,000 signatures yesterday morning to over 16,000 today!

It's not about sex drives, it's about putting women in their place. Women are not just topless on p3, they are ridiculed.

Also, many of them are not paid but are led to believe it will lead to paid work.

No objection to Page 3 here. I would not say you are BU you are entitled to your opinion as I am entitled to mine

I can see both sides, but must admit it doesn't bother me that much. I don't really see how this petition stands any chance of success. As the law stands the Sun is behaving quite legally, and it's content is considerably less offensive than a lot of other publications available in newsagents. While the Sun is the best selling paper in the UK I don't think that this petition stands much chance of persuading the owners to change their business model. One for Saint Jude maybe.

Done

"Also, many of them are not paid but are led to believe it will lead to paid work"

I do not believe for one moment that any page 3 girl has not been paid for their picture being on there..

Done.
Thank you OP.

I'll just pop in to say they're all paid.

Actually there was a thread on here about page three, someone linked above, where an ex page three girl said they were not all paid I believe.

I'm an ex, they are all paid.

In magazines like Nuts they aren't always though.

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the sun is not what I would class as a family newspaper.

Done. I posted this yesterday on chat. I think it's sad so many people see this as a perfectly acceptable career choice for a young woman. Including the young women themselves.

If you think a petition will make a blind bit of difference, you are deluded Op.
People have been trying for years and it's only going to happen when The Sun decides it's not in the paper's interest any more.
It doesn't bother me because I don't buy the Sun and never have.

Dear god its a willing model in a newspaper!

Why would you want to ban it?

If anything there should be one of naked men for woman!

Awww I got mumsnet luffs! I feel all warm and glowey

Please no naked men-a nice tight pair of jockey shorts yes, but not all naked & dangly

Done it and got my family too also :)
come on ladies lets stop all the blatant sexism! What's the point of equality for women if a tabloid paper still publishes daily tit pics!

What SPsFanjo said!

What about a snug pair of Speedos?

I honestly don't see the issue with Page 3. If I looked like some of the women in it I'd do it too!

tut

YANBU for your beliefs but I wont be signing as I dont see a problem with page 3!

Speedos don't really do it for me but hey whatever floats your boat........

oh my god it has 18,000 names already! whoop ass :)

Tom Daley in Speedos floats my boat!

Im as bad as the men looking at page 3 arent I?

Mind you, thinking about page 3 and then you oogling Tom Daley makes me think where the hell did the page 7 hunk go?? Maybe we should campaign to bring him back :)