Not to want to see a woman's bum in my local paper?

[fantalemon]

Flicking through the "what's on" section of my local free paper, place where they usually advertise pantomimes, car boots etc and there is a delightful half page advert for a dubious sounding strip club and bar with the headine "5 new girls this weekend, come and see the big girls play" accompanied by a large photo of a bum (admittedly with a slither of g string on it) and dollar notes shoved in it.

Am I BU to expect to a read a local paper without such a blatantly sexist, derogatory picture? Should I complain as its really incensed me. I have 2 very very young daughters but I don't want them to see adverts like that as the norm. Should I write to the letters page (and accept it probably won't get printed) or email the editorial team direct?

Do your young daughters often read through the what's on section looking for the next car boot sale?

It's a bum. Get over it.

I am with you fantalemon Not an appropriate place to advertise this sort of thing. Especially with a very large advert. I don't think YWBU to write in.

YANBU - free papers posted through your door should not include the imagery you describe. If you had paid for the paper and brought it home, that would be different.

YANBU.

Another 'YANBU' here!

I always see those things in papers, so it is the norm.

Also its just a bum.

You can see women advertising M&S in their underwear throughout most magazines and along most highstreets.

Think you're being precious.

Also I imagine a paper like that takes what advertisement it can get, and its been printed now so unless there are 5 new girls next week, which could happen its not going to change anything.

I think women advertising underwear for M&S is very a bit different to a women's bum with money tucked into the g-string.

-sigh-

It's a bum.

They're not going to do anything about your complaint because it's the advertising that pays for the free paper in the first place.

Yes its a bum, but a bum is not just a bum. In a gstring with money sticking out, its not just a bum, is it?

Of course yanbu.

turn the page then!

I can cope with a photo of a bum and would have no issue at all with a photo of a bum advertising, say, greater awareness of bowel cancer but it's the blatant message it is sending out (aided by the notes stuffed in her pants) that women are commodities. Yes I know sex sells but do I need to be reminded in a local paper which I usually read to check out what family friendly events are on around town.

turn the page? Thats the answer to degrading imagery of women? Don't like page 3, turn the page, don't like naked women, turn the page....don't you have a bit more social responsibility than that?

YANBU not sure who you would complain to though. If you find out, let me know, it's been an issue with me too.

Email the advertising dept and explain why you thought the pic wasn't appropriate. CC the circulation manager and say you don't want the paper delivered anymore. It's not just a bum, its the connotations that go with it. The strip club wouldn't be allowed to post a leaflet through your door, so how can they advertise within a freebie?

I've never understood the deal with bums,

'I decided to put a piece of lace that could be used for flossing, right up inbetween where I shit from and put money there too, come and get it ;)'

Ick, ick keep your shitholes from public view thankyaaa.

But I think 'incensed' is too far though, just bloody gross.

Our local paper has just gone to digital only - they are no longer going to print it and post it through the door. Great, no more bums at the breakfast table!

Yanbu

It's not just a bum. It's a bum advertising sex. Don't be deliberately obtuse.

Maybe we should have shitty bums advertising toilet paper

YANBU
When it has sexual connotations it's not 'just a bum'

YANBU
Good luck with your complaint.

could we use the words buttocks please, I am offended by the constant use of the word "bum".. especially as the correct words are always so important on here normally...

I'm not offended by a photo of a bum per se or my daughter seeing said bottom but I object to what is essentially advertising for prostitution in any paper, free or otherwise. I don't think this is about being prudish, rather it's about the sexualization and exploitation of women as being so acceptable and normal that a free paper sees nothing wrong with advertising it.

YANBU. It is patently more than 'just a bum'. Incredibly depressing that is normal to objectify women in this way.

I saw a woman assistants big fat bum in Build a Bear today.

accompanied by a large photo of a bum (admittedly with a slither of g string on it) and dollar notes shoved in it.

Just to be clear, were the dollar notes shoved into the bum or the g string?