Disgusted at this advertisement on a bus (photo included)

[Kerry71]

Does anyone else find this imagery completely inappropriate in this day and age, or am I a prude as my husband so kindly put it? It unnecessarily objectifies women and I thought we’d moved on from this sort of thing.

@Kerry71 would you of created this thread if it had been a picture of a man's pair of legs in shorts ?

It's just sensible advice , bus drivers ( on the whole ) are very good at their job but other muppets mean that sometimes they have to slam their anchors on. So its safer to stay seated

No as in transgender you know as some would say chick with a dick.

It's outdated and weird, and it's pretty easy to fall over in trainers if the bus jolts. Surprised this got past a modern marketing team, assuming it did

very dated

Can't say it bothers me @Kerry71 It's just a pair of legs with some nice shoes on the feet!

😄😄 no not that long

I have always thought this

It’s an odd choice for 2025.

I had some black stilettos like that in 1987. Would love to know who signed off that ad because it’s in a time warp.
I don’t object to the legs though

You’re right, OP. The poster could’ve been any pair of legs in trousers, but they had to sex it up a bit, didn’t they. I’m sick of this kind of sexist crap.

Well it did what it was intended to do - you’ve looked at it and read it

its just a pair of legs

Really? I mean REALLY?!?!
All I can say is, congratulations on just how little stress you must be under in real life, if this is all you've got to get upset about 🙄🙄

It’s giving Rivals

I think the heels are relevant to the person being unsteady. Trainers wouldn’t have the same impact for the safety message, as you would be more stable in trainers. I think it’s fine. Normal woman.

I can't see anything wrong with it. You would have to work really hard to find something offensive about it.

Yep I just assumed it was more being unstable on heels - but maybe that’s because I can hardly seat whilst wearing heels without being unstable!

You are choosing to be offended

How do you know its a woman?

Ffs is this what women are mad about? Seriously? A pair of legs. The perpetually offended. We’re screwed as a generation. What would make it better - men in a suit? Or is that sexist too? I think you should write to the bus company to complain.

"Why are there only images of men? Are they saying only men can be business people and travel?"

I absolutely love anything that takes me back to the carefree 80's, so it's a 'no, I'm not offended' from me. Just makes me laugh.

An ankle tag 😂😂😂😂😂

On a superficial level, it's a shit, mediocre advertisement.

On a deeper level, I can read it as the advertiser telling a woman her place, that she is to to stay seated. It leans into the dichotomy of men being protectors and women needing help. The fact she's wearing stilleto heels, and is crossing her legs is suggestive; that men are dominant and women are something to be controlled and objectified.

But maybe that's just the English grad in me.

I am glad I am simple minded and saw a pair of legs in shoes that would cause issues when the bus is moving.

Not at all. I don't like wearing trousers much and I generally wear skirts above my knees. And I'm not 'worked up' about a woman wearing whatever she likes. I just question why women would choose to wear something so impractical. Shoes without heels can also be smart..