Bella
03-11-2003, 01:45 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - A Gucci advertisement featuring a woman with her pubic hair cropped in the shape of a letter 'G' got the go-ahead from Britain's tough advertising watchdog on Wednesday. Sixteen outraged members of the public had complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that the Italian fashion house's advert was indecent. But the ASA, which has a reputation for taking a harder line than its counterparts in other European countries, judged the advertisement was targeted at sophisticated, adult fashion magazine readers who would not be offended.
The advert, which is running in British fashion magazines, shows a woman wearing an open silk kimono and underwear which she has pulled part-way down to reveal the letter 'G.' A man kneels in front, staring at her pubic hair...
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The advert, which is running in British fashion magazines, shows a woman wearing an open silk kimono and underwear which she has pulled part-way down to reveal the letter 'G.' A man kneels in front, staring at her pubic hair...
Rest of story (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=573&e=1&cid=573&u=/nm/20030226/od_nm/odd_pubic_dc)