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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:2008|2008]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:Australia|Australia]]==== | |||
====Subject: [[:Category:Sexual/Gender Orientation|Sexual/Gender Orientation]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Television|Television]]==== | |||
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'''Artist:''' Kotex | '''Artist:''' Kotex | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Australian Public | |||
'''Date of Action:''' March 2008 | |||
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'''Location:''' Nation Wide | '''Location:''' Nation Wide | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' The Kotex advertisement, features a woman and her pet beaver eating lunch, having their nails done, at the hairdresser, and being gawked at by men on a beach. <P> | '''Description of Artwork:''' The Kotex advertisement, features a woman and her pet beaver eating lunch, having their nails done, at the hairdresser, and being gawked at by men on a beach. <P> | ||
The ad ends with a voice-over: "You've only got one. So for the ultimate care down there, make it U." The woman then hands a packet of Kotex tampons to the beaver as a gift. <P> | The ad ends with a voice-over: "You've only got one. So for the ultimate care down there, make it U." The woman then hands a packet of Kotex tampons to the beaver as a gift. <P> | ||
<P> | <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' The Advertising Standards Bureau in Canberra received a "large number" of complaints as soon as the ad aired on Sunday - the day after International Women's Day. <P> | '''The Incident:''' The Advertising Standards Bureau in Canberra received a "large number" of complaints as soon as the ad aired on Sunday - the day after International Women's Day. <P> | ||
"A large number of complaints have come in over the weekend," ASB chief Alison Abernethy said. <P> | "A large number of complaints have come in over the weekend," ASB chief Alison Abernethy said. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' The Kotex advertisement has been rated M and will broadcast only after 8.30pm <P> | |||
'''Results of Incident:''' The Kotex advertisement | |||
'''Source:''' http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23358686-421,00.html | '''Source:''' http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23358686-421,00.html | ||
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[[Category:Australia]] | [[Category:Australia]] | ||
[[Category:Sexual/Gender Orientation]] | [[Category:Sexual/Gender Orientation]] | ||
[[Category:Television]] | [[Category:Television]] | ||
[[Category:Kotex]] | [[Category:Kotex]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:18, 17 January 2012
Date: 2008
Region: Australia
Subject: Sexual/Gender Orientation
Medium: Television
Artist: Kotex
Confronting Bodies: Australian Public
Date of Action: March 2008
Location: Nation Wide
Description of Artwork: The Kotex advertisement, features a woman and her pet beaver eating lunch, having their nails done, at the hairdresser, and being gawked at by men on a beach.
The ad ends with a voice-over: "You've only got one. So for the ultimate care down there, make it U." The woman then hands a packet of Kotex tampons to the beaver as a gift.
The Incident: The Advertising Standards Bureau in Canberra received a "large number" of complaints as soon as the ad aired on Sunday - the day after International Women's Day.
"A large number of complaints have come in over the weekend," ASB chief Alison Abernethy said.
Results of Incident: The Kotex advertisement has been rated M and will broadcast only after 8.30pm
Source: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23358686-421,00.html
