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There should be a move to ban Page 3.

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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,838 ✭✭✭midlandsmissus


    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    Jesus. Christ. Are we back in the 80s way of thinking in banning stuff? I suppose we should re-ban The Life of Brian and condoms next? :rolleyes:
    What purpose does a half naked woman serve in a national newspaper?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    Yes it should but I am focusing on page 3 in this thread. I am annoyed enough to have been motivated to start a thread. When you do something about 'arent men daft' rather then use it to cancel out another relevant complaint, then get back to me.

    im not trying to 'take over your thread' or cancel your argument im just stating that the articles in the womens magazines are equally if not more sexist than page 3


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,442 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    There only a pair of baps for god sake...

    True. Ever hear what lenny bruce (I think it was him) said about the n word. Because so many people take so much offence at it, it gets more powerful. If they laughed it off and it was used more often, it'd have less power.

    So that means more boobs. Boobs everywhere until we're just sick of them.

    (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,968 ✭✭✭✭Praetorian Saighdiuir


    What purpose does a half naked woman serve in a national newspaper?

    Morale in times of austerity


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,838 ✭✭✭midlandsmissus


    fullstop wrote: »
    Go and start your thread in the ladies' lounge then if you want a one sided argument :rolleyes:
    Focusing on the issue is not a one sided argument.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    Why are a pair of naked breasts in a daily newspaper? Answer me that. Breasts? News. No.

    But it's not the same pair every day, it's new ones every day.

    "New" + one"s" = news.

    :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,245 ✭✭✭Gee_G


    I don't buy the sun, I think it's the biggest load of tat! But whether its half naked men or half naked women, the fact of the matter is, sex sells! 99% of ads on the TV use it. Most magazine ads use it! I don't think it forms the way men look at women or the other way around!


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,838 ✭✭✭midlandsmissus


    donvito99 wrote: »
    rabblerabblerabble PC brigade rabblerabblerabble

    Intelligent input.


  • Administrators Posts: 56,569 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Why are a pair of naked breasts in a daily newspaper? Answer me that. Breasts? News. No.
    I take it you never actually read newspapers if you think they are full of actual news.

    The Sun especially.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    Im old enough to remember Playboy being banned in Ireland.

    It hasnt made any difference to me, as a woman, thats its now not banned.

    Page 3 girls choose this line of work, its not up to us to tell them what to do.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,450 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    What about art paintings and sculptures of naked women? Should we burn them all and ban it for the future? I know its a stretch saying that page 3 is art but its the same principle. Why are people outraged at the sight of a pair of boobs?
    Women drool over men as much as men do over women. It's nothing new and that's never gonna change. There's far more important things to be worried about than a topless girl in a rag newspaper. People just love to complain about anything they possibly can nowadays.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 595 ✭✭✭Steve O


    What purpose does a half naked woman serve in a national newspaper?

    Coz its a pair of facking tits innit?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,442 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    Why are a pair of naked breasts in a daily newspaper? Answer me that. Breasts? News. No.

    There's no news in that paper either. Unless you count soccer results.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,167 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    What purpose does a half naked woman serve in a national newspaper?

    Don't buy a newspaper that has half naked women in it, problem solved.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,057 ✭✭✭irish bloke



    Why are a pair of naked breasts in a daily newspaper? Answer me that. Breasts? News. No.
    There for the lads!!


  • Administrators Posts: 56,569 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    OP, what would you say to the women who want to be page 3 girls?


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,838 ✭✭✭midlandsmissus


    Morale in times of austerity
    How would you feel if there was a man with his dick out in the Newspaper everyday?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 591 ✭✭✭spankysue


    I see no harm in Page 3, it's just a bit of fun imo, they're only boobs ffs, no big deal really and nothing to do with sexism.

    A lot of women out there don't seem to understand that when most men are looking at your boobs, they're not thinking about Stacey from Essex on Page 3, they're thinking "Wohoo! BOOOOOOBS"

    I have very reliable sources on this :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 714 ✭✭✭Ziphius


    This is hilarious.

    What else should we ban OP? Women in the workplace?

    Or perhaps we could have a state-mandated dress code for women so as not to arouse any men who may stumble upon?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,719 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    Why are a pair of naked breasts in a daily newspaper? Answer me that. Breasts? News. No.

    Why is half the rubbish that's in a newspaper in a newspaper? They fill them with enough mundane ****e as it is. Besides, TITS ARE GREAT. TIIIIIIIITS.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,838 ✭✭✭midlandsmissus


    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    Don't buy a newspaper that has half naked women in it, problem solved.

    How is that the problem solved??? Its not solving it in any shape or form. 'I object to such and such happening, sure just dont look at it!'


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,442 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    Yes it should but I am focusing on page 3 in this thread. I am annoyed enough to have been motivated to start a thread. When you do something about 'arent men daft' rather then use it to cancel out another relevant complaint, then get back to me.

    If you can't see that a page 3 girl and a male centerfold are in the exact same line of work, and you think it's ok to whinge about P3, but ignore men doing the same job, then you should stop drinking the Koolaid.


  • Administrators Posts: 56,569 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    How would you feel if there was a man with his dick out in the Newspaper everyday?
    Er, page 3 has no lower nudity.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,167 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    How would you feel if there was a man with his dick out in the Newspaper everyday?

    Stop trying to sexualise penii.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,450 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    How would you feel if there was a man with his dick out in the Newspaper everyday?

    But a dick isn't the equivalent of boobs.
    You might have an argument if there was fanny on page 3 but there's not, so your post holds no water.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,719 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    How would you feel if there was a man with his dick out in the Newspaper everyday?

    There'd have to be gee as well in that case, bitta flange in the paper would be good :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,968 ✭✭✭✭Praetorian Saighdiuir


    How would you feel if there was a man with his dick out in the Newspaper everyday?

    Id love it, nothin' like a bit of dick with my horoscope!

    You are losing your momentum and initiative now....your battle is lost.

    It wouldn't affect me, I just wouldn't buy them...the same as now.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    How would you feel if there was a man with his dick out in the Newspaper everyday?

    id probably say you could hang a wet duffle coat off that


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,167 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    How is that the problem solved??? Its not solving it in any shape or form. 'I object to such and such happening, sure just dont look at it!'

    'waaa waaa waaa, I don't like something so I want to take away the right of everyone to it'.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,838 ✭✭✭midlandsmissus


    Grayson wrote: »
    If you can't see that a page 3 girl and a male centerfold are in the exact same line of work, and you think it's ok to whinge about P3, but ignore men doing the same job, then you should stop drinking the Koolaid.
    Read the thread. The man I was talking to was talking about articles, not male centrefolds.


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