Am I wrong to want to source the pictures?

[AB]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8232162.stm

[Jackpot]

http://i25.tinypic.com/1zqegza.jpg

Edit - NSFW

Edited by Jackpot on Wednesday 2nd September 12:48

[speed_monkey]

I have to say she does look rather young.

Granted if she is over the legal age fair enough, but still....

[Justayellowbadge]

They are known for an interesting advertising approach

http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/original/aaad...

for instance.

[HereBeMonsters]

So why did my thread on this deleted half an hour ago??

[crofty1984]

She doesn't look that young.

[JJCW]

crofty1984 said:

She doesn't look that young.

We looking at the same pictures?
On those glasses she looks about 12!

[Graham E]

Not fit.

[The Riddler]

JJCW said:

crofty1984 said:

She doesn't look that young.

We looking at the same pictures?
On those glasses she looks about 12!

Too young + not nice.

[speed_monkey]

Who istheir target audience though?

I don't think there is a right answer here really it could be a case of for young girls but is this really a good role model and 'look' young girls should strive to achieve?

And the other audiences don't deserve to be mentioned.

What were they thinking

[MaxAndRuby]

Yes.

HTH.

[loltolhurst]

they were thinking lots of free advertising as even people in car forums discuss it...

personally i wouldnt recommend looking at the pics as if they are as described u dont want plod coming round. methinks thread should be locked such is the law these days...

[shoggoth1]

The BBC report states that American Apparel claim the model is 23.

[speed_monkey]

shoggoth1 said:

The BBC report states that American Apparel claim the model is 23.

That maybe so, however the advertisement has clearly made the model look as youthful as is possible.

[grumbledoak]

crofty1984 said:

She doesn't look that young.

^^^ This. She also doesn't look that thin, or that good.

I'm sure you can find shots of Kate Moss wearing far less while looking far younger than this lass.

[Don]

JJCW said:

crofty1984 said:

She doesn't look that young.

We looking at the same pictures?
On those glasses she looks about 12!

No. No she doesn't.

It's a crap ad, mind.

[shoggoth1]

speed_monkey said:

shoggoth1 said:

The BBC report states that American Apparel claim the model is 23.

That maybe so, however the advertisement has clearly made the model look as youthful as is possible.

Yes, the 'morals' or aim of the advert is certainly questionable. It was more a response to loltolhurst in that I don't think the police will come knocking if you view the advert.

However, if you took the last picture out of context and had no idea it was part of an advertising campaign (and could therefore assume of legal age)...

[loltolhurst]

shoggoth1 said:

speed_monkey said:

shoggoth1 said:

The BBC report states that American Apparel claim the model is 23.

That maybe so, however the advertisement has clearly made the model look as youthful as is possible.

Yes, the 'morals' or aim of the advert is certainly questionable. It was more a response to loltolhurst in that I don't think the police will come knocking if you view the advert.

However, if you took the last picture out of context and had no idea it was part of an advertising campaign (and could therefore assume of legal age)...

if you want to risk it:

"The interpretation section refines this basic approach with respect to 'pseudo-photographs': 'if the impression conveyed by a pseudo-photograph is that the person shown is a child, the pseudo-photograph shall be treated for all purposes of this Act as showing a child and so shall a pseudo-photograph where the predominant impression conveyed is that the person shown is a child notwithstanding that some of the physical characteristics shown are those of an adult' (PCA 1978 section 7(8)). Archbold: 31- 107"

[him_over_there]

Dodgy stuff.

Even though the model is over 16, if she, in the images, looks under 16 you could still, as far as I'm aware, be done for accessing and creating pedophilia.

[youngsyr]

loltolhurst said:

shoggoth1 said:

speed_monkey said:

shoggoth1 said:

The BBC report states that American Apparel claim the model is 23.

That maybe so, however the advertisement has clearly made the model look as youthful as is possible.

Yes, the 'morals' or aim of the advert is certainly questionable. It was more a response to loltolhurst in that I don't think the police will come knocking if you view the advert.

However, if you took the last picture out of context and had no idea it was part of an advertising campaign (and could therefore assume of legal age)...

if you want to risk it:

"The interpretation section refines this basic approach with respect to 'pseudo-photographs': 'if the impression conveyed by a pseudo-photograph is that the person shown is a child, the pseudo-photograph shall be treated for all purposes of this Act as showing a child and so shall a pseudo-photograph where the predominant impression conveyed is that the person shown is a child notwithstanding that some of the physical characteristics shown are those of an adult' (PCA 1978 section 7(8)). Archbold: 31- 107"

So you can be prosecuted for looking at kiddie porn even when it doesn't feature any kids and the adults that are featured in it clearly have some of the physical characteristics of adults?!

The mind boggles!

What next, drink driving convictions for having some ginger beer or grape juice before driving?!!

Edited by youngsyr on Wednesday 2nd September 14:28