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offensive lap dancing shop fronts

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swissjanie · 11/04/2013 14:56

I have exhausted all possibilities in Edinburgh council to complain about a 1metre high shop front in the centre of town with silhouette of a kneeling naked woman facing another naked woman, holding her hips.(Explain lesbian oral sex to my 10 year old on the bus which stops outside it.) I have been referred to the Advertising Standards authority, who said it is not their ambit, tried Trading Standards who won't deal with consumers. Local council and citizen advice suggest I go to the Advertising authority..Has anyone had any success at this, I am sick of my two daughters looking at sex on the high street but no one seems to care anymore.

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HullMum · 11/04/2013 15:22

that's vile, Shock

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YonirockandrollbutIlikeit · 11/04/2013 15:32

That's hideous. I'm not sure what to suggest.

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Fisharefriendsnotfood · 11/04/2013 15:47

M.P?

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OddBoots · 11/04/2013 15:52

this suggests the police...

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WishIdbeenatigermum · 11/04/2013 16:34

I'd deface it. And if charged explain that you'd gone done all the legal routes to have it removed.

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delboysfileofax · 11/04/2013 16:41

How do you know they're naked if they're in silhouette?

Also did you really have to explain lesbian oral sex? Could you not say she has fallen or any other child friendly excuse?

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chibi · 11/04/2013 16:44

oh indeed you should have said the one lady was helping the other find a contact lens

/sarcasm

there must be someone to complain to. that it is two women is immaterial, is is an explicit depiction of a sex act

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Sausageeggbacon · 11/04/2013 16:50

No idea why in Scotland it is different to England and Wales. Here it is part of their license and depending on the council they can lose their license for explicit advertising. Because Scotland has it's own laws and has merged police forces it is probably confused.

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delboysfileofax · 11/04/2013 16:59

Chibi, is that not a better idea than explaining lesbian oral sex to a 10 year old?

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HullMum · 11/04/2013 17:37

or a better idea would be someone taking it down? I doubt the op actually gave a full explanation of cunninglis on the 66 bus?

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YoniSoprano · 11/04/2013 17:41

Hmm, it wouldn't be the 66...

But anyway, I agree, its totally inappropriate for a shop front. Council Environment department?

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chibi · 11/04/2013 20:17

if it is ok to look at surely it is ok to describe, delboy, why ever not?

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ediblewoman · 11/04/2013 22:20

Object may have some advice? You could contact them www.object.org.uk/

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AnyFucker · 11/04/2013 22:25

There simply is no "child friendly" explanation for silhouetted or otherwise depictions of naked women simulating sex acts to be on a shop front in a public area

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KRITIQ · 11/04/2013 23:55

Long story, but Edinburgh Council are pretty useless on this.

I'm not sure what part of Edinburgh it's in, but Malcolm Chisolm, MSP for Edinburgh North & Leith has taken up issues like this before. Kez Dugdale is MSP for Lothian and also has a special interest in this area. Even if they can't do anything directly about council matters, they can probably advise on steps that can be taken, and put pressure on those who can do things. Good luck.

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runningforthebusinheels · 13/04/2013 14:59

Good luck op

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