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We do not disagree with the majority's judgment that Playboy's editorial treatment of women is often sexist. We did not, however, find the ad sufficiently offensive to merit an exception to our general standards of advertising acceptability. While the majority argues that the ad contributes "specifically to the...
Striking workers paralyzed key industries: power, communications, transport and, the heart of the nation's wealth, oil production. At the same time, the ravaging mobs concentrated their destructive efforts on the banks, which Islamic extremists see as symbols of Western decadence and leftists view as outposts of capitalistic exploitation. On...
For years, we have maintained that we will not accept certain advertisements that have been shown to contribute, in a specific way, to the oppression or exploitation of a defined group or class. That reasoning led us last year to refuse ads for the South Africa Krugerrand gold coin, and...
THOSE ARGUMENTS returned Thursday night, used to justify the rejection of an advertisement that would have asked Radcliffe students to accept money in return for posing for a glossy girlie magazine. Clearly, this was exploitation, the majority said; clearly, it made The Crimson a party to the continuation of a...
To argue, as some of the majority did, that this advertisement was in the same category as those for Krugerrands or South African diamonds, is to ignore the key issue of choice. We refused to take Krugerrand or diamond ads because they contributed, in a direct way, to the maintenance...