Wanted Movie posters “glamorize violence” in UK

From BBC News:

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that the posters were not suitable to be seen by children.

It added that the use of a glamorous actress, gun images and aspirational text “could glamorize violence”.

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Typical Hollywood trigger finger

It seems they can’t stop at banning guns, they need to ban photos of them as well.

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2 Responses to “Wanted Movie posters “glamorize violence” in UK”

  1. Aaron Conawayon 04 Sep 2008 at 3:19 am link comment

    I thought there were no politics here. An agency ruling on an issue sure seems political to me.

  2. Steveon 04 Sep 2008 at 8:33 am link comment

    Aaron, I think that falls under the category of “culture”. It is a reflection of UK society. The UK has such a rich firearms history, I since I was a kid I have dreamed about owning a rifle in a caliber ending with “H&H”, yet they seem to have fallen so far.

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