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Liberal Democrat Conference 2011: Are The Lib Dems Trying To Ban Page 3 Girls?

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Huffington Post UK   First Posted: 20/09/11 10:59 Updated: 19/11/11 10:12

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Amongst the many motions passed at the Liberal Democrat's 2011 conference is a call to restrict "sexualised images" in newspapers.

A plan by former MP Evan Harris aims to "tackle the projection of women as sex objects to children and adolescents by restricting sexualised images in newspapers and general circulation magazines to the same rules that apply to pre-watershed broadcast media."

The Sun reports that Evan Harris held up photos of page 3 girls during a debate in Birmingham, and argued they - and the Sun newspaper - should only be on the top shelf at newsagents.

"OK, these images can be available for adults if they want to access them, but they should have to reach up to a higher shelf than what is at the general view for young people."

They call it an attack by "militant" party activists on "Britain's best-selling daily and its most popular page".

But what do you think? Should Page 3 be banned? Vote in our poll

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Should Page 3 Be Put On The Top Shelf?

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Amongst the many motions passed at the Liberal Democrat's 2011 conference is a call to restrict "sexualised images" in newspapers. A plan by former MP Evan Harris aims to "tackle the projection of ...
Amongst the many motions passed at the Liberal Democrat's 2011 conference is a call to restrict "sexualised images" in newspapers. A plan by former MP Evan Harris aims to "tackle the projection of ...
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StJohnRedLegend
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14:21 on 30/09/2011
There are surely more important things to spend time on than being a poor imitation of the prudish United States - "Nudity - no way; Murder and Mayhem - no problem!"
Society has little concern with Page 3 compared to the economic bedlam and the disconnected youth turning to acquisitive violence on the streets.
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one1byke
Easy no Man.
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11:40 on 29/09/2011
Sex'll be the only thing left to sell after the oil and gun running' ends.
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schrodster
veni vidi I'm outta here
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14:41 on 28/09/2011
Just the Lib Dems trying to keep abreast of the situation
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hungryaardvark
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17:22 on 23/09/2011
Did something happen and the LibDems get infiltrated by the US TeaBag Party that believes that the only individual mandate that is allowed under the US Constitution is the mandatory wearing of chastity belts for girls and titanium jock straps on all boys till age 25?
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LondonSpectator
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21:07 on 22/09/2011
Ah! Its so harmless! Haven't the Lib Dems got anything more important to be debating?

BTW, does anyone know whether the motion was passed?
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pete cole
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21:00 on 22/09/2011
A couple of page three girls at the LibDem conference may be the only way to save their plummeting popularity, I doubt it though.
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fuffingmagic
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12:04 on 21/09/2011
Yes they should! Then we can get upskirts looks as well..............good idea from the LibDems.............lol
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jessjesskk
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00:03 on 21/09/2011
For anyone that know how to use internet, page 3 are joyful and very soft pictures. if this guy really believe "young people" will be protected by putting page 3 girls on top shelves, he probably has not lived in the life we all know for the last 15 years...
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reviewingthesituation
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23:07 on 20/09/2011
How many photos does The Sun run of two young men fondling each other?
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vain jane
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23:35 on 20/09/2011
they do pete and carl sometimes... or at least they used to...
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Tinterbella
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20:39 on 20/09/2011
Only until we have naked men on page 2 will I believe humanity has come at all close to being civilised.
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Fiale
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19:54 on 22/09/2011
They are in Page 7 - but only topless ;-)
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TheLibraryOfCodex
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20:00 on 20/09/2011
As if there weren't more important things for MP's to do.
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chaotician1
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17:56 on 20/09/2011
Clearly, if Jesus cared about whether one had clothes or not; he would have provided "natural" clothing. Given the Godly state is bare, well you get the message!
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17:06 on 20/09/2011
"Should Page 3 Be Put On The Top Shelf"
Wouldn’t that constitute a health and efficiency, sorry safety, hazard? Rending the issue a top heavy rack.
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Bruisersmom
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15:22 on 20/09/2011
Ignore them. It's just a desperate cry for attention from the press and the public.
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HAlexandria
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14:48 on 20/09/2011
The whole "objectifying women" argument is stupid as it amounts to telling women(the page 3 girls) they are not smart enough to make their own decisions, so puritans and jealous hags will make the decision for them.
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vain jane
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23:37 on 20/09/2011
if they agree to being objectified, they're still being objectified. just like a prostitute who's her own pimp remains, helas, a prostitute. (not that there's anything wrong with either, i'm just pointing out a hole in your argument...)
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