Jul 27, 2007 12:20 AM

‘Vulgar’ underwear ads banned- Hindustan Times

(((I'd be guessing this really belongs on the Ectomo blog, but what the heck.)))

Link: ‘Vulgar’ underwear ads banned- Hindustan Times .

The government on Thursday banned two underwear advertisements — Lux Cozy and Amul Macho — claiming them to be “indecent, vulgar and suggestive.
The Information and Broadcasting ministry has instructed all television channels to stop showing the advertisement with immediate effect. The ads have been considered "indecent, vulgar and suggestive" and thus violative of Rule 7 (8) of the Advertising Code, the Ministry said in its order.
The Amul Macho ad showed a newly-wed woman suggestively washing her husband’s innerwear at a dhobi ghat....

(((Yeah, well, what's the upshot of bluenose censorship of underwear washed at a dhobi ghat? "Made You Look!!")))

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