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Girl guides (UK girl scouts) sign “No More Page 3” campaign
Daily Telegraph (UK) ^ | 7:00AM BST 09 Apr 2013 | Emma Barnett

Posted on 04/09/2013 1:15:12 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Girl Guides have thrown their support behind the “No More Page 3” campaign, in a bid to stop the perpetuation of the idea that “women are objects” in a family newspaper.

Girlguiding UK has signed the campaign to try and force the hand of Rupert Murdoch, who hinted a few weeks ago that he is considering ending the publication of photographs of topless models on page 3 of The Sun—which he owns, as chief executive of News Corporation. …

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: girlguides; page3models; rupertmurdoch; uk
The next thing the Girl Guides ought to do is reinstate “God and Queen” in their oath, which they removed surreptitiously.
1 posted on 04/09/2013 1:15:13 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

what gets me is women want to be page 3 gals. they volunteer, nobody forces them. guess women can’t make that choice.


2 posted on 04/09/2013 1:34:24 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: Olog-hai

Little busy bodies need to mind their business.


3 posted on 04/09/2013 1:40:53 AM PDT by BigCinBigD (...Was that okay?)
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Little busy bodies need to mind their business.

Couldn't have said it better myself, ROTFLMAO!

4 posted on 04/09/2013 1:52:28 AM PDT by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
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To: Olog-hai

No pictures?


5 posted on 04/09/2013 3:02:22 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (I voted Republican, no Conservative was on the ballot.)
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To: BigCinBigD
"Little busy bodies need to mind their business."

Why don't they take up the cause of changing how Muslims in Britain treat women? That would be a far more tangible cause with benefits. Of course, that would be a bit more dangerous and require courage.

6 posted on 04/09/2013 3:44:13 AM PDT by Truth29
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Yep ... This from a bunch that hustles their cookies for cash ....


7 posted on 04/09/2013 3:47:59 AM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: Olog-hai

Wow,

I applaud the girls for having the moral fiber to not want to be part of Page 3 (even if qualified).

But as a sexist male, I hope she fails.

As the saying goes, “Once a man sees a woman naked, he wants to see them all naked”


8 posted on 04/09/2013 7:35:24 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Held my nose to vote.)
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To: Truth29

I wonder if the Muzzies were the ones who started the call to end the Page Three girls.


9 posted on 04/09/2013 7:36:31 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Olog-hai

Booo.


10 posted on 04/09/2013 10:33:33 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Not ALL of ‘em. Not the First Wookkiee, and certainly not Col. Hillary Klebb.


11 posted on 04/09/2013 10:34:22 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Olog-hai
Future Page 3 Girl
12 posted on 04/09/2013 10:34:38 AM PDT by dfwgator
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2091544/Sam-Fox-Former-Page-3-girl-shows-figure-bikini-Thailand-holiday.html

Samantha Fox was hot when I was a teenager (so was she). She started out as a “Page 3” girl.


13 posted on 04/09/2013 10:36:20 AM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
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Didn’t she go lesbo?


14 posted on 04/09/2013 10:36:51 AM PDT by dfwgator
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Pics or it didn’t happen. ;)


15 posted on 04/09/2013 10:38:29 AM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
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To: Olog-hai

Women aren’t objects? Clearly I misunderstand the definition of “object”.


16 posted on 04/09/2013 10:38:41 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: dfwgator
Apparently she did. She insists on being called “Sam” now too.
17 posted on 04/09/2013 11:40:32 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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