Take bare boobs out of The Sun? No more Page 3 topless models? Have your say (From This Is Local London)

Take bare boobs out of The Sun? No more Page 3 topless models? Have your say

3:12pm Wednesday 19th September 2012 in News

The No More Page 3 campaign picture

A CAMPAIGN to persuade the editor of The Sun to stop showing bare boobs in the newspaper and to end Page 3 has won the support of more than 23,000 people – do you support it?

Lucy Holmes’s Take The Bare Boobs Out Of The Sun petition on the change.org site calls on Dominic Mohan to drop the daily pictures of topless models, which have been a staple of the tabloid since 1970.

The petition reads: “No More Page 3.

“George Alagiah doesn’t say, ‘And now let’s look at Courtney, 21, from Warrington’s bare breasts,’ in the middle of the 6 O’ Clock News, does he, Dominic?

“Philip and Holly don’t flash up pictures of Danni, 19, from Plymouth, in just her pants and a necklace, on This Morning, do they, Dominic?

“No, they don’t. There would be an outcry.

“And you shouldn’t show the naked breasts of young women in your widely read ‘family’ newspaper either.

“Consider this a long overdue outcry.

“Dominic, stop showing topless pictures of young women in Britain’s most widely read newspaper, stop conditioning your readers to view women as sex objects. Enough is enough.”

The campaign is closing in on 24,000 supporters as word of it spreads, largely through social media and being featured in The Guardian’s media blog.

What do you think of Page 3? Is it a bit of harmless titillation and fun, or is it an outdated and sexist feature which degrades women? Would you be happy with your partner, sister or daughter appearing on it? Have your say in the comments box and also the poll below.