Women’s Aid ad about violence against women censored by government for depicting violence against women
And now one more for the ever growing list of reasons why government control of content is generally a bad idea: Ofcom, the Uk government’s censor, has killed an advert by Women’s Aid about domestic abuse because of its depiction of violence against women.
‘The Cut’, directed by award-winning director Joe Wright, was first aired early this month at which point it was planned to be released only in cinemas. The decision to take the advertisement, which features a £2-a-month donation request, onto television appears to have been made following the cinema and online release.
The Advertising Standards Authority reported that it has received two complaints about ‘The Cut’, but that the complaints came not from people who had seen the advert itself, but had read news stories about its content.
Apparently I can watch serial killers hack women up for entertainment on television, but if the matter is treated with any sort of seriousness, it’s deemed a threat to the public. Maybe they felt it was to biased in favor of abuse victims or something.
via CharityComms
Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?
