Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 15:26:42 -0500
From: freematt@coil.com (Matthew Gaylor)
Subject: The Eager UK Censor - Advertising Standards Authority
To: hallam@ai.mit.edu ("Phillip Hallam-Baker")
Cc: carthur@independent.co.uk ("Charles Arthur, The Independent"), fight-censorship@vorlon.mit.edu
[Hey Phill: Here is a combination of three of your loves... Jaguar's
XK8, London and censorship. Ain't the UK grand? For those who don't
know Phill Hallam-Baker is a liberal British Jaguar owner living in
Boston. Regards, Matt-]
Subject: The eager censor - Advertising Standards Authority
Daily Telegraph London 9/2/2000
Jaguar was today ordered to withdraw an advertisement for its
exclusive XK8 series which was judged to encourage motorists
to speed. '
It featured a blurred image of an XK8 travelling around a
bend, above the caption "Ah the excitement, the thrill, the
uninhibited freedom of yesterday (Not to mention tomorrow,
the day after, the day after that)".
The Advertising Standards Authority ordered withdrawal of the
advertisement on the grounds that it could encourage people
to drive irresponsibly.
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