NZ airport bans 'horny' ad

konradiusz · January 22nd, 2007, 1:44 PM

Being an Australian I've been brought up to...not hate...but to dislike the Kiwi's. But a couple of days ago the Kiwi's made a horrible mistake...

NEW Zealand airport officials deny they lack a sense of humour, despite banning a billboard with a lacy bra-clad Jennifer Hawkins clutching a stuffed rhino with the caption: "Feeling horny?"

The lingerie ad featuring Australia's former Miss Universe was declined by Auckland International Airport, which felt it was a "step too far".

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5363671,00.jpg

I always knew the kiwis were from another planet, but seriously, how can you ban this! images/smilies/tongue.gif

el_maggot · January 22nd, 2007, 1:47 PM

Eh,still don't get what the ad was advertising for..

BlitzR · January 22nd, 2007, 1:51 PM

It was a ad for lingerie.
I'm pretty sure we don't have any active New Zealanders, so here is the ad.

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5363327,00.jpg

konradiusz · January 22nd, 2007, 1:51 PM

According to my sources--
>http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegrap...006002,00.html
>http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/s...006343,00.html

she is promoting a new line of lingerie that was successfully launched in AUS, so they thought the kiwis would like it too.

Ford Prefect · January 22nd, 2007, 1:55 PM

well I don´t see a stuffed rhino in that picture... but maybe its that rhinos energy drink...

edit: never mind...

BlitzR · January 22nd, 2007, 1:57 PM

You can sorta see why there was a fuss, its a big billboard right in front of the airport, in Australia its just posters inside shopping malls and maybe a billboard here or there.

konradiusz · January 22nd, 2007, 2:14 PM

But if you see such an attractive women in an airport and you've never heard/seen her before, you could mistake her for a kiwi and come back again and again. Great for the economy

toma_alimosh · January 22nd, 2007, 11:10 PM

oh come on, it can't be the only lingerie ad on a billboard in NZ ... what's wrong with it? they're paying you, right? Plus, a more libertine appeal to tourists will boost tourism (a lot). Look at the netherlands, think if drugs and prostitution weren't allowed they'd have the same level of tourism?

epp_b · January 23rd, 2007, 12:24 AM

Ah, OK, so eroding society with smut is OK as long as there's money involved. Right.

BlitzR · January 23rd, 2007, 12:24 AM

It could be the fact that Jennifer Hawkins is from Australia.

Lurch0001 · January 23rd, 2007, 1:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by epp_b

... eroding society with smut ...

Someone needs to get a sense of humour and lighten up a little.

nzfan · January 23rd, 2007, 2:38 AM

I'm from NZ images/smilies/smile.gif

BlitzR. Auckland airport is stupid at times lol.
(haven't posted hardly, I visit here often though).

Blind_Io · January 23rd, 2007, 2:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by epp_b

Ah, OK, so eroding society with smut is OK as long as there's money involved. Right.

Exactly what society are we talking about, because if you look at the history of sex and society - the most successful societies are have been the ones with more open sexual practices. If you look at the whole of human history the puritan ideas of sex being taboo are fairly recent developments.

KaJuN · January 23rd, 2007, 2:50 AM

This is pretty similar to the Super Bowl a few years ago. They show a boob on tv for 2 seconds and it's the end of the world. Yet that same network usually shows programs depicting violence in that same time slot and everyone's ok with it.

Viper007Bond · January 23rd, 2007, 3:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by epp_b

Ah, OK, so eroding society with smut is OK as long as there's money involved. Right.

So you really wanna be like us where extreme violence is okay, but any mention of "s-e-x" is a no-no?

Blind_Io · January 23rd, 2007, 3:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaJuN

This is pretty similar to the Super Bowl a few years ago. They show a boob on tv for 2 seconds and it's the end of the world. Yet that same network usually shows programs depicting violence in that same time slot and everyone's ok with it.

I thought it was funny that they flashed a (covered) nipple for about .5 seconds and cut to an ad that required a warning about a 4 hour erection.

I don't get it.

January 22nd, 2007, 1:44 PM	#1
konradiusz Joined: Oct 29th, 2006 Last Online: October 15th, 2009 Location: Adelaide Posts: 120 Rep Power: 0	NZ airport bans 'horny' ad Being an Australian I've been brought up to...not hate...but to dislike the Kiwi's. But a couple of days ago the Kiwi's made a horrible mistake... NEW Zealand airport officials deny they lack a sense of humour, despite banning a billboard with a lacy bra-clad Jennifer Hawkins clutching a stuffed rhino with the caption: "Feeling horny?" The lingerie ad featuring Australia's former Miss Universe was declined by Auckland International Airport, which felt it was a "step too far". I always knew the kiwis were from another planet, but seriously, how can you ban this!

January 22nd, 2007, 1:47 PM	#2
el_maggot Joined: Oct 16th, 2006 Last Online: November 18th, 2009 Location: Dubai,United Arab Emirates Age: 18 Posts: 170 Rep Power: 0	Eh,still don't get what the ad was advertising for.. __________________

January 22nd, 2007, 1:55 PM	#5
Ford Prefect Joined: Dec 10th, 2006 Last Online: 12:35 AM Location: Munich/Regensburg Age: 26 Posts: 1,280 Car: MINI Rep Power: 27	well I don´t see a stuffed rhino in that picture... but maybe its that rhinos energy drink... edit: never mind... __________________

January 23rd, 2007, 2:38 AM	#12
nzfan Joined: Jun 4th, 2006 Last Online: November 16th, 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	I'm from NZ BlitzR. Auckland airport is stupid at times lol. (haven't posted hardly, I visit here often though).

January 23rd, 2007, 2:50 AM	#14
KaJuN Disco Inferno Joined: Jul 31st, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: American in Okinawa Age: 23 Posts: 5,068 Car: Suzuki Swift, Honda Benly CL50 Rep Power: 176	This is pretty similar to the Super Bowl a few years ago. They show a boob on tv for 2 seconds and it's the end of the world. Yet that same network usually shows programs depicting violence in that same time slot and everyone's ok with it. __________________ ...and Michigan still sucks. D-Fence: Kajun is just outside caressing his Discovery....touching it gently, you know......it is such a dirty bitch.....but he seems to love dirty girls in high heels who are taller then him and have "quite a few pounds" on their hips ^^ This post was accidentally unearthed from a shallow grave by construction workers. My Flickr

January 22nd, 2007, 1:51 PM	#3
BlitzR Joined: May 1st, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 1,598 Rep Power: 30	It was a ad for lingerie. I'm pretty sure we don't have any active New Zealanders, so here is the ad.

January 22nd, 2007, 1:57 PM	#6
BlitzR Joined: May 1st, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 1,598 Rep Power: 30	You can sorta see why there was a fuss, its a big billboard right in front of the airport, in Australia its just posters inside shopping malls and maybe a billboard here or there.

January 22nd, 2007, 2:14 PM	#7
konradiusz Joined: Oct 29th, 2006 Last Online: October 15th, 2009 Location: Adelaide Posts: 120 Rep Power: 0	But if you see such an attractive women in an airport and you've never heard/seen her before, you could mistake her for a kiwi and come back again and again. Great for the economy

January 22nd, 2007, 11:10 PM	#8
toma_alimosh Joined: Mar 14th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: "Meeting Place" Age: 22 Posts: 3,275 Car: none as of yet Rep Power: 76	oh come on, it can't be the only lingerie ad on a billboard in NZ ... what's wrong with it? they're paying you, right? Plus, a more libertine appeal to tourists will boost tourism (a lot). Look at the netherlands, think if drugs and prostitution weren't allowed they'd have the same level of tourism?

January 23rd, 2007, 12:24 AM	#9
epp_b Unexperienced lover. Joined: Jun 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 2:12 AM Location: Canadaland :) Posts: 7,425 Car: 1995 Nissan 240SX Rep Power: 144	Ah, OK, so eroding society with smut is OK as long as there's money involved. Right.

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