American Apparel causes outrage again with new advertising campaign that uses ‘underage porn’

[NobleSavage]

http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/07/ameri...ing-campaign-that-uses-underage-porn-4824475/

I'm not going to post any of the images but if you do a Google search on American Apparel you will find a lot. Have they crossed the line?

 

[Derec]

I think those that call this "porn" need to use the Internet more.

 

[Keith&Co.]

It could be porn. If you have a fetish for panties, or for upskirt shots.
Ted Bundy's porn file was cheerleader magazines. You don't even have to show ID for those.
Willy Wonka is porn for the balloon-fetishists (I just wanted Violet to roll on top of Verruca).
My friend has a mermaid fetish, and has a copy of the little mermaid under his bed.


But except for people who actively need certain images to achieve sexual satisfaction, i wouldn't call it porn, no. The camel-toe fetishists wouldn't even accept this as porn.

 

[NobleSavage]

 

[Derec]

All right then.

I guess you could classify some of these as softcore porn. My previous statement referenced the no-nudity pics from the article itself.
But what about the "underage" claim? These models do not look particularly underage to me, although of course they could be on the cusp (but what would be the point).

 

[Angry Floof]

Pfffth. If they really had balls they'd show breastfeeding women in their ads.

 

[AthenaAwakened]

Pfffth. If they really had balls they'd show breastfeeding women in their ads.

but then they would be grown women.

Not what the ads are going for.

 

[AthenaAwakened]

All right then.

I guess you could classify some of these as softcore porn. My previous statement referenced the no-nudity pics from the article itself.
But what about the "underage" claim? These models do not look particularly underage to me, although of course they could be on the cusp (but what would be the point).

Derec, I'm gonna tell you what Poppa told my brother, "15 will get you 20."

Good advice then and now.

 

[J842P]

Well, I think all of the models posing in the nude are actual porn stars.

Anyway, I don't think any "line has been crossed." Americans need to get over their anxiety with nudity.

 

[Unbeatable]

Why is it actually considered news that people on twitter are offended by something?

 

[Mumbles]

They crossed the line long ago, as far as I care. This seems fairly typical for their antics...

 

[Angry Floof]

Pfffth. If they really had balls they'd show breastfeeding women in their ads.

but then they would be grown women.

Not what the ads are going for.

Yeah, I know. I was joking about what is considered outrageous.

I saw that they had an ad campaign banned in 2009 for its content being seen as sexualizing children. Some creepy ass people working for American Apparel.

 

[Underseer]

Pfffth. If they really had balls they'd show breastfeeding women in their ads.

but then they would be grown women.

Not what the ads are going for.

Isn't Lauren Phoenix a porn star? If she's underage, an awful lot of people are going to jail.

 

[barbos]

are all pictures posted here actual American Apparel ads?

 

[Derec]

Derec, I'm gonna tell you what Poppa told my brother, "15 will get you 20."

Good advice then and now.

Are any of the nude models 15? If not what's the point of your statement?

 

[NobleSavage]

I think the fashion industry is worse than the porn industry. The average age of a runway model is 14 to 19. And the girls all look anorexic.

 

[Keith&Co.]

Pfffth. If they really had balls they'd show breastfeeding women in their ads.

Or have them speaking in some foreign language so the terrorists win.

 

[NobleSavage]

are all pictures posted here actual American Apparel ads?

Not positive. Those are just the ones I found by searching. It's possible that bored 3rd parties have started making some of their own. However, with American Appeal's track record it wouldn't it wouldn't be surprising.

 

[Keith&Co.]

But what about the "underage" claim? These models do not look particularly underage to me, although of course they could be on the cusp (but what would be the point).

With the standards in American media, it's quite natural to assume that any woman of legal age gets a visit from the boob fairy on her 18th birthday. Or maybe the night before, so she can celebrate properly.
Anyone with small titties simply must be below legal age, else they'd have double D cups like every other woman in any ad.

 

[NobleSavage]

Well, I think all of the models posing in the nude are actual porn stars.

Yeah, The one with 3 sets of vertical pictures is Sasha Grey.

Anyway, I don't think any "line has been crossed." Americans need to get over their anxiety with nudity.

Agreed. But the OP is a British magazine. The Brits have more intrusive porn laws that the US. In England all ISPs have to filter out all porn by default. If you want porn you have to tell your ISP to turn it on. They also have vague laws abut violent porn that would make most BSDM illegal. Spain and France seem to be more relaxed about naked people.