Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Storm in a D Cup

Swedish politician Birgitta Ohlsson, a self confessed feminist has called for a boycott of Ryanair following the airline's refusal to apologise for ads which were deemed to be 'offensive to women in general' by the country's Trade Ethical Council against Sexism in Advertising, or ERK. 
Ohlsson called for the boycott after ERK criticised the ad campaign which features a scantily clad model dressed in a schoolgirl's uniform.
In response, Ryanair's Stephen McNamara said "This really is a storm in a D cup! We're sure that Boring Birgitta will be overrun by the flood of right minded, liberal people who support Ryanair's determination to defend the rights of girls and boys to get their kit off -- if they want to."
Ironically, Ohlsson is a member of Sweden's Liberal Party.
Once again, there ain't no such thing as bad publicity.

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