Sunday, November 16, 2008

Is Playboy targeting children with "sexualised merchandise?"

For a magazine that prides itself on showing just about everything, one thing it won't be showing next month is up.

Christie Hefner, daughter of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and chairwoman and chief executive of Playboy Enterprises International, has refused an invitation to appear before the Scottish Parliament to give evidence to the equal opportunities committee holding December hearings on "sexualized imagery and children" and to explain why her company's bunny logo is used on products attractive to children.

That has some lawmakers accusing her of cowardice, reports Scotland on Sunday.

The planned hearings follow a number of recent incidents of leading UK stores selling items inappropriately aimed at children: Woolworth's "Lolita" bed for little girls, BHS' "Little Miss Naughty" underwear and Tesco's pole-dancing kits advertised on its website's toy section. More...

See also:

  1. Poor Hugh Hefner, suffering from back pains after rustling around with all those playmates!!!
  2. Sex Olympics to be held in Australia!!!
  3. They are paid to watch porn all day...
  4. Meet Savita Bhabhi, India's toon porn star...

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