Italy bans 'No Anorexia' poster (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

Italy's advertising watchdog has banned an ad campaign for a fashion label showing a naked anorexic woman, saying it breached its code of conduct.

The image "commercially exploited" the illness, the advertising body said.

The image, bearing the words "No Anorexia", was first displayed during Milan Fashion Week in September.

It was shot by controversial Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani, who called the ban "censorship" and said he was considering legal action.
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Last year, Madrid fashion week organisers banned ultra-skinny models, while Milan has required medical certificates for under-weight models since February.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7053725.stm

The ad in question is shown in the article; I'm not including the pic in this post for the sake of those who do not want to see it.

[midnight]

1. To bad. This billboard's shocking message

made a brilliant point. Starving to be beautiful is deadly.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Yeah, he's been in "trouble" before.

Involving this famous photograph of an AIDS patient in the final moments of his life. Obvious comparison to "La Pieta" outraged some.

[blondeatlast]

3. Pretty tame, IMHO. Considering these types of images are posted nearly nude to nude in fashion

and men's mags all the time--which is precisely the target the ad is meant to reach, I see it as challenging, but hardly worthy of censoring.