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Jezza 
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The politically correct feminists are on the loose again with Coles withdrawing Zoo Weekly Magazine from its shelves after relentless pressure from an activist group known as Collective Shout.
What a ridiculous and absurd decision by Coles! All this encourages is censorship and won't stop people from buying the magazine elsewhere. If Coles wants to be consistent they may as well ban every single mens and women magazine while they're at it.
If that's not bad enough they're now placing pressure on Woolworths to do the same thing as Coles.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/media-and-marketing/coles-withdraws-lads-mag-zoo-weekly-from-sale-after-staff-complaint-and-online-campaign-20150819-gj2nek.html
| Quote: | "Breast and Fairest". It was headlines like these from controversial lads' mag Zoo Weekly that prompted 23-year-old graphic designer Laura Pintur to co-sponsor an online petition three months ago calling on supermarket majors Coles and Woolworths to withdraw the publication from their shelves.
Soon afterwards, a 20-year-old Coles worker from Melbourne, Shannen (who does not want to give her surname) joined the campaign, writing to her union and store manager with an official complaint that selling the magazine contributed to an "unsafe" workplace and made her complicit in promoting "rape culture".
Now the two young Australians are claiming a partial victory, with Coles announcing that it will withdraw the provocative title from sale, though the supermarket giant stopped short of acknowledging that this is in response to the online campaign.
In a brief statement, the company said it had made a "commercial decision to delete Zoo magazine following a regular range review". A spokesman would not elaborate on the reasons for the withdrawal.
Melinda Liszewski, a spokeswoman for anti-porn campaign outfit Collective Shout which co-sponsored Ms Pintur's petition, said Coles should be proud of its decision instead of downplaying it.
"It's a really great decision and the fact that Coles are not willing to own that is a bit sad," she said."I would encourage them to own it - it fits with their corporate social responsibility values."
Collective Shout has campaigned fiercely against the magazine for what it says is the blatant objectification of women, accusing it of eroticising "female subjugation and vulnerability."
Thousands of teenage boys aged 14 to 17 are among the magazine's readers, which at its peak are said to have numbered close to half a million though circulation is much lower. The magazine's website puts current readership at 138,000 and says "we reach readers from their teens all the way to their 40s, because we know them better than anyone else".
"It just boggles the mind that young 16-year-old casual staff are having to sell this thing," Ms Liszewski said. "It's porn on training wheels."
Ms Pintur said Zoo Weekly "teaches boys that girls like me and my friends exist purely for their sexual use. I couldn't understand why Coles and Woolworths, which pride themselves in their corporate responsibility, family values, and care for their local communities could profit from selling this harmful product. By discontinuing Zoo, Coles has finally done the right thing for women and girls."
Collective Shout are calling on Woolworths to follow Coles' lead.
"Do we have to wait for an employee to make an official complaint for Woolworths to apply common sense and logic?" Ms Liszewski said.
"Why can't they be proactive and provide a supportive environment for their employees as well? This magazine contributes to a toxic culture where women are seen as sexual objects."
In response to a question from Fairfax Media, Woolworths indicated there were no plans to withdraw the magazine. A spokesman said: "Zoo magazine is widely available across retailers, newsagents and many other outlets. To reduce the exposure to these magazines in our store, we have it positioned in the magazine reading centre in the aisle in the top right corner. We do not position it at the front of store or on the checkouts in recognition that some customers could be offended by the magazine's content."
Zoo Weekly's publishers Bauer Media have been contacted for comment.
In April, Zoo Weekly had to apologise to Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young as part of a legal settlement for photoshopping her face on to a lingerie model's body . |
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Wokko 
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The modern day equivalent of these beauties:
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swoop42 
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How Stupid.
Pretty sure I've seen some of those men's fitness mags on the shelves with guys flashing there ripped physique which isn't attainable for most.
Don't see the difference and given all the crap stories that fill women's mags like "stars without makeup", "so and so cellulite horror" "so and so fat battle" "so and so now thin and sexy" they do a better job of objectifying women than most.
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Porn on trainning wheels she reckons 😂😂😂
What a f*$cwit👎
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I wonder if they object to 16 yo girls, or boys, selling lube and condoms. Do they seriously think the bogans who buy the magazine can't spell porn on a computer.
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Tannin 
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It is entirely reasonable to reject this worthless, sexist magazine.
It is entirely unreasonable to still be selling even more worthless, sexist magazines such as Cleo, Women's Weekly, and the hordes of identikit celebrity gossip clones. Every one of those I just mentioned is worse than Zoo and does a lot more to enforce harmful stereotypes and objectify women. (And men, for that matter, but especially women.)
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| ronrat wrote: | | I wonder if they object to 16 yo girls, or boys, selling lube and condoms. |
Shouldn't think so. They wouldn't know what those things were.16 year olds don't generally need lube. And they don't need condoms either. Everybody knows you can't get pregnant if you don't swallow.
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| swoop42 wrote: | How Stupid.
Pretty sure I've seen some of those men's fitness mags on the shelves with guys flashing there ripped physique which isn't attainable for most.
Don't see the difference and given all the crap stories that fill women's mags like "stars without makeup", "so and so cellulite horror" "so and so fat battle" "so and so now thin and sexy" they do a better job of objectifying women than most. |
I only buy them when they have the no makeup, cellulite, fat arse specials! I've read zoo a the workshop it's hardly hard core! Stupid just put it up higher
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| Tannin wrote: | It is entirely reasonable to reject this worthless, sexist magazine.
It is entirely unreasonable to still be selling even more worthless, sexist magazines such as Cleo, Women's Weekly, and the hordes of identikit celebrity gossip clones. Every one of those I just mentioned is worse than Zoo and does a lot more to enforce harmful stereotypes and objectify women. (And men, for that matter, but especially women.) |
I would say it's reasonable to object to the magazine, but not to attempt to enforce bans on it. I've bought it a few times and it's nothing more than mildly amusing, bogan articles spaced out with pictures of attractive women wearing no less than you'd see at a beach or public pool. This is far more an attack on 'bogans' an things they like than on any kind of harmful sexism.
Silly, straight out of uni girl with nothing better to do than fight the 'patriarchy' and muh soggy knees with the least effect and impact but highest exposure and attention. To think Australian feminism went from Greer to this. |
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Tannin
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| Wokko wrote: | | This is far more an attack on 'bogans' |
And what exactly is wrong with that? Bogans should be put on the endangered species list so that Abbott and Hunt can justify destroying them all with yet another coal mine.
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Zoo is shit, but not as bad as this neo-Whitehouse grandstanding.
Collective Shite are one of the worst culprits in this wowser movement. Little surprise that they're run by a right-wing Christian.
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If Coles don't want to sell then that's their business. Good on them. No problem for me. There a whole lot more that should go too. We need a whole lot more sexist mags gone be it male or female.
Get rid of the shooters mags too while we're at it.
I have no issue with Coles doing it. Zoo apparently had an article on how to get a woman drunk then fella's she's for any males sexual pleasure - rape I think it's called (according to the radio this pm as I was driving back from Safeway). If that is true then there's no issue for me.
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| watt price tully wrote: | If Coles don't want to sell then that's their business. Good on them. No problem for me. There a whole lot more that should go too. We need a whole lot more sexist mags gone be it male or female.
Get rid of the shooters mags too while we're at it.
I have no issue with Coles doing it. Zoo apparently had an article on how to get a woman drunk then fella's she's for any males sexual pleasure - rape I think it's called (according to the radio this pm as I was driving back from Safeway). If that is true then there's no issue for me. |
Agree. Although I reckon magazines are on the way out. But in the meantime fashion magazine covers should have warnings on them similar to cigarette packs. WARNING: Contents may cause dysmorphia and eating disorders. There should also be a blurb at the bottom of photoshopped photos indicating that they've been photoshopped or whatever the hell else they do to them. |
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Tannin
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| Dangles wrote: | | fashion magazine covers should have warnings on them similar to cigarette packs. WARNING: Contents may cause dysmorphia and eating disorders. |
^ This!
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Guys should petition that they take 'Cleo' off the shelves. Fair's fair.
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