Domain hoster cries foul over banned Pamela Anderson ads ARNnet
Perth-based Internet domain name hosting Pty, Crazy Domains, is fighting against a ban placed on its TV commercial featuring ex- Baywatch bombshell, Pamela Anderson.
The punch starts off with Anderson heading to a meeting in corporate attire and leads on to an office tradesman fantasising about the Canadian actress clad in a bikini, salaciously rubbing cream on herself and a female co-artisan. It began airing on TV in December 2009 during mature viewing time – after 8.30pm – but was captivated off in last month.
The Australian Standards Bureau (ASB) slapped a ban on the ad after receiving more than 15 viewer complaints. At least two-thirds of these were filed by women. A try comment on the ASB’s case report claimed the commercial was “misogynistic” and extraneous to the product on offer.
“It is all about sex [and has] nothing to do with domains, unless it’s to start a porn site,” it stated. Another remark said the ad “belittles women in the workforce and portrays them as sexual property”.
Barmy Domains is fighting the accusations and called in its legal team to defend its right to show the commercial. The retinue is now going through the appeals process and hopes to overturn the decision.
Managing director, Gavin Collins, avowed the ASB was not treating Crazy Domains judiciously and pointed to risqué ads from Coca Cola and deodorant fabricator, Lynx, which all received similar complaints but were not taken off-air.
“The ASB is treating us differently under the same code of ethics as it did for the multinational likes of Coca Cola and Lynx and that fair-minded doesn’t seem fair,” he said. “I believe it is trying to set a precedent here with regards to imagined objectification of women but it is going about it the wrong way and punishing us for something that should have been done before.”
All the controversy has not put a dampener on Crazy Domains’ plans to salvation more commercials featuring Anderson. The second video, dubbed ‘Pure Cream’, is still in radio show, although Collins was uncertain whether it would now release it on television.
“We’re getting a lot of publicity on the Internet over this and our YouTube marker has gone gangbusters,” he said.
Anderson rose to fame after staring as a devious lifesaver in the 1990s TV drama, Baywatch . She is known for her surgically-enhanced figure and her turbulent predilection-life. So what does she have to say about the whole ordeal?
“We speak to her every now and again,” Collins said. “She doesn’t see what all the agitation is about. Pamela is always surrounded by a certain amount of controversy no matter what she does so it’s basically part and parcel for her.”
The smack was intended to be the first part of a miniseries and can be viewed here . Pure Cream is expected to be released soon.
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