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BigfeetBigfeet Posts: 14,180
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7474968.stm

:eek: Maybe taking things a bit too far?
A mother who wanted to give a birthday cake to her son featuring a photo of him as a baby was forced to have it censored because it showed his bottom.

Gail Jordan, 41, had gone to Asda in Liscard, Wirral, on 13 June with the photo of her 21-year-old son David taken when he was five months old.

Staff at the supermarket refused to scan the picture onto a cake as it featured nudity.

They eventually printed the image onto the icing with a star over the bottom.

Mrs Jordan, of Rock Ferry, said: "I took the photo of my son to the store in Liscard and they said we can't do that - it's nudity.

"It was a photo of my son at five-months-old. I could not believe it.

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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,227
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    crazy pc jobsworth as there is a tv ad where someone is kissing a babys bum - now thats wrong, why would anyone do that.
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    XassyXassy Posts: 9,365
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    chrisjm wrote: »
    crazy pc jobsworth as there is a tv ad where someone is kissing a babys bum - now thats wrong, why would anyone do that.

    Mothers kiss their babies, what's wrong with that? It's not sexual. It's completely loving and natural to want to kiss your little ones all over.
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    BigfeetBigfeet Posts: 14,180
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    Xassy wrote: »
    Mothers kiss their babies, what's wrong with that? It's not sexual. It's completely loving and natural to want to kiss your little ones all over.

    That's not the issue :rolleyes::D .
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    XassyXassy Posts: 9,365
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    Bigfeet wrote: »
    That's not the issue :rolleyes::D .

    What is the issue?
    I completely missed something, I apologise.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,227
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    im not saying it is. im saying if its allowed on tv then its allowed on a cake.

    why the person wants to do it on the tv add i find disturbing, it might lay a projectile 'egg'.
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    XassyXassy Posts: 9,365
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    Ah ok I see what you mean. I missed you point completely!!! It's been a long week. :p
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    BigfeetBigfeet Posts: 14,180
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    Xassy wrote: »
    Ah ok I see what you mean. I missed you point completely!!! It's been a long week. :p


    Keep up Xassy :p:D:p .
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 12,845
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    I think its really mean of somebody to make their child a cake with a picture of them naked on it :/
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 12,126
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    One does have to wonder what kind of twot goes to the press (where does this "Staff said it was deemed as pornographic" rubbish come from?) rather than another shop with this. There is the problem with the world, not some poor minimum wage schmuck sticking to the letter rather than the spirit of his job rules.
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    ImperialMintImperialMint Posts: 834
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    who can blame him, the management don't trust there staff to use their judgment (probably with good reason)., and they write incredible strict rules on what is and what is not accptable.

    It is a case of you do one thing your dammed, you do another and your dammed as well.

    I say F*ck it.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,799
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    I'm wondering... if I've still got those snaps of me on a rug in front of the fireplace, and I scan them and store them on my hard drive, and subsequently send my computer for a service to PC World, could I get put on the Sex Offenders Register for having indecent images of myself?
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    RadiomaniacRadiomaniac Posts: 43,510
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    bean999 wrote: »
    I'm wondering... if I've still got those snaps of me on a rug in front of the fireplace, and I scan them and store them on my hard drive, and subsequently send my computer for a service to PC World, could I get put on the Sex Offenders Register for having indecent images of myself?

    That's a very good question!

    Is it possible to own photo's of yourself as a child, that can be misused?

    I suppose if no-one else is involved, it can't be.
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    skp20040skp20040 Posts: 66,874
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    There are of course rules in place for reasons, sadly these days it would appear that quite a few of the Uk's businesses and their staff cannot differentiate between what is suspicious/acceptable/the norm and what is not.
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    phil_rocksphil_rocks Posts: 1,258
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    absoloutly pathetic whats is soceietys problem were all to ****ing scared to say or do anything in case we offended sumone everyone smoke weed we;d all be ahppy
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    SystemSystem Posts: 2,096,970
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    It's ridiculous that this has even got to the press. :rolleyes:
    A spokesman for Asda said: "We did not say it was pornographic. It is policy across the board that we don't do nudity of any sort at any age. It is nothing new.

    ASDA has a perfectly sensible policy.
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    skp20040skp20040 Posts: 66,874
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    Hathor wrote: »
    It's ridiculous that this has even got to the press. :rolleyes:



    ASDA has a perfectly sensible policy.

    I see your point, but it seems like double standards to me, they will not do a babies bottom on a cake as humour as its classed as nudity, but last year they had no problem in stocking adult style lingerie including black lace push up bras , thongs and T-Shirts with slogans such as " So many boys so little time" , all aimed at the 6 to 9 year old girl age range. Sorry but is that not a rather odd policy strategy.,
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    mollymoralsmollymorals Posts: 13,050
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    Bigfeet wrote: »
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7474968.stm

    :eek: Maybe taking things a bit too far?

    omg :eek:

    tis a shame when things go this far :(

    although, if i got my daughter a b-day cake for her 21st with a nakky pic of her on, she probably would never speak to me again :D
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