Demi Lovato Poster Banned For Being Offensive To Christians
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The title of the singer’s new album clearly alluded to a swear word and, together with the image, linked s3xuality to a sacred symbol, the UK’s advertising watchdog found.
Polydor Records said it was artwork designed to promote the album and did not believe it to be offensive.
The poster received four complaints.
It was removed after four days.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it had received complaints relating to the “image of Ms Lovato bound up in a bondage-style outfit whilst lying on a mattress shaped like a crucifix”.
The singer was “in a position with her legs bound to one side which was reminiscent of Christ on the cross,” it added.
Together with the album title, which is a play on a swear word, the ASA found the poster was “likely to be viewed as linking s3xuality to the sacred symbol of the crucifix and the crucifixion”. This was likely to cause serious offence to Christians, it said.
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