http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/23/the-sun-page-3-lust-power-women
The Sun has struggled to occupy the journalistic high ground of late and is now clearly enjoying chiding the posh papers for not checking sources. But at least it’s now clearer what this was all about: not sex, but power. "It isn’t about the boobs. It’s not been about the boobs for years. It was when Page 3 started, when you couldn’t get to see such naughtiness anywhere else but a top-shelf mag and readers were thrilled to find it free with their newspaper, but now there are hacked nude photos of A-listers all over the net, and garage mechanics aren’t allowed to stick the page to the wall any more for fear of offending female customers, the commercial advantage has all but drained away".
The page 3 ban has been very much debated in the media lately. Some people are disappointed with the ban, whereas feminists on the other hand find the ban encouraging and empowering for women as they will no longer be presented as 'sex objects'. I agree with the article as there is a lot of nude scandals in the media recently, therefore page 3 is not a big of a deal as it once used to be.
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