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 'Offensive' billboard creates a stir
    September 29 2009 at 06:45AM Get IOL on your
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By Botho Molosankwe

  • Gallery: Teazers billboards on Rivonia Road

    What does a suggestive new Teazers billboard have in common with Caster Semenya?

    Nothing! If you believe Teazers owner Lolly Jackson.

    '...maybe it should be that I am directing it at Leonard Chuene'
    The billboard, on display in Rivonia Road, Sandton, shows a woman with ample breasts laying on her back. Her left arm covers her breasts and her knees are bent. The words "No need for gender testing!" are written across the billboard.

    But despite the glaring "gender testing" link, Jackson said it was all a coincidence.

    "The (Semenya) gender test was the furthest thing from my mind when we did the advert.
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    "If it is construed in another way, maybe it should be that I am directing it at Leonard Chuene - that I am honest, I do not lie when I put my billboards up there," he said yesterday.

    Chuene, the Athletics SA president, has admitted lying about gender tests conducted on Semenya, who won the women's 800m world title in Berlin last month.

    'People are only complaining because it is Teazers'
    Jackson said he came up with the words himself and that they were self-explanatory.

    "I do not want anyone coming here (to Teazers) with the idea that we do not have women. We have women, 100 percent women here. I did a test on them, I am a professional and they are 100 percent wo-men," he said, laughing.

    But one person is not laughing and has laid a complaint about the billboard with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which could lead to Jackson being forced to remove it if it is found to be offensive.

    "Some religious freak complained, only a religious fool would complain about that. Maybe the woman who complained should lose a bit of weight and her husband will then stop looking at the Teazers billboard, maybe she is fat and ugly.


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    19 Weeks ago Jim wrote :
    Personally, I think the model's boobs look so fake, maybe she DOES need a gender test.
    19 Weeks ago Open-Minded2 wrote :
    @Open-Minded: Isn't it funny that people who claim to be open minded seem unable to understand anyone's objections. I find it ironic that you are unable to evaluate or understand someone else's point of view. The issue is that people who do not like this advert are forced to experience your point of view and you'd prefer them to not object but simply embrace your version of open-mindedness. Maybe speak to some more open-minded and enlightened people dealing with the human-trafficking. Maybe just open your mind.
    19 Weeks ago Anonymous wrote :
    Its billboards like this that increases crime in South Africa! Rape and murder have gone up in South Africa. This billboard is tasteless and revolting as well as insulting to women. Lolly, this is another ploy to get attention at the expense of someone else. You should be ashamed of yourself.
    19 Weeks ago Anonymous wrote :
    Sad how some people will find humour at the expense of someone else's misery. To Anonymous who said "Semenya was as much responsible for the mess", U r damn STUPID and CLUELESS!! Feel very sorry for u and this Lolly guy. LOOSERS. What is this world coming to????? So many heartless BIMBOS
    19 Weeks ago J J wrote :
    The lady is beautiful, make no mistake. Truelly no need for gender testing.
    19 Weeks ago Anonymous wrote :
    Lolly Jackson you are a liar. Saying its pure coincidence that your headline happens to be about gender testing. Obviously you dont have a heart but are you spineless as well? What the hell are you?
    19 Weeks ago NKAMODIRA gore kemo ENTERISHE wrote :
    This is Africa's heritage.. MEPAKO... we must be proud of it!!! SA chicks are not skinny, when i drive past this poster daily, i even reduce my speed so i can get a great glance...and the i say "Eeee NKA MODIRA"... Nka mo dira gore". Gotta visit Teazers this weekend, plus the noise from the Gautrain construction is finished!!!
    19 Weeks ago Open-Minded wrote :
    Seriously now.... Most of the comments here are obviously from a bunch of close-minded, non-out-of-the-box-thinking, over-judgmental, fools who waste their time complaining about every little thing they can due to the fact that they have nothing better to do with their sad dreary lives.

    Yes! The statement is funny due to the timing it was put up with that billboard.
    Open your damn eyes. I'm guessing that most people who had something negative to say about this whole issue had a sheltered, sugar coated view of the world from their parents and so on.

    Great advertising campaigns and strategies have been banned because some people had no sense of humor or simply couldn't handle the satire of a sensitive subject.

    There are worse things to complain about. Accusing Lolly for poking fun at Caster(who by the way, is a great athlete) when he simply put up a billboard marketing his business is a waste of time and thought.

    Complain about the things that really matter, the level of education in the country, poaching, the state of our infrastructure right now so close to 2010!

    Do the world a favor and open your eyes to what it really is, a piece of dirt that we're all stuck on, and whether you like it or not its definitely something to laugh about!!!!
    19 Weeks ago Frikkie wrote :
    Stop looking at billboards and keep your eyes on the road like you should do while driving. It is people like you complaining about adverts next to road side that is causing all these bumper bashings.
    19 Weeks ago Anonymous wrote :
    Gee its just an AD!!! why personalize it? You know the type of woamn you are so????
    I must say he got his point across, cause if he didnt none you would be complaining..
    Take it easy...