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Canada Bans Pam's PETA Ad

Officials claim it's sexist

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 16, 2010 10:27 AM CDT

(Newser) – Pamela Anderson managed to get her PETA ad banned in Canada without even going naked. She was in Montreal to unveil the pro-vegetarian ad, in which she wears a bikini while marked up like a piece of meat, but officials denied the event a permit because, they say, the ad is sexist. One official attempts to explain: “It is not so much controversial, as it goes against all principles public organizations are fighting for in the everlasting battle of equality between men and women.”

“How sad that a woman would be banned from using her own body in a political protest over the suffering of cows and chickens,” Anderson said in a statement to Us. “In some parts of the world, women are forced to cover their whole bodies with burqas—is that next? I didn't think that Canada would be so puritanical.”

Pamela Anderson poses for PETA.
Pamela Anderson poses for PETA.   (PETA)
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jericho
Aug 29, 2010 8:06 PM CDT
When you think of this disgusting organization in Canada called PETA. Remember what they did in their ad campaign when Tim McLeod was brutally murdered. Any organization that can use a young mans death as a public relations stunt should not exist. PERIOD!
donbrooksmontrealcanada
Jul 18, 2010 10:59 PM CDT
Talk about a journalistic FAIL. The ad was not 'Banned in Canada'. Anderson was denied a permit to unveil the ad on the front steps to Montreal City Hall. The ad was unveiled elsewhere that didn't require a permit, and life went on as usual. I've seen the ad on the side of a bus since then. You should get the facts correct before reporting to readers who, from reading the comments, couldn't find Montreal, let alone Canada on a map without the help of Google.
cfbailey
Jul 18, 2010 4:37 PM CDT
she is so used to getting what she wants with her body...somethings take more than Pamela...try using that little bean in your skull

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