BOOBS OF THE WORLD

as part of my journalism course this year we were given the task of writing a letter to the editor of a publication , this was mine -

Boobs of the world

I love reading The Sun I really do. In fact I spoke up for you in my journalism class when everyone else was running you down.

But I feel I need to ask a question;

We know you like to celebrate the female form in all its glory, however, how come on your website some of the extra boobs in the paper (i.e. not page 3 ) are pixelated out and some are not . Similarly if you feel they need to be scrambled on your digital copy, why are they visible in your printed edition?

If it’s to do with impressionable youngsters being able to access the images surely its more likely that they will see them in a newspaper left lying around rather than having to make the effort to search them out on line. And if you are so worried about what kids are seeing maybe you should think about covering them up anyway.

You do such good work to help out the families whose lives are torn apart by pornography and sexual images but then contradict yourself by having women in states of undress paraded throughout the pages of your family paper. As a mum to 2 ten year old boys I didn’t think my choice of reading had any effect on them till recently when they asked me to turn over  from page 3 because “ We don’t want to be looking at that “.

 So my Sun don’t be coy ,surely if young boys on the cusp of puberty don’t want to see a half naked woman in the paper perhaps it’s time to re- think about what you really want to be achieving and decide once and for all whether  boobs are news .



this is the letter I received in reply -

Dear Nina Page

Thank you for your letter to The Sun. We welcome all comments of praise or complaint.

I will pass your letter on to the Editor for his consideration.

Thank you for getting in touch to let us know what you think.

Yours sincerely

Amanda Greenley
Letters Editor

It didn't get printed and obviously there are still boobs on page 3 but a couple of days after I sent this indominic mohan quit as editor , coincidence or not ? .....yeah maybe not but I can but dream !