Ah, Peter, you've never been to England and gazed at the pages of The Sun and The Mirror. For the Sun, go to www.thesun.co.uk Then guess which camera took the picture. John --- "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > So what IS a "page 3 girl?" > > On 4/13/05, Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Nick, > >=20 > > I have actually had a few RUGers writing to me. > off list, > > asking what a 'Page 3 girl' was! > >=20 > > Jerry > >=20 > > Nick Roberts wrote: > >=20 > > > --- Ardeshir Mehta <ardeshir@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote > in > > > part: > > > > Most > > > > Europeans (I don't include > > > > the British, however) are much more > open-minded > > > > towards sex and nudity > > > > than are most North Americans. > > > > > > I take it you've never read any British paper or > > > magazine, Ardeshir? Over here, a publication is > > > censored if it DOESN'T contain enough nudity! ;) > > > > > > The old stereotypes of the Brits are precisely > that - > > > old, and stereotypes. Even British TV has more > sex on > > > it these days than French or Italian TV. > > > > > > For many, many years EVERY photo magazine had a > nude > > > or semi-nude model on the front cover - frankly, > it > > > got so boring that in the last two years there > has > > > been a backlash and other subjects now feature > on the > > > covers - but nudity and sex are central to > British > > > popular culture. > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.= > com > >=20 > >=20 > > > --=20 > Peter K > =D3=BF=D5=AC > >