Dakota Fanning Ad Banned In The UK
Apparently the picture above was way too much for the UK Ad Standards Authority and has banned Dakota Fanning's magazine ad for Marc Jacobs. They said that, “the length of her dress, her leg and position of the perfume bottle drew attention to her sexuality. Because of that, along with her appearance, we considered the ad could be seen to sexualize a child.”
Dakota is just 17. If she was 18, then hey, this would be perfectly acceptable and they would have a fine time with it. It is certainly sexually suggestive, but aren't actors allowed to be naked at the age of 17 in the UK? I don't think it is 18 like it is here, so how can naked actors be fine but this ad not be fine? Two 17 year olds can be having sex on camera, but this ad is wrong? I guess because it is an ad and not a movie? It's ok to pay to see teens have sex, but you should not get clothed ones for free? I don't get it. I do get the fact that no one probably knew that Marc Jacobs had a new perfume that is out, but they do now.
