Ban on “overly sexualised” FKA Twigs Calvin Klein ad partially reversed
nme.comFKA Twigs deemed “overtly sexual” has been partially revised.Earlier this year a poster featuring the singer was banned after a ruling claimed it was “likely to cause serious offence” by objectifying women.The Spring 2023 poster featured the artist posing with a denim shirt draping over one shoulder, leaving the unclothed side profile of her body exposed.
It came with the tagline “Calvins or nothing”.However, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) went on to receive two complaints about the campaign image, each arguing that the portrayal of Twigs was “overly sexualised” and caused offence by objectifying women.
These were then upheld by the ASA.Twigs hit back by insisting she did not see a “stereotypical sexual object”, adding: “I see a beautiful strong woman of colour whose incredible body has overcome more pain than you can imagine.”A post shared by FKA twigs (@fkatwigs)In a new blog post published today (March 6), the ASA said that it has “carefully reviewed” the original decision.The statement read: “We have made clear that while we think the image of FKA Twigs was overtly sexual (though not sexually explicit), the ad presented her as confident and in control and, therefore, she had not been presented as a stereotypical sexual object.”It maintained that it was still “not suitable for display in an untargeted medium, a poster, where anyone could see it” including children.The ASA said it was “not deaf to the commentary that surrounds our decision making”.“We’re genuinely interested in hearing what people think and have to say.
And we’re not afraid to challenge our own thinking and change our decisions if we think we’ve got it wrong,” the post added.The authority continued that “while the external criticism was.
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