http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png http://jezebel.com/tag/ryanair http://jezebel.com/tag/ryanair Cheap Irish airline, Ryanair, has called Sweden's Trade Ethical Council against Sexism in Advertising (ERK) "old farts" and "anti-funsters" after the ERK condemned a sexist Ryanair ad featuring a scantily-clad schoolgirl. Ryanair defends its ad against sexist charges by saying it "reflects reality" and that "young women around Europe want to look their best." How image-conscious young women translates to a woman dressing up in a porn-y schoolgirl outfit to sell discounted airline tickets isn't addressed by the Ryanair representatives. However, the airline bravely states that they "defend the right of Swedish girls to take their clothes off." [UPI]

]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5062538&view=rss&microfeed=true This ad for Ryanair was pulled for breaking some sort of decency standards set by the advertising standards body in the U.K. This ad. Advertising watchdog people, will you please come over here and have a talking-to with American Apparel? Just leave IO Digital Cable alone. [WSJ]

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