ban lads mags

As a feminist, I have never been offended by the idea of lad's mags, because even though they may be considered to be a bit pornographic, from what I can see from the covers (which are discreetly kept up on the top shelf so most people can't see them anyway), it's just the silly soft pornography stuff.

It's pornography that involves women being hurt, degraded or even mutilated that I have an issue with, and I very much doubt that Nuts contains any of that! Most of these lads mags are just about cars and football, with the occasional image of a scantilly clad, synthetically enhanced woman (from my understanding, anyway).

Plus, don't take this the wrong way, but isn't it odd that it was a guy who proposed this? How do we know that he is acting on behalf of the female student body, and not just trying to guess what they want, kind of like those PC bastards in the government who tried to ban "Baa Baa Black Sheep"? Because I seriously doubt that the majority of female students at Leeds are stupid enough to be so offended by a magazine (that nobody is forcing them to read), that they would want it completely banned!

I've heard of this Neil Mackenzie before; isn't he the one who was kicking up a fuss about some stupid reform concerning sandwiches?  

The thing is that I'm all up for free speech - but some students are literally taking the piss and ranting on about things that really do not matter.

I think the union has changed alot over the past few years and I'm not sure if I like where its heading.

What about porn that involves men being hurt or degraded? 

But on the subject of lads mags, has anyone considered they might portray men as retarded drooling morons barely capable of conversing with other men let alone the opposite sex? I've not read one in a long time... I also have a vague memory of them being about as homophobic as jerermy clarkson, but without the sense of humour...  

This union { notes, believes , resolves } is a standard format for a motion. One lays out the facts (notes), the opinion (believes) and the steps to be taken to satisfy the opinion given the facts. You might even see motions of that form at this society's agm.

When student unions are happy banning free speech and somehting that might be considered journalism, and the goverment is busy passing laws that allow extended dentention without trial or laws that incriminate anyone who refuses to faclitate the decryption of encrypted data* then its about time to do something or leave the country.

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http://www.luuonline.com/referendum/campaigningrules.php

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Sorry, we can't discuss this further, as to do so might endager the validity of the referendom

Mwahhahhahah 

I don't read lads mags. Despite this, I think it's such a bullshit motion.

The dude who put forward the motion is probably currying favour with the feminists just so he can get laid or something.

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Lol the union is run my secret facists in disguise!

You know what masturbating to a lads mag is far better then raping a drunked women after a night out. I say it's just another of those bloody crappy union decision like the hole HC1 form. Fuck me my little neeice can complete it an she is only 8!

Through the idea of men in long brown coat whispering to the counter for there dirty smut would be quite funny.

Man society is so shit when did it become a crime to enjoy sex?

On that note I am going to teleport to a differant location possibly canada and aleave you all to your doomed society. I will be there awaiting the monkies to enslave us all!!!

Ha ha, that's probably spot on; heck, half of the people in societies like Revolution are probably only there to get laid!

Only problem is, no real feminist would fall for such a stupid stunt, as they would realise that he is in fact patronising them by assuming that he knows what they want, when of course nobody would have a problem with lads mags, as they are just daft and the people who read them are not hurting anyone simply by purchasing them.

(Unless, of course, they only bought the magazine to roll up and smack someone over the head with!)

What a silly thing to do. There's nothing wrong with lads' magazines. I'd imagine they wouldn't ban women's ones, despite having as much to with sex as the men's these days. It must just be the breasts...

I have no problem with women being topless/nude in magazines, they're paid to do it and it's completely their choice to work. Magazines such as Nuts or Zoo just make me laugh anyway because they're so bad! FHM is much better :) 

Why dont they just ban all magazines, cigarettes and hey lets add alcohol and food with too high sugar content onto it aswell. ooh and anything with caffine. Cos ppl have issues with all those things... Then count the days until they go bankrupt...

I agree with what people have said about it being unfair to specifically target lad's mags.

They're absolutely right about women's mags being equally (if not more) sex-obssessed, as I doubt that Zoo or Nuts go into the technical detail that Cosmo does about which positions work, and such.

Plus, there are a lot of articles in women's mags about how to manipulate men, or where men are portrayed as nothing more than slightly bigger sex toys, with no brain or free will, and no other purpose than for women to try out ludicrous sex positions on. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that what these lad's mags are being accused of?

/me rolls eyes.

A simple motion:

I propose that Steve be beaten with the cluebat.

Another standard form of motion:

This society notes that Steve has failed to read and understand my post explaing the format of motions.

This society believes that in doing so steve is being clueless

This society resolves to beat Steve with the cluebat

The first section is factual and is the state of current affairs

The second section states the Opinion that a vote for the motion would be supporting

The third section states the Action that a vote for the motion would be supporting

Why this is useful - consider this example

This society notes that the Union has forbidden the use of social networking sites other than Facebook for the purposes of campaigning.

This society further notes that

• leedsrocksoc.co.uk may be classed as a social networking site
• by talking about the referendum on this site, we may be breaching the union's rules
• there is the possibility of the campaigning parties being held responsible
• leedsrocksoc.co.uk is hosted in the USA, and may be protected by the First Amendment
• those of us in the UK may not have similar rights

This society believes that

• The union has no right to suppress our freedom of speech
• The union is unaware of the unenforceability of their attempt at censorship
• a clue-nuke should be dropped on the union

This society resolves to

• carry on discussing this regardless of any attempt at censorship

Importantly were this motion to be tabled, passing the motion would not require the re-education of the union by means of clue-nuke, nor is the motion on its own a statement that the society believes any of the clauses in that section, only a majority vote in approval would such beliefs be the official stance of the society.

Any of this make sense?

Cluebat: A big stick, used as an incentive for education
Clue-nuke: A hypothetical weapon of mass education

oh ok..i get how the motions set up now.  I reckon we should plan a massive uprising and get all of the mornic people in charge of the world to step down and put someone worthy of the position.  haha, but how we do that is another thing!

Girls mags are just as bad - i dont read them as theyre moronic as its all about sex, fashion and getting your man.  Sure everyone likes sex but i dont need someone telling me to do this and that to get my gorgeous six foot dark haired rich man :S

lol i read stuff like cosmo and scarlett more as satire, its so painfully bullshit its quiet amusing. Also Scarlett, has pretty pictrues of corsets in the advertisments

Apparently our union isn't the only one run by nutters; one of the other assistants here goes to Lancaster Uni, and she says their union president is a hardcore feminist enviornmentalist who is actively encouraging the use of something called a "moon cup"!

If you don't know what this is, then trust me, you don't want to!

They just sound potentially messy to me

Charles, I love you and your attention to beurocratic detail. THey want it Facebook only so they can monitor it, wuite obviously. That, I find outrageous.

The issue itself though, I really could not give a fuck about. I've read about 5 pages of lads mag in my entire life and they all sucked donkey balls. 

As did the ugly munter in the centre pages whose mamories appeared to be protruding from her clothing...

Joelxxx 

See, I have a problem with that. People are scared to handle their own bodily fluids. It's stupid. 

They're a great idea and I know a few people who use them back home. Reportedly they're very good.

How do you folks cope with condoms and suchlike? Use sterile gloves to remove it. 

I think it's weird if you're scared to have a bit of a feel around, so to speak...

Joelxxx 

P.S. I thought the same as you at first, but I got user opinions, and really, they're not bad.

It's a "ooo, I can't use a tampon without an applicator, I might get my fingers dirty" type thing... 

It's not so much the getting fingers dirty while - ahem - applying it, it's the fact that it's going to be brimming with it at the end!

All testimonials I've heard about the moon cup have been almost completely positive, apparently once you're used to it, it's way better than tampons. Addmitedly the idea is a little weird, but I think environmentally and hygienically speaking it's a major step forward.

 Also banning lads mags is stupid.

Talking of Tims stylesheets...

Where are they all. I want more colours...

Tim, surely it can't take six months to change some colourcodes 

Joelxxx 

Motion 8: Lads' mags behind the counter - FALLS

Thank fuck for that.

Other motions:

Motion 1: Lobby for activity groups' to have access to the Refectory - PASSED

Motion 2: Should this Union support a re-evaluation of the decision to close Boddington Hall? - PASSED

Motion 3: Stop the Royal Bank of Scotand/Natwest funding climate change - PASSED

Motion 4: ID Cards - PASSED

Motion 5: Should our university refuse to accept money from military companies to carry out their research? - FALLS

Motion 6: Should LUU lobby the University for Home Fees to apply to refugees? - PASSED

Motion 7: Oppose the NUS Governance Review - PASSED

I don't care what people think about the requirement for such a motion, all I care about, and several people in my house care about, is just how wrongly the union executives have worded the motion, implying that RBS activly fund climate change directly.

Not only that, but the fact that they also seem to think that these big bank branches are really going to care about what an unrealistically liberal Student Union executive thinks. How exactly are they planning on stopping them; a petition???

But they can't have a go at people for the bank that they use; that's none of their business!

This really sounds quite ludicrous; I'm a bit shocked that something like this was seriously put up for a vote, and then actually passed!

Do they just have no grip on reality? Yes, the environment is a very important issue, there are are millions of more effective (not to mention less stupid) ways in which we can protect it!

And this is why our society never wins any awards in The Rileys!