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TV3 spokesperson Kerry Stubbing said the advertisements were "obviously meant to be in keeping with the risque language and themes used within the show", but were designed to minimise offence. "We were very conscious of making sure we brought these themes across without offending the public," said Stubbing. ...McCoskrie said the words did not need to be specifically spelt out to imply an offence. However, he would not be taking the matter further, because he felt the standards authority was "useless" and "it seems a waste of time to complain". Advertising law expert Dr Selene Mize, of Otago University, said that if there was a complaint, legal issues could arise, depending on where the billboards were located. For example, they could be in breach of the Advertising Standards Authority if they were near a school or kindergarten. |