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Publishers should learn from the Coles attack on free speech

IMG_2811So Coles Supermarkets caved into the prudes who complained about the Harpers Bazaar Miranda Kerr cover. What a pathetic and weak stand the supermarket giant has taken. Shame on them.

The skin Kerr is showing on the cover of Harpers Bazaar is less harmful in my view than the tobacco products Coles peddles, the sugary drinks on the Coles shelves, the fat packed goods and other junk the retailer promotes.

The skin Kerr shows is nothing compared to the social and economic damage Coles has wreaked on farming communities by forcing farmers to pay for Coles low prices.

Coles ought to be ashamed.

Small business newsagents should promote Harpers Bazaar and remind shoppers that we are local businesses, employing local people, paying fair prices for goods and respecting the whole community and not just a small group of prudes.

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  1. Chris

    I have displayed Harpers is a prominent position for exactly that reason. I think it is a great shot and I was happily surprised to see Miranda has a birth mark on her thigh which would normally be airbrushed out. I think she looks amazing and it shows the discipline you must have to be at the top of the modelling game (especially after having children). Harpers should refuse to deal with Coles full stop now.

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  2. Mark Fletcher

    I agree Chris. So much to love about this cover.

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