Feminists Applaud Removal Of Topless Models Section From British Tabloid

Page three in The Sun. The front covers of copies of The Sun. Campaigners against The Sun's page three topless pin-ups are hopeful that they have finally persuaded the tabloid to drop the feature. Picture date: Monda... Page three in The Sun. The front covers of copies of The Sun. Campaigners against The Sun's page three topless pin-ups are hopeful that they have finally persuaded the tabloid to drop the feature. Picture date: Monday January 19, 2015. The newspaper has not published a picture of a bare-chested model on page three since Friday. The Guardian reported that it had spoken to "a series of insiders" who said the feature has been dropped. See PA story MEDIA Topless. Photo credit should read: Clive Gee/PA Wire URN:21993195 MORE LESS
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LONDON (AP) — Feminists are rejoicing at the disappearance of bare breasts from the British tabloid The Sun — though the newspaper is not confirming whether the decision to ditch its infamous “Page 3 girls” is permanent.

The Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid has featured topless models on its third page for almost 45 years, but none has appeared in the paper since Friday.

The Sun has declined to comment on the change, but the Murdoch-owned Times of London reported Tuesday that the feature had been dropped from the paper’s print edition. It said the Sun website would continue to feature topless models.

Labour Party lawmaker Stella Creasy said she was glad to see the end of a feature that told women “that what mattered, frankly, were our breasts, not our brains.”

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