The ASA has banned the promo art for Steel Panther‘s latest album Balls Out. The ASA is the UK’s independent regulator of advertising across all media.

A string of complainants objected to the promotion, running nationwide last October, claiming it was degrading and unsuitable for public display where it could be seen by children.

The Advertising Standards Authority decided that while the poster (which also featured an image of Steel Panther) did not aim to demean women, it ruled the advertisement could not appear again.

The ASA stated:

‘We considered that the main image on the poster was overtly sexual. We noted that the pose of the woman showed her with her legs apart, her hand between her legs and her breasts partially exposed, and considered that her facial expression was suggestive of an orgasm and sexual activity.

You judge…

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