Zoo to apologise for hottest asylum seeker comp
by Matthew Knott
Men’s magazine Zoo Weekly has dumped its controversial search for “Australia’s hottest asylum seeker” and agreed to publish an apology in the face of public outrage.

A change.org petition calling for Zoo to apologise has attracted over 5000 signatures since a Wednesday article by Crikey brought the stunt to national attention.

The magazine also received heavy criticism from angry Facebook and Twitter users.

Zoo editor Tim Keen today rang Matt Darvas, the Newcastle-based refugee advocate who launched the petition, to personally apologise. Keen said that the apology, to be published in this week’s issue of the magazine, will be made to asylum seekers, their families and Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young, whose image was photoshopped onto a bikini-clad model on the mag’s website.

“Zoo is happy to print an apology to those readers who were offended by our take on a very serious topic and to acknowledge that for asylum seekers and refugees, and their families and supporters, it’s a subject too important for jokes.”

Keen said it was not his intention to dehumanise or sexualise vulnerable people.

Darvas said: “While I’m delighted that they had halted the competition and apologised, I’m still angry and disappointed that it happened in the first place.

“For Zoo to trivialise and exploit the incredibly traumatic experiences of refugees was utterly appalling.”

Zoo’s article, published in the wake of asylum seeker drownings, asked: “Are you a refugee not even the immigration minister could refuse? Then we want to see you! We’re looking for Oz’s hottest asylum seeker, so if you’ve swapped persecution for sexiness, we want to shoot you (with a camera — relax!)”

The magazine also offered to house a boatload of asylum seekers if Sarah Hanson-Young agreed to pose for a “tasteful” lingerie shoot.

http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/07/21/zoo-to-apologise-for-hottest-asylum-seeker-comp/

Never heard a thing about it.

THAT MAGAZINE SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN ANYWAY, ITS SMUT AND DEMEANING TO WOMEN.... :P

http://moroniclodge.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/w-hy-blubber.jpg

Prevailing wrote on Jul 21^st, 2012 at 8:09pm:

THAT MAGAZINE SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN ANYWAY, ITS SMUT AND DEMEANING TO WOMEN.... :P

Smut is good

She's not hot.

Guildford wrote on Jul 21^st, 2012 at 8:11pm:

Prevailing wrote on Jul 21st, 2012 at 8:09pm: THAT MAGAZINE SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN ANYWAY, ITS SMUT AND DEMEANING TO WOMEN.... :P Smut is good

It objectifies women, its not good, it causes violence against women. :P

Prevailing wrote on Jul 21^st, 2012 at 8:13pm:

Guildford wrote on Jul 21st, 2012 at 8:11pm: Prevailing wrote on Jul 21st, 2012 at 8:09pm: THAT MAGAZINE SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN ANYWAY, ITS SMUT AND DEMEANING TO WOMEN.... :P Smut is good It objectifies women, its not good, it causes violence against women. :P

You and I have different thoughts on smut obviously.

Zoo To Apologise To Sarah Hanson Young

Putting her into that cage was a honest mistake.

Another example of leftists being intolerant of opposing views.

Guildford wrote on Jul 21^st, 2012 at 8:18pm:

Prevailing wrote on Jul 21st, 2012 at 8:13pm: Guildford wrote on Jul 21st, 2012 at 8:11pm: Prevailing wrote on Jul 21st, 2012 at 8:09pm: THAT MAGAZINE SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN ANYWAY, ITS SMUT AND DEMEANING TO WOMEN.... :P Smut is good It objectifies women, its not good, it causes violence against women. :P You and I have different thoughts on smut obviously.

Yeh like when objectifying football players abuse a young woman for her looks - kind of makes me think smut and the people addicted to it are off. :P :-/

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Jul 21^st, 2012 at 8:23pm:

Another example of leftists being intolerant of opposing views.

Conservatives oppose smut too, you cant call your self socially conservative & hold liberal views on smut.  Feminists & conservatives concur in opposition to the sexual objectification of women in opposition to liberals like you. 8-)

Depicting Sarah Hanson Young naked was always going to be a bad idea.

Having said that, however, I hope it's not politically incorrect for me to say that I think she's pretty.

...... and to be honest, I did stare at that picture for a while wondering if it was really her.

would you guys like to listen to a wolf-whistle (cat-call, whatever it's called)? :D :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FspaP9hsjPc

Prevailing wrote on Jul 21^st, 2012 at 8:32pm:

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Jul 21st, 2012 at 8:23pm: Another example of leftists being intolerant of opposing views. Conservatives oppose smut too, you cant call your self socially conservative & hold liberal views on smut.  Feminists & conservatives concur in opposition to the sexual objectification of women in opposition to liberals like you. 8-)

Conservatives are honest in their opposition to 'smut.' Lefties are supposed to be all for tolerance. Strangely, they never tolerate views that oppose their own.

As for my own view. If they want a 'sexist asylum seeker competition,' go for it.

What about the asylum seekers who wanted to participate in the competition? Is it right to deny them the opportunity? It could be a very fast way for them to get a leg up.

freediver wrote on Jul 21^st, 2012 at 10:30pm:

What about the asylum seekers who wanted to participate in the competition? Is it right to deny them the opportunity? It could be a very fast way for them to get a leg up.

.....or a leg over.

Shane B wrote on Jul 21^st, 2012 at 8:10pm:

http://moroniclodge.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/w-hy-blubber.jpg

lol 3 months and in a families home. She cries.How un-Australian is this woman.

Guildford wrote on Jul 21^st, 2012 at 8:11pm:

Prevailing wrote on Jul 21st, 2012 at 8:09pm: THAT MAGAZINE SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN ANYWAY, ITS SMUT AND DEMEANING TO WOMEN.... :P Smut is good

What about the mags that depict men in the same light?

Prevailing wrote on Jul 21^st, 2012 at 8:24pm:

Guildford wrote on Jul 21st, 2012 at 8:18pm: Prevailing wrote on Jul 21st, 2012 at 8:13pm: Guildford wrote on Jul 21st, 2012 at 8:11pm: Prevailing wrote on Jul 21st, 2012 at 8:09pm: THAT MAGAZINE SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN ANYWAY, ITS SMUT AND DEMEANING TO WOMEN.... :P Smut is good It objectifies women, its not good, it causes violence against women. :P You and I have different thoughts on smut obviously. Yeh like when objectifying football players abuse a young woman for her looks - kind of makes me think smut and the people addicted to it are off. :P :-/

I see no connection between smut and those abusive comments.

Perhaps you should get out with groups of girls/women on a night out and witness the verbal abuse metered out against males who don't fit their (the females) ideal sexual partner.

......and the number of bj offers that bouncers get.

PC nonsense

I googled this woman.

I would like to see her in lingerie.

____ wrote on Jul 21^st, 2012 at 7:33pm:

The magazine also offered to house a boatload of asylum seekers if Sarah Hanson-Young agreed to pose for a “tasteful” lingerie shoot. http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/07/21/zoo-to-apologise-for-hottest-asylum-seeker-comp/

Tasteful?
She's a piece of hog fat, and nothing more
There's nothing 'tasteful' about her whatsoever.
You can dress a chimpanzee in a suit.
You gonna call it a businessman?
And are you gonna really call 'gorilla biscuits' a hotty.
Not in this life, or the next.

I am sure smut is linked to Misogyny, rape and objectification of women..look at how those Stkilda football players treated that young woman last week... :( :(

sarah is a manifestation of all that is wrong in australian politics.

smug, self righteous, commentator and self appointed morals monitor for the nation.

use some of your senators salary for some liposuction .
go see a plastic surgeon and see if you can have a "sense of humour " transplant sarah.

greens are so out of touch with what the rest of australia think. of course the rest have to work to pay taxes to keep people like sarah employed, because , lets be honest. no business would employ people with such poor understanding of reality.  then after paying the wages for these useless pieces of moral superiority , we have to come home and be lectured by them about what a racist bunch of knobs we are. i will personally accept 10 assylum seekers for every green politician we float back into indonesian waters. the hard life in jakarta nay strip a few kg off the cow.

I don't agree with Sarah Hanson Young on much, but no attack I make on her would be misogynistic and off like this - this is just sick...product of a smut warped mind. :P :P

Apologise?  APOLOGISE? 

apologise for what?

wonder if the do gooders all stuck up for pauline hansen when

1  she went to jail for filling in some rediculous paperwork incorrectly

2 pics were posted in womens weekly of a look alike in lingerie attesting to be pauline

hypocrites.

Shane B wrote on Jul 21^st, 2012 at 8:12pm:

She's not hot.

Lib crack smokers aren't business savvy!  ;D ;D ;D

Shane B wrote on Jul 21^st, 2012 at 8:12pm:

She's not hot.

You obviously haven't spent enough time looking at her. Look again and be amazed.

She's the 4th sexiest female politician according to this page:

http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/23/crikey-says-the-good-the-bad-and-the-s-xy/


progressiveslol wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2012 at 12:24am:

http://moroniclodge.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/w-hy-blubber.jpg lol 3 months and in a families home. She cries.How un-Australian is this woman.

At least she's a rebel. The other thing is that she's young, and when a young lady like her cries, she's adorable.



aquascoot wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2012 at 12:03pm:

sarah is a manifestation of all that is wrong in australian politics. smug, self righteous, commentator and self appointed morals monitor for the nation. use some of your senators salary for some liposuction . go see a plastic surgeon and see if you can have a "sense of humour " transplant sarah.

If you're disgusted with Sarah, this video may give you another reason to cringe. ;D

http://tizona.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/sarah-hanson-young-and-why-i-just-threw-up-in-my-mouth-a-little/


aquascoot wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2012 at 1:29pm:

wonder if the do gooders all stuck up for pauline hansen when 1  she went to jail for filling in some rediculous paperwork incorrectly 2 pics were posted in womens weekly of a look alike in lingerie attesting to be pauline

I think they actually have the same surname. Her husband is Zane Young, so her maiden name must be Sarah Hanson. The one thing Sarah has in common with Pauline is that they're both extremists and go against the mainstream.

So ...... Hansonism = extremism :D

She looks fine to me.