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Daily Mail has rules for pictures of women, starting with 'no trousers'

Darren Atwater | Monday 14 June, 2010 10:38

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Susan George was held hostage, horrifically assaulted, and escaped murder in 2007 by a clever ruse: demanding a last cigarette and tipping off the petrol-station attendant, who then called the police. George relinquished her anonymity and now counsels victims of rape and encourages them to come forward.

In telling her story to the Daily Mail, however, the paper’s warped ideal of women came to light.

For the photo, George said that

she really liked the photos used previously, so could the Daily Mail use one of those? No, was the answer from the photographer; because the Daily Mail has strict rules for the photography of women that he must abide by. For starters, Susan was not allowed to wear trousers – because, according to the Daily Mail, only men are supposed to wear the trousers.

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