for a world free of sexploitation
TITS - porn on a t-shirt.
From t-shirts to i-phone skins and almost every accessory in between, TITS has made it big time! TITS is a brand of clothing with one goal; selling pornography. If you think product descriptions like "Wet Dreams" and "Bring `em Out" are bad enough, in pursuit of leaving nothing to the imagination TITS produces high quality prints of nothing short of pornogrphy. The pictures feature well-renouned porn models posing next-to [if not, completely] naked. Depending on individual tastes, the porn star of choice can be served up either in a cage, moping a kitchen floor or even seductively licking an oversized lollipop.
It is disgraceful and challenging to see that somehow pornography has made the transition from web sites to a walking billboard worn on the shoulders of young men and women who, with their wallets and fashion choice, openly and blindly support the destruction that pornography causes. Without a doubt these products are results of a sexualized generation hooked on buying into pornography. After all, even the featured models are celebrity porn stars.
Only recently has this seductive brand made it big in Oz and with the help of one of Australia's largest surf/skate/street retail giants now stocking TITS, the brand can be found in over 50 locations in the country (that's only one retailer!) The TITS brand is pumping their womanizing products into our culture so quickly that they are now promoting multiple season product releases destined for the shelves of your local surf/skate/street retailers. Retailers around Australia are now stocking TITS tees and accessories in the bulk and targeting to sell it to our popular youth culture; both male and female as young as 12 years.
Gives a whole new meaning to "dressed leaving nothing to the imagination." By the way, even if you don't buy a TITS shirt - chances are you (or your family members) will stumble on the products next time you/they hit the shops; pornography on a t-shirt in a 'family store.' What possibly could be next?
If you want to check the site for the brand out, here it is... but be warned, you will be offended! http://www.shoptits.com/
Comment
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Comment by Josh Woods on August 17, 2011 at 6:20pm -
Hi,
I just got this reply from City Beach after emailing them about their products;
Thank you for your email. We appreciate your concerns and have escalated them to our Buyers.
We have determined that the “Foreplay” t-shirt was purchased last October as part of the general range from the Two In The Shirt brand, prior to the time we were aware how controversial this type of imagery had become.
As a company, we have reviewed our purchasing protocols, and in response to public feedback, we would like to advise that we will not be reordering any shirts displaying this particular image in the future.
Should you have any concerns regarding any of our products, please email us atcustomerservice@citybeach.com.au and they will direct to the relevant product and buying departments
Yours sincerely,
City Beach
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Comment by Sarah Kirkwood on March 10, 2010 at 4:57am
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And perhaps some certain people need to realise that this site is ALL ABOUT stopping companies from sexualising and objectifying women. The sooner they realise this fact, the sooner they'll stop wasting their time arguing with us :)
Anyone has the right to go and buy pornography, but where is our right to choose NOT TO SEE soft pornographic images (or whatever you would like to call them) when we go into a family friendly clothing store?? You can't avoid it, It's ridiculous.
My son knows about pornography and about the way women are portrayed in such an objectifying way in today's society. We discuss this topic everytime we come across something he should not have seen. I talk about why advertisers do it and what it says about women, and then we discuss what women should be valued for etc. But the fact is, I shouldn't have to, and he should not have to be bombarded with these images everyday.
We can't hide things from our children because it's impossible to do so. How can we possibly know what's in this family friendly store and what's around the corner? We can't. That's why we need laws in place to help us stay in control of what we and our children view.
There is a very clear difference between Sex and Pornography. They do not come in a package (although some people choose to put them in a package). Sex is something wonderful that is shared and enjoyed between two people in a loving relationship/marriage. Pornography is watching other people have sex, or looking at people who are naked and in provocative or very graphic positions. There is a very clear difference between sex and these t-shirts. No-one on this site is saying sex is a bad or "abhorrent" thing so people please stop accusing us of saying so. My son knows that his dad and I have sex and that we enjoy it.. otherwise how did I get a baby in my tummy? He knows what happens during sex and he also knows that it's a special thing that you do when you're older and when you love someone. We don't (and don't want to) hide sex from our children at all. What we want to hide is half naked photo's of women in suggestive and objectifying poses, from our children and from the general community. We should be able to chose what we do and do not see, but in today's society we can't do that (YET).
The sooner people learn that we joined this site for a reason and stopped wasting their time, the better. Oh and for future reference to those people, I find it a waste of time arguing with people who come to a site purely to argue so to those certain people who can't value this site for what it is, please do yourself a favour and don't come back because you will NOT change our minds and we will not argue with you.
Thanks again for the warning Mark, we will definitely not be shopping in City Beach again.
Shame on you City Beach!!
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Comment by Sarah Kirkwood on March 10, 2010 at 4:02am
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OMG thanks for the warning!!
I love how they don't even have a "contact us" link - Great way to avoid complaints.
Pathetic!
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Comment by Anita Tibbertsma on March 4, 2010 at 6:19pm -
Mark thank you for highlighting this.
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Comment by Debbie Garratt on March 4, 2010 at 2:22am -
Korbl, I had to start talking to my kids about what pornography was at the age of 9 (for one of them) due to the constant and unremitting exposure on billboards, television advertising, and yes... people's T-Shirts... Whilst we are very open talking about sexuality and answering our kids questions, we greatly object to the fact that we are forced to go out of our way on a daily basis to avoid pornography. I am furious that my teenage boys have been exposed to pornography against their will, and at an age when they are very vulnerable to such images. The evidence that this constant stream of sexualising material aimed at our children, is highly damaging, is irrefutable. I have no objection to adults making their own choices about what they choose to see or not see, but I strongly object to the fact that every time my children leave the house, or turn on a television, they are subject to harm.
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Comment by Marlene Miller on March 3, 2010 at 1:41pm
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There's also such a thing as age appropriate info. I talk to my girls about sex etc, but the content is different for each. I know my daughters and I know my 8 year old is NOT ready for what's on those shirts. And neither are 4,5,6,& 7 year olds.
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Comment by Melinda L on March 3, 2010 at 1:14pm -
How have I or anyone else treated sex as an "abhoorent" thing? You're claiming that pornography = sex and that for anyone to be against pornography we must be against sex. The two are very different Korbl.
Korbl, I suggest that you have a look at the research into the sexualisation of children - sexualisation includes marketing directed at children which is sexualised and children's exposure to sexualised adult material. It's not about "fearing" that these images will harm children, it is about responding to the research that shows this stuff is harmful. It's not just one image, one product, it is the constant drip drip drip exposure to all that is causing problems for kids.
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Comment by Marlene Miller on March 1, 2010 at 11:05pm
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Must I, when walking down the street with my young girls,have my hands at the ready to slap over their eyes when someone wearing one of those shirts walks by?
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Comment by Mark McErvale on March 1, 2010 at 9:03pm -
Brisbane-based mega retailer City Beach stocks TITS tee's in most of their 50+ stores around the country.
As for Korbl's comment - these products are unneccessary and are distastefully stocked in stores which target teens and children as their market. Calling these images "photographic pin-ups", or even "borderline porn" does not warrant being soft enough to make it's way on to a shirt and on to the shelves of popular retailers.
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Comment by Melinda L on March 1, 2010 at 6:48pm
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Hi Korbl,
I disagree with your assessment of these shirts. They most certainly are pornographic, the fact that certain body parts aren't exposed doesn't change the meaning of these images. The fact that these women are paid (or not) does not change the objectifying nature of these images. The fact that the line of clothing is called "TITS" should alert you to that fact. You can call them a pornographic pin up if you like, but I think you are playing semantics here. Whatever they are called they don't deserve placement out in the open for all to see.
Your claim that the shirts are designed to titilate but "there is nothing wrong with that" is quite a bold statement based on a set of values. Do you suggest that because you think "there is nothing wrong with that" that we should all agree, adopt your set of values and be subject to porno images, images that if placed in a work place would constitute sexual harrassment?
The issue with these stores Korbl, is that they market a lot of products to children. They are popular with the teen market. These shirts don't only exist in these shops. These shirts are for purchase, they will be seen on whomever chooses to wear them. So is your argument then that children should stay home? Where's the freedom in that?
"Pornography is no more that titillating pictures on paper, screens or fabric, and even then, it exists purely in the mind."
Whatever pornography is or isn't, you're arguing that we should all be exposed to it in some form, whether we like it or not. You're arguing for a world where highly sexualised material and a narrow minded view of sexuality be imposed on young minds. There is demonstrable harm to children who are exposed to sexualised material.
"I suppose we should just be glad these shirts do not depict a cup breasts, now shouldn't we? Because OBVIOUSLY the wrong size breasts are COMPLETELY obscene..."
I see that you're now parroting misinformation from the Australian Sex Party's press release, not only flawed information, but it has nothing to do with these shirts. Off topic.
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