The Sun, Page 3, Clare Short and Lucy Holmes

I would assume that anyone reading this blog has already signed Lucy Holmes' petition to end the disgusting reign of Page 3 in The Sun "newspaper". But please do not stop there. Send this link to everyone you know and encorage them to support this worthy and vital cause:

http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/dominic-mohan-take-the-bare-boobs-out-of-the-sun-nomorepage3

Most of us have known for many, many years how wrong Page 3 is. But we have always chosen to ignore it, rarely confronted by the offensive image that appears daily - except when someone's paper flops open on the tube and you are confronted with the pornographic image of a young girl baring her body for leering eyes.

It is not fun. It is not playful. Yet The Sun claims to be a family newspaper. How many millions of young girls are seeing this crude and crass objectification every morning in their father's hands and thinking it is normal? There is an argument to be had that The Sun are responsible for the tragic amount of young girls aspiring to be "glamour models" and looking up to Jordan as some sort of role model.

Women's bodies are not for sale. They are not to be leered at.

Page 3 has no place in a civilised society. It was gross and out of place twenty years ago. The fact it still exists is horrifying. And we are to blame for allowing it. Thankfully Lucy Holmes has stepped up on our behalf and we must assist her.

I am sure Dominic Mohan is a decent person. He must be tempted to do the right thing here. Why he has not abolished this affront to every person in the country is a mystery. Is he worried that there will be a backlash by the nations ogling men? After all, I am sure your readers don't just buy your newspaper for the tits, Dominic. Some of them are there for the racism and homophobia too.

We will tackle that next. But for now, please, I beg you, take porn away from the breakfast tables of our nation.

My son is two years old. I do not want him to ever look at a woman the way you encourage your readers to every day.

Once we have removed Page 3, we can work on securing an apology from The Sun for their disgusting, misogynistic treatment of Clare Short when she fought a similar campaign to remove pornography from newspapers between 1986 in 2004. Shockingly, this abuse still sits proudly on The Sun's website. Read it, and quite literally, weep:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/83851/Fat-jealous-Clare-brandsbr-Page-3-porn.html

I feel embarrassed that none of us stopped that happening when it did. So let's get Clare an apology first. Then get her on the Queen's Honours List.

Thank you Clare. Thank you Lucy.

You are trying to make the world a better place for men and women.

We are all right behind you.