Pregnancy and Advertising In England
A young woman
who was several months pregnant boarded a bus. Then she noticed a young man smiling at
her, she began feeling humiliated on account of her condition. She changed her seat and he
seemed more amused. She moved again and then on her fourth move he burst out laughing. She
had him arrested.
When the case came before the court this was the man's reply when asked why he acted in
such a manner:
“When the lady boarded the bus I couldn't help noticing she was pregnant. She sat
under an advertisement which read, "Coming Soon: The Gold Dust Twins", then she
moved under one that read, "Sloans Liniments remove Swelling. I was even more amused
when she sat under a shaving advertisement which read, "William's Stick Did The
Trick". Then I could not control myself any longer when on the fourth move she sat
under an advertisement which read, "Dunlop Rubber would have prevented this
accident.”
He won the case.