Satirical piece: Sir Keir Starmer reflects on 1980s tabloid culture and Page 3 normalization
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Summary
A satirical article written in the voice of Sir Keir Starmer, reflecting on the tabloid culture of 1980s Britain, specifically the normalization of Page 3 girls and the sexualization of teenage girls in newspapers. The piece contrasts past media norms with present-day sensibilities through a conversation with the author's teenage son.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledMY teenage son has asked if red-top newspapers really behaved like that in the 1980s when I was a boy delivering them.
Yes, they used to count down to a 16-year-old exposing her breasts
Samantha Fox was 16 when she became a Page 3 girl and she was nationally famous.
The age of consent was 16 and, well, that's as far as our thinking went.
In my defence I was 13 at the time, so as far as I was concerned I had a thing for older women.
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