http://www.buzzsugar.com en Copyright 1976-2012 Sugar Inc. All rights reserved. http://media3.onsugar.com/v827/static/imgs/feeds/logos/buzzsugar.jpg http://www.buzzsugar.com http://www.buzzsugar.com/Should-Album-Art-Banned-1539439 <a href="http://www.buzzsugar.com/Should-Album-Art-Banned-1539439"><img width=160 height=158 src='http://media4.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/13839/15_2008/AlbumCoverSize-hey-ma-cover.large.jpg' /></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>Though their album <b>Hey Ma</b> just hit stores in the U.K. on April 8, the cover art for the album is <a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dotmusic/20080317/ten-james-cover-banned-31c8aba.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">already stirring up controversy</a>. Depicting a baby reaching toward a gun with baby blocks spelling out the album name, the idea for the cover arose from a news item about a 10-month-old American baby obtaining a firearms certificate. Guitarist Larry Gott said, "Firearms are dangerous, they're not to be taken likely, and we as a society are becoming over familiarized with the image of gun and gun culture."</p> <p>The Advertising Standards Authority in the U.K. has a different opinion, however, and has banned the cover art from any billboards promoting <b>Hey Ma</b>. </p> <p>Do you think this is necessary?</p> <p><a href="http://www.wearejames.com/assets/Uploads/_resampled/AlbumCoverSize-hey-ma-cover.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a></p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/Should-Album-Art-Banned-1539439" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Should This Album Art Be Banned?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-1539439" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-1539439" name="edit[choice]" value="0-1539439" class="form-radio" /> Yes, it should be banned. People shouldn't see this on billboards.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-1539439" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-1539439" name="edit[choice]" value="1-1539439" class="form-radio" /> No, a ban is unnecessary. It's just album art!</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-1539439" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-1539439" name="edit[choice]" value="2-1539439" class="form-radio" /> Other (tell us below)</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="1539439" /> <span class='button'><span class='button_copy'><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.buzzsugar.com/Should-Album-Art-Banned-1539439#comment Music Buzz Poll music poll James Hey Ma Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:34:06 PDT BuzzSugar http://www.buzzsugar.com/Should-Album-Art-Banned-1539439