A ROWING squad whose charity calendar was branded “pornographic” by
Facebook have defied critics by baring all in their sauciest photos.
The University of Warwick students were
devastated earlier this year when their cheeky charity efforts were deemed
too rude for the social network site.
Facebook removed their page, which featured tasteful black-and-white nude
photos, claiming it contained “explicitly sexual content”, but later
relented and allowed the page to be reinstated.
Undeterred by the setback, the students have stripped off again for their new
2015 version, which they have branded their best calendar yet.
Featuring 12 members of the posh uni’s rowing club, the girls – aged between
18 and 21 – can be seen frolicking in and around their boathouse on the
River Avon in Barford, Warks.
Third year history and politics student Sophie Bell, 20, who helped organised
the 2015 calendar, said the girls have not held back with their latest
efforts.
Sophie, from Upminster, Essex, added: “We were all disappointed when the page
was removed because we are students so social media is one of the main ways
we market and advertise the calendar.
“It really hurt us when it was branded as porn because that is exactly the
opposite of what we want to do.
“We are all strong-minded women and our first thought is to make sure the
shots are tastefully done so it makes a calendar we can all be proud of.
“We have raised over £3,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support and thought we might
struggle to sell as many of the 2015 calendars without Facebook.
“Thankfully, due to the support of our loyal fans, they saw sense and put the
page back up again and the girls are really looking forward to selling as
many as we can to our fans all over the world.
“This year the girls really got into the spirit and I think the final images
make this our best ever calendar.”
This is the rowing club’s third nude calendar. The two previous efforts raised
£5,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Their 2015 calendar has already had 200 orders from across the globe,
including from the Gay and Lesbian Rowing Federation in Boston, USA.
And the girls hope they can raise even more money with their latest more
risque version, which is priced at £8.99, and is released next Tuesday for
sale .
