Sometimes one could not even pinpoint the reasons for having such strong feelings; all that matters is that those feelings exist.

This is the way some people feel about Carlsberg, hence the dialogue from the advert which I quote: 'It's just a feeling, there's nothing else like it. Why? Just because.' The subject used to portray such feelings - legs - is not meant to imply sexism. Why should legs make the woman a sex object more than the nose or hands, when women can casually walk around in shorts? The subject and feeling are not exclusive to men. Women also appreciate the beauty and attractiveness of other women. There probably aren't many women who wouldn't aspire to have a pair of legs they deem beautiful. Such a feeling is universal, non-discriminatory, and not in the least sexist.

Even then, it is not the physique we are talking about, but the way a woman carries herself that makes her admirable. Once again, I quote from the advert: 'Not the perfect legs, not the perfect girl . . . but the way she carries herself!' It is simple admiration of an air, of the flair in a woman. We show legs of all shapes and sizes. We show legs in ordinary poses that one sees every day. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, beauty is not purely physical, and beauty is not sexist.

In fact, the commercial was written by a woman whose last intention was to write a sexist commercial.

We acknowledge that people could get sensitive about women's legs, particularly when they see a group of men talking at the same time. But we hope that viewers of the advert can appreciate the key message behind it and accept that we only wanted to portray a subject of appreciation, not an object of sex.

SYLVIA LEE Group Account Director Bozell Limited