text: A vigilante group has taken to the streets of Brisbane, spray-painting over offensive slogans on the side of campervans which they claim promotes violence against women. Close to 150 protesters gathered on Saturday afternoon to rally against van hire company Wicked Campers, after the brand failed remove 'sexist' paintings from their vans including the slogan, 'In every princess, there's a little sl*t who wants to try it just once'. The Brisbane-based company came under fire last year after over 120,000 Australians petitioned to have slogans eliminated from the fleet, prompting the company's CEO John Webb to promise in July last year to remove the slogans within six months. Over 120,000 people signed the petition to remove the offensive slogans in 2014 . Members of the Wicked Pickets protest group have started painting over slogans which they say are offensive . Wicked Pickets, a community action group, decided to take justice into their own hands after the company failed to live up to its promise, painting over slogans they have slammed as misogynistic and violent. 'We just want to make the point that sexist slogans like the ones on Wicked Campers might seem funny but actually contribute to sexual and physical violence against women,' Wicked Picket's spokesperson, Liz Upham, told Daily Mail Australia. Slogans found on the vans include, 'A wife: An attachment you screw on the bed to get the housework done',  'I wouldn't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die', and 'Your thighs won't touch if my head's between them'. The vans also feature cartoon paintings of novelty penises, breasts with the slogan 'Random Breast Testing', and sexualised images of men and women. Wicked Camper's CEO John Webb apologised for the offense the vans had caused many members of the community, and invited 'anybody who feels strongly offended by a slogan to either paint or tape over it'. Up to 150 women attended the rally in Brisbane on Saturday afternoon to protest the company's slogans . The women have started arming themselves with spray paint and removing the slogans . The members of Wicked Pickets have taken this literally, arming themselves with spray cans and painting over Wicked Camper slogans as they find them. 'I guess it’s illegal but we continually quote the fact that Webb invited us to paint the vans, which is our reasoning, along with trying to make a statement that these are not acceptable slogans,' said Ms Upham. '30 women have died at the hands of male partners this year so far. It might seem like long bow to draw but when there are vans driving around saying that a wife is attachment to screw in the bedroom and suggesting it’s all right to kidnap a women, it is really making a subtle suggestion that women are only good for sex and getting housework done,' she said. 'The fact that Wicked Campers are still driving around with slogans that encourage rape and violence doesn't seem possible. I'm appalled that there is no law to control this.' Ms Upham, who attended the rally on Saturday with her daughter, said that the slogans were extremely harmful for young people and female backpackers who were driving the vans. She said that the slogans were so offensive that emails she and the other organisers had been exchanging which contained the phrases had been continually blocked. 'It's is outrageous that these slogans are so offensive that they cannot be sent and cannot be expressed without starring in word form in the media, and yet they are out in public for anyone to see,' she said. Some of the slogans include 'I can already imagine the gaffa tape on your mouth', and 'Flash your t**s at the driver'. This Wicked Campers van said 'Random Breast Testing' on the side . A vigilante spray painted over the offensive slogan after CEO John Webb invited those angered to take action . Wicked Camper's CEO John Webb invited 'anybody who feels strongly offended by a slogan to either paint or tape over it'- . She said that she had been forced to explain to her daughter some of the concepts of the slogans, which were very adult and inappropriate for her daughter's age. 'Female backpackers are really at risk as they pre-book the vans and then drive around with these slogans for men to read about them. I think it’s putting all women at risk both locally and those from overseas,' she said. She said that she was afraid members of the community would see the activism as 'women being wowsers', but that if people looked closely at the slogans they were shocked. 'I want to make the point that we are completely supportive of fun slogans on vans that aren’t sexist, demeaning, offensive or violent,' Ms Upham said. 'When people  read the slogans on the vans they are horrified.' Mr Webb said in his statement that the brand was a 'strong proponent of free speech and pushing the limits of humour – we are a ‘cash for chaos’ kind of company.' 'We are a small company, with eclectic, creative and multi-cultural staff. It is impossible for us to conceive that a throw-away message written on a van could have such far-reaching implications for the community at large,' he said. The Australian Advertising Standards Board have upheld complaints but have not been able to demand the ads be removed . Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie said that a parliamentary inquiry had been set up 'to look into current regulation of outdoor advertising in Queensland' 'Bear in mind however, many of the images presented in the media of our vehicles are from up to 8 years ago, and the vehicles simply do not exist anymore.' Ms Upham said that despite the claims that many of the offending vans were not circulating, members of Wicked Pickets had painted over vans, only to see them restored and on the roads at a later stage. 'One of our supporters painted over an offensive slogan and it was put back again,' she said. Ms Upham said that the group's next move would be to seek a meeting with Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath to begin the process of introducing a law to ban the slogans. While Mr Webb voluntarily announced his decision to remove the slogans, there is no law to enforce the removal, as the Australian Advertising Standards Board have upheld complaints but have not been able to demand the ads be removed. Last year Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie said that a parliamentary inquiry had been set up 'to look into current regulation of outdoor advertising in Queensland'. It would look 'whether reform is needed to protect children from being exposed to sexually explicit and inappropriate outdoor advertising', Mr Bleijie told The Sunshine Coast Daily.
target: Women in Brisbane are protesting offensive slogans on Wicked Campers .
  The group claims the slogans promote violence against women .
  In 2014 the company agreed to remove the slogans but hasn't happened .
  The group is spraying over slogans and posting pictures on social media .
  Over 150 protesters from Wicked Pickets gathered to rally against the vans .