Activism

So last night, my current wife tells me that she liked the old blog better. Although she couldn't explain exactly what she liked better about the old blog, she'd rather read that than posts about bagpipes. Well, on her behalf, I suppose it's okay to regress into old Shrektum once in a while. It just so happens that I have something to say.

You ever notice how one day it became acceptable to peddle porn on the freeway? On my way to work and school, I see roughly 5 billboards advertising local sex shops. Each billboard has the image of a single female, while not nude, is in a sexually suggestive pose. Granted, it wasn't until I had my girls that I really took notice of these billboards. How many kids have been in the backseat on family outings that see and read these things? I don't want my kids to ask me one day, "Daddy, what does XXX mean?" More importantly, I don't want my girls to see advertising that turns women into sex objects. (Yes I know that sex sells and it's everywhere, but I'm trying to stay focused here.)

I did some web searches and apparently there are others who are just as pissed off. A couple of states managed to push through laws only to be struck down later because they supposedly violated First Amendment rights. So then I started thinking, what about a boycott on the OTHER products that the outdoor advertiser also sells billboard space too. Imagine that. But guess what, take a look at most billboards and at the bottom you will see the outdoor advertiser company name....except on the porn ones! Those sly bastards don't want their name associated with the products they push?!?!

I urge you to write to your state's attorney general to voice your concern. In Connecticut that would be Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. I'll also keep you posted in my effort to form a letter writing campaign to the outdoor advertisers and their other customers.