VIACOM SHOWS LACK OF GONADS BY CAVING IN TO UNOFFICIAL FLORIDIAN FAMILY GROUPS’ "CODE OF ETHICS" CONCERNING SEXUALLY ORIENTED ADVERTISEMENTS
from www.family.org Billboard advertising giant Viacom Outdoor has agreed to remove signs for an adult bookstore in Florida. David Caton with the Florida Family Association contacted Viacom Outdoor asking them to discontinue advertising a porn shop. Their persistence paid off.
"Viacom informed us that they would be removing approximately a dozen X-Mart billboards from I-75 and the Florida Turnpike as well as associated tributary roads in that area by October 31st."
Phil Burress with Citizens for Community Values helped the cause by urging the Outdoor Advertisers Association to hold advertisers accountable.
"We gave them what was called a ‘Code of Ethics’ from all the family groups, which would not exploit women, which would not advertise sexually oriented businesses, which would not exploit men or children."
He says until last month Viacom Outdoor was dragging its feet when it came to applying the code of ethics to their advertising but it’s now refusing any more sexually oriented billboards. Tim Wildmon with the American Family Association.
"I think this is great news for the families of Florida and those who vacation in Florida. They won’t have to look at sexually explicit advertisements on at least some of the billboards now."
Burress says privately owned billboards are still a problem on the East Coast and in Ohio. No comment from Viacom Outdoor.
Fayner Says: Those opposed to sex should understand that without a demand for it there would be no money to advertise it, and should concentrate their energy on pushing their beliefs on their children instead of trying to bully society to cater to their convictions. Trying to shelter children from sex is a useless endeavor. It’s human nature, and all the protests in the world will never change that.
Isn’t it clear yet that depriving a person from a natural desire for sex is futile?
Pent-up sexual aggression only brings trouble, something quite evident following the fact that some of the hijackers from 9-11 visited strip clubs and rented porno in the days before the attack DESPITE Islam’s strict rule PROHIBITING porn.
Viacom should be ashamed for bowing down to these family group’s demands. Shame Shame Shame