the daily snivel
If it bleeds, it leads
Ah, my precious vultures in the media have caught the scent of sexual controversy in the air and have entered into the fray about Bell Sympatico's ignorant and misogynistic attempt at humour in its advertising. Unfortunately, I don't subscribe to The National Post so I don't have access to the whole article, but here's a snippet:
If anyone does have access to the full story, please let me know. Perhaps it is as easy as just going out and buying today's edition. I shall see.
Comments:
Internet security campaign excises private parts, leaves customers incensed Bell Canada insists it was just a joke. But a flyer depicting a textbook image of the female anatomy with certain body parts cut out is being decried as offensive by feminists and Bell subscribers, some of whom are threatening to drop the service unless the telecommunications giant issues a public apology.
The flyer, part of a multimedia ad campaign to highlight the Bell Sympatico Internet service and parental controls, was mailed out to households in Ontario and Quebec late last week. It shows a diagram of the female body with the breasts and pubic areas scissored. Part of the advertisement reads: "You'll do anything to protect your kids from inappropriate content. So will we."
If anyone does have access to the full story, please let me know. Perhaps it is as easy as just going out and buying today's edition. I shall see.
The national post is free on campus, silly.
