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Homosexual Porn Site Ad Comes Down After Pro-Family Protest Original Article [headlines.agapepress.org]

By Jim Brown
July 29, 2055

(AgapePress) - Complaints from outraged pro-family activists have prompted communications giant Clear Channel to remove a billboard in the Boston area that advertised a pornographic homosexual website. The controversial billboard featured two bare-chested men embracing while draped with an American flag. The sign on Massachusetts Avenue read, "Come together. Gay.com."

Yesterday, after receiving complaints from conservative activists affiliated with the group Article 8 Alliance, Clear Channel had the ad taken down. Article 8 Alliance director Brian Camenker says the move was due to the "massive outrage" expressed by people who finally knew who to call with their complaints.

"Clear Channel had not put their logo on that board," Camenker explains. "They put it on every other board in the country, but not that one -- and probably for good reason." He says the Gay.com billboard was "the most disgusting thing you'd ever want to see on the side of a street: two men, one behind the other, naked, embracing, wrapped in an American flag, advertising a pornographic 'hook-up' website."

The Massachusetts pro-family activist hopes the controversy over the Gay.com sign will deter homosexual activists from posting similar billboard ads. He contends that the homosexual movement, particularly in Massachusetts since the same-sex marriage ruling, wants to push homosexuality in people's faces.

"They want to normalize it," Camenker asserts, "and I think what it takes is people being outraged. We're hoping that this sends the message, 'No, you can't do this right in front of our faces on our streets.'"

Way to go!! bravo to Article 8 Alliance
Comments anyone?

According to the logic of too many on this forum, this represents a gross violation of gay rights.

Take down a lewd billboard? That's no better than hurling eggs, epithets, even stones at these poor victims of intolerance! (/sarcasm.)

I wouldn't think that the removal of this billboard represents a violation of anyone's rights. To the contrary, the billboard as described represents, among other things, a most offensive abuse of the American flag (which is in itself an illegal thing to do). Moreover, the success in having the billboard removed indicates that, as I have been trying to say, there are respectable and appropriate ways to deal with such issues. It is far more effective - and more long-lasting - to have the billboard removed thanks to well-justified complaints, than to have some misguided people take it upon themselves to burn it down or throw eggs at it, or throw paint at it, or something similar. There are laws, and there are procedures to enforce those laws. There are even procedures to change the laws. USE THEM.

Incognitus

And not only law, but also $$$. The makers of tylenol https://www.byzcath.org/bboard/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=002411;p=1#000011 may decide with enough complaint to dump their ad, wherever it appears. They are not making the add to be avant garde but to make money. If the ad is, overall, unsuccessful it will be dropped.

DJS is entirely right - can someone find an e-mail address for tylenol's consumer relations desk? A nice batch of complaints may have a worth-while effect.

Incognitus

Christians are not supposed to bear false witness and this group is doing just that. Gay.com is not a porn site, it is an all incompassing web site where gays and lesbians can find news, travel information, job information, personal ads, chat rooms, health information, entertainment information, information about families and in short nearly anything you want information about. There is no porn, no pictures of people having sex, nothing that can't be seen by a general audience. In fact the user's agreement you have to sign in order to post something on the site says very clearly it is forbidden to: "upload, store, post, email or otherwise transmit any: (a) material that is inaccurate, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, racist, bigoted or otherwise objectionable". So get your facts straight folks!

Dear Moe,

I went back and read the thread and the article carefully, and with all due respect, I think you have misunderstood the controversy. It isn't the website itself that is under attack or that is being removed - it's the billboard ADVERTISING the website that is being criticized as "lewd", And from the description given, I can see why people might be offended by it.

As for the website itself, more power to them. But they can't seriously be surprised that people are offended by two naked guys wrapped in the flag. Frankly, I'd be offended even if it was a straight couple, because of the disrespect for and misuse of the flag.

HOWEVER....

If the advertisment for that particular site is considered 'soft porn' it is still pornograpghy related to the website regardless of how 'clean' the site itself is.

Gratuitous sex is used so often in advertising that for the most part society becomes desensitised to it. Watch most commercials on television ads, you will see how pervasive it is.

Moe wrote:
Interestingly, they (the web site and the advertisers), don't seem to feel that their billboard might be considered 'vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable to the general public' who are not party to the user agreement contained within the website.

From the original post. "Complaints from outraged pro-family activists have prompted communications giant Clear Channel to remove a billboard in the Boston area that advertised a pornographic homosexual website."

Saw a picture of the billboard and there is nothing pornographic about it. I've seen more skin on icons, they porno too? I think some people are so obessed with sex that they see it everywhere...including a large number of posters on this forum judging from the amount of time they waste talking about it. Some folks need to get a life.

Dear Moe,
I think you must have misunderstood me and others. I said absolutely nothing about the web site (with which I am completely unfamiliar); what I said was that the ad was "a most offensive abuse of the American flag (which is in itself an illegal thing to do)". I don't doubt that the billboard was eye-catching.

Incognitus

Dear Moe: First of all, if by any means you felt offended by my posting of this thread, I humbly offer my appologies to you and to any other who might have felt offended.

My intention when opening this thread was to open a discussion on the difference on how this Article 8 Alliance managed to be heard without having to use violence or any other "agressive" means. If the aforementioned website is pornographic, vulgar or anything, I do not know inasmuch as I have not reviewed it, nor intend to do it.

If the moderators or John, the Administrator, feel this thread is innapropriate, I would ask them to close it.

God bless.

"Uncle." :rolleyes:

Yes, by all means, pull this thread. Anything that dares call into question the open advancement of the homosexual agenda is obviously hatefilled and "fag bashing" like this thread should never be tolerated in polite society, or this forum. (/sarcasm)

Then "please, oh please," post something more timely and less offensive, like a recipe for Imperial Torte.

:rolleyes:

Dear Doc,

We most certainly WILL post the recipe for Imperial Torte as soon as we can locate it, never fear!

Try some, it might sweeten your disposition!

Gaudior, who thinks you should go pursue this monomania of yours elsewhere, after, of course, wiping the foam from around your mouth, so that folks do not think you rabid...