Tuesday, February 26, 2008

P.S.

By the way, I'd like to follow up on my letter to Reader's Digest and Dove. I did hear back from Dove and they just sent me a coupon and justified their ads. So I wrote back and reiterated why I can't support them and that I won't be purchasing their products until the nude ads stop. On a more positive note...READER'S DIGEST has continued to run Dove ads but NONE OF THEM ARE NUDE!! Hooray for RD!! Way to go!

Also, I did have an experience in the last year where I saw a magazine cover with a strategically posed nude model, I expressed my concerns to the grocery store manager, and he PROMPTLY REMOVED THE OFFENDING MAGAZINE! Hooray for Sentry Foods!! Woo-hoo!

Also my bishop sent me this great link for anyone who may be interested in finding out more about what can be done on this issue: http://www.strengthenthefamily.net/ It is an excellent resource and well worth checking out! I especially like where it gives the federal law on this issue, which is, that it is illegal for them to display these items IF the average person finds it against community standards. In other words, it's illegal IF we complain!

I feel very optimistic. There are so many women who want to protect their families and children. I'm really excited about the possibilities!

1 comment:

Anne Marie said...

Loved your letter, and I will definitely use it as a resource in the future. By the way, my friend Amy just let me know that she had started a community anti-pornography group when she was in Oregon and they had some success getting magazines with racy fronts covered. Let me know if you'd like her e-mail address. Her blog is thackerayfamily.blogspot.com too.