Chicagoist: Would You Like Some Hypocrisy With Your Suburban Outrage?

Monika

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:10:54 -0600

I drive past this billboard every day. I noticed it bc I thought it was in bad taste, and the text is too small (for me anyway) to figure out what flaws exactly it is pointing out. I don't see why this billboard had any more controversy than others with half naked women. I just thought it was silly. The model is beautiful, so I don't see how pointing out her "flaws" could bring anyone to their business. I thought maybe the billboard was pointing out what on her had been "fixed" I agree there are much bigger fish to fry. I try to ignore most advertising, so I don't see the point in fighting this billboard. I would prefer to spend my time on more important "issues"

Chicago 2016

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:21:28 -0600

Has anyone seen the gross Pamela Anderson that shows what happens when you get too much plastic surgery?

jocelyn

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:57:08 -0600

sorry, prescott. sometimes, it just sticks. i find myself writing for other things and realizing i'm "doing it again." my bad. :/

prescott

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:21:29 -0600

Oh christ, I'm generally fine with the whole "Chicagoist/we/us" gimmick (even though big sister Gothamist isn't so heavy-handed with it), but does it really need to bleed over into your comments? At that point it becomes rather insulting to the reader, in my opinion.

jocelyn

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:18:19 -0600

umm. WE didn't say anything about kids being in poverty or being a member of the PTA. our point WAS about free speech. that you can't go around demanding that things be taken down because they offend your sensibilities. see: "We don't dig on the plastic surgery scene, but it seems like this guy just knows how to get at his target audience." and then, our point was while that billboard should violate *some* sensibilities, there are many other issues of media and women's issues that are constantly ignored, that it seems sort of bizarre that this is the one that gets a petition going. or hypocritical, as we went out on a limb and said. don't confuse the commenter with the post-er, please.

Rachael

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:16:11 -0600

This whole thread is ridiculous and confuses the issue. Businesses have a right to promote themselves however they want, even if it comes off anti- ANY group of people. This isn't about being a mother, or a member of the PTA or kids being in POVERTY (PLEASE explain how you got there) but about free speech and creativity. Chicagoist needs to climb of offits high horse before it gets a nose bleed.

Ferdy

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 06:55:43 -0600

Steven - What are you doing to lift children out of poverty? At least she's a member of the PTA, which sent a lot of aid to the kid of Katrina and continues to do so.

Steven

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:25:43 -0600

19% of American children live in poverty. That's one out of five. As a MOTHER, shouldn't this woman be more concerned about things that matter? Or is she a MOTHER in the other sense of the word?

leah

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:23:48 -0600

I hope no one finds you attractive after you're 45, Not Ready. That was gross. I don't see any "problems" with that model, as the billboard states. If a woman like that has problems, heaven help the rest of us. And sure, women critcize every inch of themselves all the time. But I believe partly b/c images like this exist. Which came first, that imagery or women being critical, I don't know. But I know it certainly doesn't help the cause having billboards like this.

Julene

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:16:21 -0600

I knew that there was something wrong with the petition creator - look at the quote she gave about the billboard coming down - "We applaud Clear Channel as a responsible corporate citizen." Ew, it makes me feel dirty that that sentence was uttered anywhere in the world, let alone as a statement to the paper.

tankboy

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:11:16 -0600

Yup, it's coming down.

Not Ready

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:54:13 -0600

You must be into Granny porn if you're into Diane Keaton, Jamie Lee Curtis and Blythe Danner. You should check out oldfolkshome dot com for a taste of that. It's cool, we ll have our kinks........

Victoria

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:51:30 -0600

this is so crazy. I see nothing wrong with the billboard. They are pointing out the model's flaws. When women look at themselves, they see flaws. I don't care if you're a feminist or not, all women do it. The ad just shows the type of procedures the advertised office does. Nothing more, nothing less.

Jessica

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:46:56 -0600

According to the Chicago Tribune, as of 2:18pm today, the billboard is coming down. Just visit their site (for some reason I can't put the link in here) and you'll see the story.

mike

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:28:31 -0600

This oughtta' be good.

Madona

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:28:00 -0600

I was really pissed off about this when I heard it, but then I saw a picture of said billboard. It really has nothing offensive on it. It only coments on the models damaged hair, weak nails, aged skin, and wrinkles. I don't care about the later two, but there are ads for skin care snake oil all over. If the ad was promoting liposuction or boob jobs, then we would have a problem. This isn't that much different from any other ad out there.