Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Playboy models on snowboard desgins draws protest
A half-dozen ski resorts in New England and the West are joining in protests against two new lines of snowboards that feature images of Playboy models and cartoons of self-mutilation. Smugglers' Notch in Vermont says it has banned employees from using the Love and Primo boards made by Burton Snowboards. Other such resorts have prohibited employees from using the Love boards or any other inappropriate, offensive or suggestive equipment while on duty. The boards also led to a demonstration last week outside Burton's headquarters in Burlington, Vt. Many who actively took part in the protest feel Burton has a social responsibility towards society to create a positive message towards our younger future generation. It all comes down to the profit motives as the boards seem to be a big success to those who take part in snowboarding. Burton CEO Laurent Potdevin says the company supports freedom of artistic expression and stands by the boards. Has Burton gone to far with these desgins?
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Earl, you shouldn't be posting language written by others without putting it in quotation marks. The "posted by" line at the bottom makes it seem as if these were your words, which makes it look rather like plagiarism.
If you're commenting on something general, go ahead and just write a paragraph on your own. If you are commenting on a news story, post a link, and then write some comments.
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