Check out this billboard in NYC!

[fwiff]

The Catholic League is pissed. :P



This is on Manhattan Mini-Storage, right alongside the west side highway (you can't miss it)-


http://www.nypress.com/blogx/display_blog.cfm?bid=372124

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The ad is part of a ballsy print campaign that takes jabs at the Bush administration with such gems as “Your closet’s scarier than Bush’s agenda” and “Your closet is so narrow it makes Cheney look liberal.”
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Past billboards have featured head-turning zingers like “Your closet's so shallow, it makes Paris look deep,” and “Don't make us send 5 queer guys to your place.” >>

I saw a clip on the local news- everyone liked it, and it was on FOX!

[rosesaylavee]

1. Love it!

:applause:

[PDJane]

2. That's absolutely great!!!

What a kick! Ballsy, fun, pointed, witty...........my hat is off to these guys!

[DeSwiss]

3. Dang it!!!

And I've got soooo much crap that I need to store. But these people are too far away. And I'd never see a sign like that in Tennessee. Hell to the NO!

hahahahahaa I love it! :D

K&R!!! And screw the Catholic League and the horse they rode in on...

[rodeodance]

4. and here is the 5the RECCOMEND

[Lisa0825]

5. I love it!!!

:rofl:

[Adsos Letter]

6. Ahhhh...FREEDOM TO SPEAK ONE'S MIND!!!...

the very backbone of a truly free society...and the Catholic League has the same right to be as pissed as they want...just don't go hurtin' anybody, or callin' for any "they can't do that" legislation.

One of the backbones of a democratic republic is the ability to freely express an opinion...and to engage in open debate.

:woohoo:

[valerief]

7. Terrific sign! nt

[ThomCat]

8. That is Awesome! I know they like to post ads that grab your

attention, but some of them have been kind of tasteless. That one makes a great political statement.

Who cares what the catholic league thinks!

[smirkymonkey]

38. This is one of my favorites....

[smirkymonkey]

39. And here's another....

[ThomCat]

48. Cool! Good finds!

:)

[smirkymonkey]

56. I used to love the ones that said "Bad Things Happen When

You Leave The City" but a lot of people in the suburbs complained about them (they had pictures of nude senior citizens lying around in lawn chairs, or "redneck" types hanging out in a driveway with beer and boomboxes, etc...). I thought they were pretty amusing. :)

[Quantess]

54. "Your closet's so narrow it makes Cheney look Liberal"

Sorry, I don't get it.

[smirkymonkey]

55. Narrow, as in Narrow Minded.

meaning it's even MORE narrow minded than Dick Cheney.

[Vektor]

9. Oh, that's a beautiful thing!

Free speech is glorious.

[Colorado Progressive]

10. Great coat hanger! thats how my great grammy botched hers and died

No shit its true, how symbolic

[me b zola]

49. Lets hope that our grandchildren will never have to face a coat hanger as a medical treatment

OT, my three gandbabies call me grammy. :swoon:

[Colorado Progressive]

53. agreed!

[Alcibiades]

11. As commercial free speech, this is absolutely protected

in a way that speech by individuals is not. Awesome!

They need this campaign in the south and the west.

[Neshanic]

12. I like it! Somebody is getting a raise at the ad agency.

[Pacifist Patriot]

13. Logged in on vacation just to K & R this.

[proReality]

14. Bravo K&R n/t

[I Have A Dream]

15. Bravo!

:applause:

[Richard Steele]

16. K&R

[SaveOurDemocracy]

17. Love it!

K&R :toast:

I'll bet everyone on Faux won't like this new campaign. :evilgrin:

[ceile]

18. Wow! That's brilliant! n/t

[LibInternationalist]

19. As *her* right to choose?

Why doesn't it read "as *your* right to choose" - assuming a default male perspective, or what?

[YOY]

20. Because men can't get pregnant or have abortions

and when we can it will truly be "our" choice.

[LibInternationalist]

21. I don't think you follow my point.

It seems like the billboard is written with the idea that a man will be reading it, rather than a woman (which would be more probable in the NY area, no?).

[YOY]

26. Maybe a wakeup call for men then

As well as women...

[coznfx]

28. It's most likely just Targeted Advertising.

I would think that storage units are rented more often by men than by women.

[Rockholm]

22. Puh-lease.

[foo_bar]

27. I think they're working on the sliver of population that isn't pro-choice

If I saw the billboard in upstate PA I might take it as "give your lil lady the gift of choice" (like a DeBeers commercial meets "Real Men Don't Use Porn"), but in a bastion of gurl power "*your* right to choose" might be excessively preachy to the choir. For context's sake it also follows in the heels of other 3rd-person ad campaigns:


http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/Press/2005/sep20b.htm

[PurpleChez]

30. I think it's just assuming a default customer perspective

The prospective storage customer is the person being addressed, whether male or female. Forgive what might be my overreaction, but I think this is why Dems lose elections to morans like Bush...someone comes out with a message that would appear to support "our side", and we immediately rush to find fault with it. "Sure, he's vegan...but he's not vegan ENOUGH."

[spanone]

23. kick and reccomend.......i love new york

[spanone]

24. kick and reccomend.......i love new york

[Mad_Dem_X]

25. I friggin' love NYC!!!

:applause:

[FreepFryer]

29. I love my city (n/t)

[Catherine Vincent]

31. That billboard would never go up in Houston.

Conservatives would have a damn fit!

[otohara]

Wow, That's Ballsy

WTG Manhattan Mini Storage.

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[amb123]

33. The First Amendment in Action.

K & R.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

34. I luv NY

yeah baby!

[Forkboy]

35. That's great.

That takes guts.Hats off to whoever green lighted that one.

[peacebuzzard]

36. Best city ever. eom.

[Peggy Day]

37. Great to have freedom of expression, but imo I find it tacky. nt

[Blue Fire]

40. Make a point with a friggin' BANG!

K/R!

[NotGivingUp]

41. wow! n/t

[PatSeg]

42. This is brilliant!

They are not only expressing their point of view, but they are reaching out to a large portion of the public. Its about time that the business world realizes that Liberals spend money too! I'd love to know how their advertising affected their business. I'm assuming it was positive, as they continue to advertise this way.

[onehandle]

43. Wow. Doubtful they'll be opening a location in a red state any time soon.

The operators would be lynched.

Literally.

[SeattleGirl]

44. Wow!

Now THAT's a billboard!

K&R

[rjones2818]

45. Great message!

There's no reason you can't get more than one message out on a billboard.

[madrchsod]

46. the truth will set you free..............

[volstork]

47. SNAP!

[Critters2]

50. "Don't make us send 5 queer guys to your place!"

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Danger Mouse]

51. Since I'll be in NYC this weekend...

I have to see it. :evilgrin:

[confuddled]

52. NYC has balls! I love it!

Can't afford to live there, but that's where my heart is.

[Kajsa]

57. Absolutely brilliant and gutsy ad!

Kudos to the creators of this billboard.


:applause: