Posted on 07/21/2006 5:42:37 AM PDT by SheLion
Concerned Women for America (CWA) says that if the Marriott hotels care so much about their customers, as indicated in their recent decision to ban smoking from hotel rooms, they should stop offering hard-core porn in their hotel rooms.
“Creating a smoke-free environment demonstrates a new level of service and care for our guests and associates,” said J.W. Marriott Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Marriott International. “Our family of brands is united on this important health issue and we anticipate very positive customer feedback. … Demand for nonsmoking rooms continues to rise with new information from the Surgeon General on the hazards of secondary smoke.” See: http://marriott.com/news/detail.mi?marrArticle=137410
“We’ve been after Marriott for years to stop providing pay-per-view porn,” said Jan LaRue, CWA’s Chief Counsel. “But their excuse is that some customers want it. What’s that percentage? If it’s only about 5 percent, they’ve lost that excuse. I’m guessing that their cut from porn is a lot bigger than their cut from cigarette machines in the lobby.
“Marriott has placed itself in a perplexing box by banning smoker-friendly hotel rooms, even though 5 percent of customers want a smoking room. If it’s about ‘health,’ why are they banning smoking only in hotels in the United States and Canada? What about former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop’s report on the dangerous consequences of viewing pornography? What about the mental and psychological health consequences related to dependency on porn?
“With summer in full swing and many families looking for hotel accommodations during their vacation, we hope that Marriott will eliminate pornography as an amenity and lead the industry in creating a truly safe and wholesome environment.
“Not only would they reduce their potential legal liability related to a sexually hostile environment, I bet there would be a boost in sales as well,” LaRue concluded.
I remember seeing a figure once, IIRC, beaucoup dinero.
Lord knows how many children have been permanantly affected by all that second-hand porn, only 15 clicks of the remote and a credit card away. . . .
I so love this organization..how do you join..I imagine for starters you must be a woman..that is a given..then be an American..ok..two down..what if an American woman bounces into their offices full of life and happiness and says.."I would love to join the CWA"..would she not be considered "concerned" enough to join???
Is that a cigar she's smokin' there on the TV.....or is that porn.
Nominee: 2006 Non Sequitur of the Year. ;)
Well said.
Porn causes lung cancer? Who knew.
More like two or three clicks and no credit card. It is just billed to the room.
Goodgawd, when you check in you can have it disabled.
I'm sorry but those crying about porn, movies, TV etc. are just as guilty of being nanny staters as those who want government to cut a check.
We have our share on this side of the political fence too folks. Don't let their guise fool you.
Monica? Izzat you? We wondered where you got off to!.........
Lots of married couples like porn, why do they assume it's only for men?
Oh wait, this the lesbian feminazi group, right?
As a corporation, Marriott certainly has certain legal rights to choose among legal things. That doesn't mean these things are correct or good in themselves; critics also have a legal right to speak their minds to anyone who will listen. I'd much sooner see all smoking rooms in Marriott than for Marriott to keep on vending porn.
There's such a thing as dependency on porn?
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