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Breast Enlargement Contest Draws Fire
AP ^
| 1/3/05
| VICKIE CHACHERE
Posted on 01/04/2005 8:39:37 AM PST by kahoutek
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Radio giant Clear Channel Communications has come under fire from women's health advocates over a Christmas contest in which stations granted breast enlargement surgeries to women in four cities.
In the "Breast Christmas Ever" contest, 13 women were awarded the procedure after writing essays to the stations explaining why they wanted larger breasts. A Tampa station claimed to receive more than 91,000 entries.
Clear Channel said it had nothing to do with the contest and that it was a decision by local station managers to hold the promotion. The contest was aired on Clear Channel stations in Tampa, Jacksonville, St. Louis and Detroit.
The contest has drawn the ire of both the National Research Center for Women & Families and the National Organization for Women. NOW has urged its supporters to file complaints with the Federal Communications Commission against Clear Channel and its stations.
The controversy comes within months of Clear Channel paying a record $1.75 million fine to resolve indecency complaints against New York-based shock jock Howard Stern, Tampa radio personality "Bubba the Love Sponge" and others. The station formally agreed to "clean up its act," FCC Chairman Michael Powell said in June.
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OUCH!
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:39:37 AM PST
by
kahoutek
To: kahoutek
Gives new meaning to the term Booby Prize.
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:41:02 AM PST
by
DTogo
(U.S. out of the U.N. & U.N out of the U.S.)
To: kahoutek
I'd feel silly with enlarged breasts.
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:41:31 AM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(DO NOT REMOVE UNDER PENALTY OF LAW.)
To: Conspiracy Guy
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:42:03 AM PST
by
TXBSAFH
(Never underestimate the power of human stupidity--Robert Heinlein)
To: kahoutek
The controversy comes within months of Clear Channel paying a record $1.75 million fine to resolve indecency complaints against New York-based shock jock Howard Stern, Tampa radio personality "Bubba the Love Sponge" and others. The station formally agreed to "clean up its act," FCC Chairman Michael Powell said in June. But according to the DUmmies Clear Channel (in league with Fox News) is an arch conservative part of the military industrial complex and the reason why the left is being oppressed in getting their message out. How can this be? --sarcasm
To: TXBSAFH
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:43:51 AM PST
by
evets
(God bless president George W. Bush)
To: kahoutek
That's most likely from the
MJ Morning Show, hosted by "MJ Kelli" (more widely known as talk show host Todd Schnitt) -- they've given away boob jobs a couple times a year for the past several years. [yawn]
The show runs on several Cheap Channel stations (Tampa, Jacksonville, St. Louis, and I think Detroit now). It used to run here in Atlanta. [shrug] This sounds like an overreaction by some folks.
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:44:23 AM PST
by
mhking
(Do not mess with dragons, for thou art crunchy & good with ketchup...)
To: TXBSAFH
Yes, we need before and after pictures...
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:45:01 AM PST
by
NCjim
To: kahoutek
Whooter cares if Clear Channel buys these women some chesticles?
To: Conspiracy Guy
Then buy a Wonderbra...LOL :)
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:45:30 AM PST
by
exnavychick
(I'm no expert, but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night!)
To: TXBSAFH
I haven't had breast enlargements because it would look weird on me.
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:45:49 AM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(DO NOT REMOVE UNDER PENALTY OF LAW.)
To: kahoutek
"National Organization for Women."
To the NOW nags: it's a legal procedure and their bodies!
(Ever notice how the abortion argument applies only to abortion with these ninnies?)
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:45:52 AM PST
by
Spok
To: kahoutek
From the headline alone, I assumed this was a contest of who had the largest breast implants. I figured y'all would be going wild.
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:46:21 AM PST
by
Quilla
To: DTogo
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:46:31 AM PST
by
onyx
(A BLESSED & MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.)
To: evets
How could a doctor do that and still have malpractice insurance?
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:47:22 AM PST
by
ken5050
(Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to propagate her gene pool. Any volunteers?)
To: evets
Wow. That's just gross. That woman has serious issues (and I'm not talking about physical.)
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:48:16 AM PST
by
I'm ALL Right!
(Welcome to my addiction.)
To: evets
Drowning is not one of her major worries.
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:48:36 AM PST
by
TXBSAFH
(Never underestimate the power of human stupidity--Robert Heinlein)
To: evets
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:48:38 AM PST
by
Bon mots
To: evets
Holy........................................Molies?
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:50:11 AM PST
by
kahoutek
To: kahoutek
Frankly think its the NOW organizations way of getting noticed. I mean come on. Plastic surgery has bee around forever. If they want to give away 13 10 grand procedures to the people who write the best reason who cares. Could it be breast envy? Could it be that they are upset because they were not given breast enlargements. If it helps a persons self esteem or improves their self image I say go for it... someones got to keep the cosmetic surgeons in business.
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posted on
01/04/2005 8:50:21 AM PST
by
Hu Gadarn
(Millions for Defense not one cent in Tribute)
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