Why just men?
Seems to me a lot of women out there have been killing their own children lately. Why don't they say anything about that? Oh, I forgot, because the media is PRO DEATH!!
Posted on 03/30/2005 10:25:32 AM PST by kahoutek
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four male models who appeared in an ad campaign against domestic violence are suing New York City, saying the posters stayed up beyond the agreed time, leading people to think they really were wife beaters.
Christopher Dorm, Triple Edwards, Daniel Royer and Javier Velarde appeared in posters throughout the city to promote awareness of domestic violence. The men were pictured behind bars with captions such as "Successful executive. Devoted churchgoer. Abusive husband."
The four agreed to the October 2002 photo shoot on the condition that the ads be posted only in New York City buses and subways and be taken down after five weeks, the lawsuit says. They were each paid between $1,500 to $2,000.
But the posters stayed up until at least August 2003 and appeared in several locations, including police stations and charities, said Jeffrey Pagano, the lawyer who filed the suit in Manhattan Supreme Court on March 23.
The models are seeking $1 million each in damages.
"This is a public service that's gone sideways," Pagano said on Tuesday. "It's turned into a horror show."
Copies of the posters were so widespread for so long, that friends of the models believed the men had been arrested and were actual "women beaters," according to the lawsuit.
The city's legal department said it has sent notification to remove any ads that may still be up.
"The City was not privy to the fact that there was any time limit on the ads. Moreover, the models had agreed to be portrayed as domestic abusers as part of the City's campaign against such conduct," said Jonathan Becker, New York City's deputy chief of commercial and real estate litigation.
Why an ad campaign to associate churchgoers with wife beaters?
Triple Edwards? It sounds like something a gymnast would perform.
That name jumped out (pun intended) at me too.
"Why an ad campaign to associate churchgoers with wife beaters?"
Exactly. Were any Hollywood stars, celebrities or members of liberal activist groups portrayed as potential wife beaters?
Because it didn't work on football fans during a Superbowl game.
The claim by the ugly dykes was that domestic violence incidences quadrupled during any Superbowl game.
Triple Edwards, not to be confused with Triple H of WWE fame.
Why just men?
Seems to me a lot of women out there have been killing their own children lately. Why don't they say anything about that? Oh, I forgot, because the media is PRO DEATH!!
Why its just the liberal view that all conservative, church going, successful individuals MUST be domestic abusers!
In point of fact, I'll be willing to bet that most domestic abusers also have substance abuse problems, arrest records for violent crimes committed outside the home, spotty to nonexistent employment histories, etc.
Liberal mythology requires us to believe that all law-abiding, decent folk are secretly monsters inside while self-absorbed, weird and antisocial people are life's heroes.
That's basically the plot device that drives thousands and thousands of Hollywood movies, TV programs, popular novels, news stories, etc.
Because their friends thought they were wifebeaters? Because of this the models(meatheads)sued? Well, why not have a chat with their friends to explain THEY WERE ONLY ADS, YOU GRAVY-SUCKING IDIOTS! I DON'T BEAT WOMEN!
Gee, that tact ought to work OK, don't you think?
But it doesn't make them rich
Why didn't they just put the black line over their face like they do to the fashion victims.
You raise a good point, though. I doubt your average abuser would even admit to his or herself they were abusive, let alone be swayed by a print campaign featuring pretty boy male models.
Of course, having not seen the ads, I'm just assuming the models were your standard high-cheekboned, androgynous sissy-boys.
I did a quick google search. The only one that came back clear was for Triple Edwards, who is a sponsor for "A celebration of the continuing revolutionary role of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) leaders in business, arts, politics, religion and culture."
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
This reminds me of that actor on 90210 who played Donna's abusive boyfriend.
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