UPDATE: If you feel so compelled, please use this link to write a letter to the editor of the Dallas Observer. http://www.dallasobserver.com/feedback/EmailAnEmployee?department=letters
I was flipping through my copy of the Dallas Observer, our local alt-weekly. Yes, I know that the ads for escorts and strip clubs aren’t exactly pro-woman, but this one really caught my attention in all the wrong ways.
So, let’s have a discussion. What can we do, as readers and consumers, to get rid of this sophomoric crap?
Photo courtesy of Kelli Ondelacy, a local blogger and tweeter.
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Amy is a social media strategist living in Dallas, Texas. She likes music, trashy TV, and ladybiz. tweet: @aemccarthy |
Amy, I would suggest writing a letter to the editor to address the specifics of the ad. They’re the ones who opted to accept money from these folks, so they need to be held accountable.
I sent them an e-mail. I’m going to edit the post to include the link to contact Dallas Observer.
If you’re interested in contacting the publisher, he can be reached at kevin.thornburg@dallasobserver.com
Perhaps your local Planned Parenthood or some campus groups can assist with a letter-writing campaign? Seems like the type of thing campus fems would get jazzed about…
Janice,
Not a ton of feminist activism here in Dallas. There is definitely some, but they’re not organized at all.