Lezlee Sprenger is the leader of the movement against Burton and its Love series, created a website for the protest of ways to impact Burton and when to meet, rally, etc. About 150 protesters gathered outside of Burton headquarters in Burlington, VT last week to voice their opinions. According to Transworld Business, "...Spectrum Youth Services, a Burlington-based mental health and substance abuse awareness service for teens, which Burton has been supporting for years through its Chill program, will no longer accept Burton’s support."
However, the Love Coalition boards are only sold in select retailers. The Love boards do not show any body parts and will continue to be fully wrapped and covered and only sold to those 18 years or older. Burton has always been about pushing the boundaries and grabbing peoples attention. With no body parts showing and just air brushed women, what is so different about seeing these boards on the hill and seeing a PG-13 movie?
Check out http://business.transworld.net/ for more coverage of the protest and pictures.
2 comments:
I dont see the problem? how can those pictures possible offend anyone? You dont see anything you won’t see in a public beach? (if the designs are the ones in top of this site?) It’s just beautiful women used to sell a product like you see it everywhere today. People dont feel offended when a poster the size of a freakin building is set up in the middle of the city with some halfnaked woman advertising for som new fragrance or such…
Give me a break. Snowboardings been around for 30 years. THIS is the first time that graphics have pissed people off! I dont think so! Same with skateboarding.
With all the problems facing the world, the economy in the can, our brothers and sisters going off to get killed in a stupid war, the ever growing pollution crisis, all you can seem to do is protest about the graphics on a snowboard! GIVE ME A BREAK! If you dont like it, DONT BUY IT!
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