RW boycotting Austin Chronicle over photo of Bible between woman's legs

[kurth]

From http://www.austinchronicle.com/gbase/Community/Postmarks

Dear Editor,
Effective immediately, Altex Electronics, Ltd. will no longer continue to advertise in your publication, and we are canceling the remainder of our 13-week advertising contract.
The cover of the Jan. 27 issue has resulted in our customers writing to us regarding our advertising support of your publication.
There are many ways to illustrate your story point; we believe you chose poorly.
Altex chooses not to be associated with The Austin Chronicle.

Sincerely,
Coco Cates
Advertising Manager
Altex Electronics, Ltd

etc. etc. etc.

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These are probably the same people who threatened contractors who bid for the new Planned Parenthood clinic, and delayed its construction for many months.

[NoPasaran]

1. Actually Altex sells computer parts and networking doodads

I doubt they are to blame for the Planned Parenthood business.

STill, I guess I need to take my trade over to Bantam.

[cheezus]

2. eh, wake me up with the protests turn violent

[kurth]

4. It's their customers

or the religious nuts who call in and pretend to be customers. Evidently they're targeting the businesses that advertise in the Chronicle.

[SidDithers]

8. Computer industry...whew....

good thing computers have nothing to do with porn.

Sid

[400Years]

3. The Chronicle doesn't need their advertising

I doubt they give a shit

[arcane1]

5. I like this letter:

In response to the letters regarding the picture on the cover last week <"The New Texas Family Planning," News, Jan. 27>, I would like to ask: How dare you get all uppity about a photograph of the Bible between a woman's legs after all the horrible things followers of that religion have perpetrated since its inception? <"Postmarks," Feb. 3> To the person who compared that particular photograph to desecrating the Koran: Taking a photo of the Bible between a woman’s legs is hardly comparable to ripping it up and pissing on it. I'm getting really sick of you superstitious freaks speaking gibberish and pretending to talk to an invisible God and trying to act like supreme judges on all that is tasteful. I'm starting to understand why some of my illustrious predecessors used to feed you jerks to lions.

Oliver Ceaser

[FreedomAngel82]

6. So now they can't

go around and tell those upset about the Mohammad pictures to shut up about it. They know how it feels.

[Ksec]

7. They have a Lot in common with the Muslims.

Religious Extremism is becoming uglier by the day.

[amitten]

9. I knew when I saw that cover that there would be an outcry.

I thought it was a little vulgar-looking (not a big fan of the stirrups myself). But leave it to the righties to turn it into the scandal of the century. :eyes:

[Hubert Flottz]

10. I'll bet they really get mad at cartoons!

Explain to me how this is one dammed bit different than the people in the ME reacting to those cartoons! People who take religion to the extreme are extremists! Religious extremism is religious fanaticism!

WHO WOULD JESUS BULLSHIT???????

EDIT: I'm glad I never did go that crazy over my sex drugs and rock and roll!

[400Years]

11. Contact Altex and let them know how you feel (info here)

http://www.altex.com/locations.php?store=aus