Great work Wendy! Regardless of what we may think about advertising standards in general, CHILDREN NEED NOT BE EXPOSED TO ADULT MATERIAL.

I worked in advertising for about a decade and saw billboards disallowed for far more 'minor offences'.

Keep up the great work Wendy.

CJ

Right on the mark as usual.

Wow! Wendy! Is very popular!

Look at all her friends:

Be A Fun Mum
rjenman
Flutterbon
Debm
Toots Logan
Dizee
Lisa Cox

All first time posters today. Congratulations. Where the eff are you when the going gets really tough? There are a few male posters you REALLY should meet.

As for topic.

Haven't seen the billboard in question, so can't really say whether it is "porn" or not. However, as CJ Morgan is a prolific poster I very much respect I'll take his word that it is NOT exactly a centrefold spread from Open Gash Monthly.

If any of Wendy's friends would take the time to read my posting history they would be aware that I am very vocal in supporting the right of women to be treated with respect and courtesy and that neither gender is a mere object for the exploitation of others. I do agree that more women than men are objectified, however a faux article with faux support is not the way to go.

Wendy how about an article on the exploitation of children used to produce hard-core pornography?

I'd like to see that.

You've really got to wonder at the simple-mindedness of people who think that moving a billboard out of sight will make teenage boys think of sex less frequently.

Well-spotted, CJ, and yes, Severin, the cheer squad are a bit like those relatives who show up at wakes: they say something polite but uninformed, and then as soon as the teacake runs out, they disappear until the next funeral.

The other frequent user of this methodology is Warwick Marsh, who enlists his chorus via his online newsletter: http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=9402#150620 (note the link to Marsh's Dads4fibs website on Wendy Francis' links page: http://wendy4senate.com/176/ ).

At least Francis enlists her cheer squad publicly, on her Facebook page, and leaves them to make their own minds up about what to say: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=271592584210&v=wall&ref=search

Personally I think she's chosen a good nag to ride in the Senate race – her best chance of rounding up enough nutters to get her over the line. After all, she can't rely on the Labor Party making the kind of preference deals that got Steve Fielding in. Hearing her heckled as Senator Billboard would compensate a little, should she make it into the Senate.

Wendy,

CJ Morgan is just the latest sockpuppet of a serial troll at OLO whose previous incarnations include "Pathetic", "NoAnswers" and "Hater".

Intolerance of what he calls "godbotherers" (ie anybody who defends decency) is just one facet of his bigotry.
It's unfortunate that this sort of forum seems to attract his kind.
Most posters at OLO recommend ignoring his incoherent rants.

I, however, am with you all the way.
I wish there were more people like you.

Proxy/KMB/HermanYutic etc: << CJ Morgan is just the latest sockpuppet of a serial troll at OLO whose previous incarnations include "Pathetic", "NoAnswers" and "Hater". >>

That's just an obvious lie that anybody can check by clicking on the Users button. There's no users with the names that this troll claims for me, but the posting histories of "KMB" and "HermanYutic" are certainly there for anybody to see (if they want to read precisely the same kind of drivel that the latest incarnation posts).

Not only an obvious sockpuppet troll, but a bald-faced liar to boot.

I'm sure Wendy and her fan club are delighted to have such support.

woulfe - yes, the parallels with Marsh are clear. Thanks for the heads-up about Francis's Facebook site and Senate aspirations. "Senator Billboard" certainly has possibilities :)

CJ Morgan,
You previously stated on this forum that you were going to ignore me.
Yet you've broken this commitment by calling me a bald-faced liar.
This clearly makes you a bald-faced liar.
Welcome to the club.
You're in good company.

Wendy,
I meant what I said.
Keep up the good work.