Folks go crazy over horrific sexist billboard – PB/TK
Asheville jewelry store faces criticism for billboard – Beth Walton March 23, 2017
ASHEVILLE – The internet is ready to rumble with a local jewelry store for a controversial billboard that went up Monday with the phrase, “Sometimes, it’s ok to throw rocks at girls…”
Several posts attacking the Spicer Greene Jewelers’ advertisement off Patton Avenue near Interstate 240 appeared on the popular Facebook group WAX, West Asheville Exchange.
One, made by Shannon Page on Wednesday evening, generated 160 responses and 228 comments in less than 24 hours.
“Their sexist billboards have always annoyed me, but this one is horrifying,” she wrote. “Not cool. Normalizing and finding humor in the, ‘He hit you because he likes you’ mentality that we feed to children is not ok.
“Small steps like this lead to a culture of violence against women. Also, children will not see the humor in this billboard. All they will see is, ‘It’s ok to throw rocks at girls.'”
Page told the online group of nearly 28,000 members that she works with kids and doesn’t want them exposed to this type of message. She said the youths were confused and offended Wednesday morning. “It broke my heart to explain to them why it was ‘funny.'”
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