Wednesday, March 18, 2009

BOYCOTT PRANKPLACE.COM!!!!!!

PrankPlace.com, an online Internet gag store, is advertising magnetic bumper stickers meant to be placed on unsuspecting people's cars as jokes. Featured on the site are numerous bumper stickers with various gay-themed slogans.

Attaching a gay themed slogan sticker to some one's car is absolutely a dangerous business practice and here's why:
  • It makes a mockery of the struggle for LGBT equality, an important struggle held close tot he hearts of many
  • It creates a potentially dangerous situation for the victim of the prank as anti-gay violence is a very real and serious problem faced by many LGBT motorists. Incidence of road-rage and assault because of gay-themed bumper stickers is quite real.
  • It creates a potentially dangerous situation for anyone observing the victim's false bumper sticker - someone may assume the person is gay and approach them, leading to a potential homophobic or violent outburst against an unwitting observer
  • The site compares bestiality, and criminal activity to being gay - which is at best an unfair comparison and at worst a type of corporate gay-bashing.

The site proudly advertises these products thus:

Slap one of our hilarious magnetic bumper "sticker" signs on someone's (sic) car and laugh your butt off as they drive down the road. These signs are printed on magnetic sheeting so they will not damage the vehicles finish, but we CANNOT guarantee what they do to the ego of the driver! Stick one on someone's (sic) car... They won't notice for days!

While many of PrankPlace.com's products are amusing this product has the potential to do serious harm. Email PrankPlace.com today and tell them to remove this product!

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