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Ford India Ad: Car Company, Ad Agency Apologize For Figo Ad Showing Gagged & Bound Women (IMAGE)

Ford Motor Company and the advertising firm WPP have issued apologies after mock ups of ads for the Ford Figo, a hatchback made in India, were posted online last week, Business Insider’s Laura Stampler reports.

While three posters were uploaded to (and removed from) Ads of the World, the one that has perhaps received the most attention features caricatures of three scantily-clad women with their hands and feet bound and their mouths gagged. In the driver’s seat — looking back and flashing a peace sign — is a grinning man who looks a lot like Silvio Berlusconi, the embattled former Prime Minister of Italy. (Berlusconi is, of course, not only known for throwing wild “bunga bunga” sex parties, but is facing charges of paying for sex with an underage woman.)

Story continues after image.

Autoblog summarizes the other two ads that were uploaded:

Another version shows Paris Hilton ­similarly kidnapping a trio of Kardashians, while a third (tame in terms of the clothing at least), has Michael Schumacher toting Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, and Lewis Hamilton.

(Visit Autoblog to see the other ads.)

In a statement emailed to The Huffington Post, WPP expressed regret over the publication of the ads and said they should never have been created in the first place.

“We deeply regret the publishing of posters that were distasteful and contrary to the standards of professionalism and decency within WPP Group,” the statement said. “These were never intended for paid publication and should never have been created, let alone uploaded to the internet. This was the result of individuals acting without proper oversight and appropriate actions have been taken within the agency where they work to deal with the situation.”

Ford did not respond to a request for comment from The Huffington Post Saturday, but issued a statement to The Wall Street Journal that echoed WPP’s.

“We deeply regret this incident and agree with our agency partners that it should have never happened,” Ford said in a statement, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. “The posters are contrary to the standards of professionalism and decency within Ford and our agency partners.”

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Readers: Who cares if these ads weren’t published. It doesn’t matter that they weren’t approved. Yes, it would be worse if they were approved and published. And yes, they should not have been created at all. But the fact that someone did mock these up in the first place says it all. It says that women are still very much disrespected and thought of as sex objects that they (men) can do as they please with women and it is okay and acceptable. That men think this kind of humor is funny. It isn’t funny – It’s sick and degrading.

Women in India are treated less than dirt – we’ve all heard of recent gang rape in india not to mention all of the horrific stories of late from women in general. Women all around the world suffer at the hands of men daily. How insensitive can men be? When will men realize that something like this isn’t a joke? – This is reality and making light of this in a joke format only says that this kind of behavior is no big deal. It is a big deal. Thoughtless behavior is not acceptable. We need men to combat the problem, not mock up sick ads that contribute to violence toward women. When is enough enough?

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When you think the racists in America have reached an all time low, they mange to show they can go lower.

CPAC Participant Defends Slavery At Minority Outreach Panel: It Gave ‘Food And Shelter’ To Blacks

By Scott Keyes and Zack Beauchamp on Mar 15, 2013 at 4:23 pm

CPAC participant Scott Terry

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — A panel at the Conservative Political Action Committee on Republican minority outreach exploded into controversy on Friday afternoon, after an audience member defended slavery as good for African-Americans.

The exchange occurred after an audience member from North Carolina, 30-year-old Scott Terry, asked whether Republicans could endorse races remaining separate but equal. After the presenter, K. Carl Smith of Frederick Douglass Republicans, answered by referencing a letter by Frederick Douglass forgiving his former master, the audience member said “For what? For feeding him and housing him?” Several people in the audience cheered and applauded Terry’s outburst.

After the exchange, Terry muttered under his breath, “why can’t we just have segregation?” noting the Constitution’s protections for freedom of association. Watch it:

ThinkProgress spoke with Terry, who sported a Rick Santorum sticker and attended CPAC with a friend who wore a Confederate Flag-emblazoned t-shirt, about his views after the panel. Terry maintained that white people have been “systematically disenfranchised” by federal legislation.

When asked by ThinkProgress if he’d accept a society where African-Americans were permanently subservient to whites, he said “I’d be fine with that.” He also claimed that African-Americans “should be allowed to vote in Africa,” and that “all the Tea Parties” were concerned with the same racial problems that he was.

At one point, a woman challenged him on the Republican Party’s roots, to which Terry responded, “I didn’t know the legacy of the Republican Party included women correcting men in public.”

He claimed to be a direct descendent of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

The panel continued to be racked in controversy, as an African-American audience member repeatedly challenged the racism on display at this event. CPAC is the marquee conservative conference of the year, with speakers ranging from former Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney to Senator Marco Rubio.

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We can HOPE, but as well all know most people don’t change. 

Good morning!

Well, it looks like the decision was made. The new Pope has been named and appointed. And it seems many of you are not that thrilled with the choice of Pope Francis. I can’t say that I know much about this Pope, but from what my trusted readers are posting, it doesn’t sound good. So, after some perusing it wasn’t difficult to find this write on the Huff Po. More of the same same of what all of you have been saying.

Here’s the write:

Pope Francis Against Gay Marriage, Gay Adoption

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a 76-year-old Argentinean, was chosen as the first Latin American pope on Wednesday. He will lead the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics asPope Francis. While his selection may be historic, it may also mean more of the same when it comes to gay rights in the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis is a conservative who is anti-gay marriage and anti-gay adoption. He has described same-sex marriage as the work of the devil and a “destructive attack on God’s plan.” He has also said that gay adoption is a form of discrimination against children.

In 2010, Francis championed against a bill for same-sex marriage and gay adoption, according to the National Catholic Register.

“[T]he Argentine people will face a situation whose outcome can seriously harm the family,” he wrote to the four monasteries in Argentina. “At stake is the identity and survival of the family: father, mother and children. At stake are the lives of many children who will be discriminated against in advance, and deprived of their human development given by a father and a mother and willed by God. At stake is the total rejection of God’s law engraved in our hearts.”

He went on to describe it as a “‘move’ of the Father of Lies who seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God” and asked for lawmakers to “not act in error.” In John 8:44, the Father of Lies is the devil.

Argentina approved same-sex marriage in 2010, making it the first Latin American country to legalize the union, the New York Times previously reported. The country is also progressive when it comes to contraception. President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has promoted free contraception and artificial insemination, the Associated Press notes. In the past, Francis has clashed with the Argentinean government over his stance on these issues.

GLAAD President Herndon Graddick responded to the election of the new pope in a statement obtained by The Huffington Post.

For decades the Catholic hierarchy has been in need of desperate reform. In his life, Jesus condemned gays zero times. In Pope Benedict’s short time in the papacy, he made a priority of condemning gay people routinely. This, in spite of the fact, that the Catholic hierarchy had been in collusion to cover up the widespread abuse of children within its care. We hope this Pope will trade in his red shoes for a pair of sandals and spend a lot less time condemning and a lot more time foot-washing.

Graddick also specifically addressed Francis’ previous comments about gay adoption being a “discrimination against children.”

“The real discrimination against children is the pedophilia that has run rampant in the Catholic Church with little more than collusion from the Vatican,” he said.

Along with GLAAD, Stonewall Chief Executive Ben Summerskill responded to the new pope’s election, saying: ‘We hope Pope Francis shows more Christian love and charity to the world’s 420 million lesbian, gay and bisexual people than his predecessor.”

Despite the pope’s prior anti-gay sentiments, Francis’ official biographer, Sergio Rubin, defended him as a noble man.

“Is Bergoglio a progressive – a liberation theologist even? No,” he told the AP. “He’s no third-world priest. Does he criticize the International Monetary Fund, and neoliberalism? Yes. Does he spend a great deal of time in the slums? Yes.”

In 2001, he visited a hospice and washed the feet of AIDS patients, according to The National Catholic Register. That same year he spoke out in defense of those less fortunate, contrasting “poor people who are persecuted for demanding work, and rich people who are applauded for fleeing from justice.”

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Another write brought to you by the Huff Po:

Unlocking A Cell Phone Should Be Legal, White House Says

The White House responded to public pressure Monday and expressed support for allowing consumers to use their cell phones on other wireless networks.

In a blog post, David Edelman, Obama’s senior adviser for Internet Innovation and Privacy, said the White House agreed with more than 114,000 people who signed a petition asking that it be legal to “unlock” software on cell phones. Unlocking a phone allows it to be used on other networks, and the practice has been officially illegal since January.

Edelman said the principle should also apply to tablets.

“If you have paid for your mobile device, and aren’t bound by a service agreement or other obligation, you should be able to use it on another network,” Edelman wrote.

Wireless companies sell smartphones at deep discounts to consumers who sign contracts. The phones come installed with software that prevents them from switching to other carriers’ network. Some cell phone owners bypass the restriction by hacking the software so they can use their phones on any wireless network. Since 2006, the Library of Congress has considered the technique — known as “unlocking” — exempt under a federal copyright law known as the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.

But last fall, the Library of Congress reversed course, and decided the exemption on cell phone unlocking should expire Jan. 26, 2013. Consumer advocates worried the decision would give wireless providers the ability to sue consumers who unlock their phones, though phone companies are unlikely to take individual customers to court.

Wireless companies have instead focused on suing organized phone traffickers who unlock thousands of phones and ship them overseas, where they can be used on foreign wireless networks and sold for substantial profits.

Still, a White House petition began circulating online to reverse the Library of Congress decision and legalize the unlocking of cell phones. Last month, the petition reached 100,000 signatures — the threshold for a White House response.

“We’re very glad that the administration recognizes the significant problems created when copyright laws tread upon the rights of consumers to use the products they have bought and owned,” Sherwin Siy, vice president of legal affairs at Public Knowledge, a consumer group, said in a statement.

But Michael Altschul, legal counsel for the CTIA, the wireless industry association, said the nation’s wireless carriers already allow consumers to unlock their phones.

“When the contract terms are satisfied, or for a reason that is included in the carrier’s unlocking policy – such as a trip outside the U.S. – carriers will unlock a phone at their customer’s request,” he said.

The White House statement Monday does not change the Library of Congress decision that cell phone unlocking may violate copyright law.

The next step may be legislation or regulation. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said Monday that the agency is considering taking regulatory action to “preserve consumers’ ability to unlock their mobile phones.”

“I also encourage Congress to take a close look and consider a legislative solution,” Genachowski said.

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Good morning!

OOh…I guess I needed my rest. I slept late this morning but I feel oh so good now. And yes, as you probably noticed, I am posting later than usual…but oh well, it is what it is. :) Speaking of what it is…what it is, is good news.

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) passed, as we all know. And last Thursday it was signed by President Obama …the day before International Women’s Day – I would say that is pretty good timing and a wonderful way to begin to honor women by reauthorizing our much needed protective rights.

Here’s today’s write from the Huff PO, written by Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, and a girl that I really like.

No One Should Have to Live in Fear of Violence

Today, President Obama signed a bill that both strengthened and reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Thanks to this bipartisan agreement, thousands of women and men across the country who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking will be able to access resources they need in their communities to help heal from their trauma. In addition, thousands of law enforcement officers will be better equipped to stop violence before it starts, and respond to calls of help when they are needed.

President Obama and Vice President Biden have steadfastly supported reauthorization–it’s what’s right for our country. We thank Senators Patrick Leahy, Mike Crapo, and Patty Murray and Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer and Gwen Moore for guiding this legislation to passage.

For the past 18 years, since Vice President Biden initially wrote the Act in 1994, VAWA has helped to decrease the rates of domestic violence across the country. Three years ago, our federal interagency group on violence against women began meeting to consider gaps in our country’s response to this violence and make recommendations to Congress to fill those gaps. We are proud that many of these recommendations were included in the final bill. Now, we will be better equipped to recognize violence in its early stages, and help to reduce the number of domestic violence homicides.

The reauthorization also makes a strong effort to address the extraordinarily high rates of violence among our young people. Last week, in honor of Teen Dating Violence Awareness month, I had the opportunity to speak, along with Vice President Biden, at an event with families of victims of dating violence, and youth and organizations. It was incredibly encouraging to see people of all ages united in the fight against teen dating violence.

I am proud to say that now, teens and young adults will have better access to prevention and intervention programs to help break the cycle of violence aground the country. Studies have shown that one in five women will be the victim of an attempted or completed sexual assault while they are in college. We need to find a way to help these young scholars be able to focus on growing and learning, instead of being fearful of being assaulted on campus. This Act will help by requiring colleges and universities to provide information to students about dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and improve data collection about these crimes. We call on all of our colleges and universities to make ending sexual assault a top priority.

In addition, the bill removes barriers faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) victims, whose needs are often overlooked by law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, and victim service providers.

We are also thrilled that Congress held the line and maintained protections for battered immigrants and took the important step of also reauthorizing the Trafficking Victims Protection Act in this same legislation.

Finally and very importantly, VAWA will bring justice for Native American victims. Rates of domestic violence perpetrated on Native American women are among the highest in the country. VAWA will help to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the tribal justice system and bring perpetrators of violence to justice.

No one should have to live in fear of violence, especially in her home, and VAWA affirms that belief. Today’s signing ensures that victims and survivors can continue to be provided the vital resources they deserve. Our country is better off for it.

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Readers: Of course I am pleased that VAWA passed. And of course I think it should’ve been a no brainer, a no resistance issue endorsed with flying colors – “Pass the pens please and let’s do this.” But unfortunately that was not the case. Yes, some political powers are against protecting women. Well, we all know who those political powers are.

Amazing though isn’t it? Well yes, but considering that we actually need bills to protect women in the first place, against perpetrators – mostly men, says that there are also going to be political powers and people – mostly men, who don’t feel the need for these bills.

As well all know, unfortunately it is needed. And that is the real issue. Women need to be protected because men (not all) are the perpetrators. All of this energy goes out to protect women, when if men would just stop doing what they do, (Enough is enough!) we would not need bills like this on the table in the first place.

I know…I know… I keep coming coming to this obvious conclusion because it gets me angry every time I think of how much effort has to be expressed to protect women against violent men. Why is violence toward women so prevalent on this planet? What is it about women that men hate so much?

I came off of a beautiful weekend, a weekend honoring our sisters…and I woke up this morning wanting to blog something positive…and positive it is…something that many fought for to help protect women, has now been put to pen again. This is a very good thing! But why is the positiveness coming from a bandaid of a bill when the real problem is not protecting women, the real problem is getting men to stop their violence against women.

I guess my dream is to blog with a big heading, “THE VIOLENCE IS FINALLY OVER – MEN NO LONGER ABUSE WOMEN!” And have that be the truth. Oh what a day that would be. Until that glorious day, we just need to keep protecting women the best way we know how, and doing as much as we can to stop the violence.

Thank you, Social B! I HOPE you had a wonderful weekend as well.

Jewell: Short and sweet too. I loved it and I’m happy for you.

Britana: I love being a girl too. I Like your idea to increase more awareness in young women. We need more women like you out there doing just that. Thanks.

And that’s it for me this morning. Your turn. Blog me.

Peace & Love…you know what to do. 

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