MISOGYNIST MAGA
Josué Perez, Newark Advocate
Mon, October 28, 2024
An advertising company removed a billboard posted in Licking County showing a fake image of Vice President Kamala Harris after a spokesperson said they were made aware of its "vulgar" nature.
The billboard, visible heading westbound on Ohio 16 in Newark, showed a fake, provocative image of Harris about to engage in a sex act. Former President Donald Trump, Harris’ opponent for president, was also on the billboard in a separate image that described him as the defender of the people. The Dispatch is not publishing an image of the billboard because of its crude nature.
Clayton, a spokesperson for Kennedy Outdoor Advertising who declined to share their last name for fear of threats, told The Advocate the company removed the billboard Sunday night after learning about its sexual nature. It had been up since at least Friday afternoon.
An advertising company removed a billboard at this location off Route 16 in Newark showing a fake, "vulgar" image of Vice President Kamala Harris. The current billboard as of Monday is shown here.
Clayton confirmed that RK Towing, a Newark-based towing service, paid for the billboard. An email shared with The Advocate shows RK Towing giving Kennedy Outdoor Advertising permission to disclose that it did so.
“Once it was brought to our attention how vulgar the advertisement actually was, we immediately removed it,” Clayton said. “We don’t condone anything like that, not in any way whatsoever. Whether we agree with it politically or not, we would never agree to do anything like that. That was definitely a mistake.”
The Advocate reached out to RK Towing for comment but did not immediately hear back.
The billboard had a disclaimer at the bottom noting that RK Towing’s owner paid for it, according to Clayton. The disclaimer was difficult to identify in circulated social media images of the billboard, which many users condemned.
Clayton said the company took the billboard down on Sunday “within an hour” of learning about the sexually suggestive nature of it. He said the company was unaware the message in the billboard referenced a sexual act, believing it was simply calling her a “crybaby.”
Clayton said he believes just one person vetted the billboard before the company approved printing it.
“We don’t always look and try to analyze every detail in the design,” Clayton said. “We deal with a lot of artwork so we don’t analyze every little thing. It may only be one person looking at the artwork.
“If there would have been three to four people looking at this artwork, it probably would have never made it to the billboard, obviously. But if there’s one person reviewing it, they may not think anything of it or realize the sexual innuendo that the ad presented. It’s not like the ad goes through five or six people to review and approve it.”
Clayton said the company has received threatening and vulgar messages via email and phone over the billboard. He confirmed that RK Towing frequently advertises with the company.
As of Monday afternoon, the Licking County Board of Elections had not received any calls about the billboard, Director Brian Mead said.
"We're ashamed of it," Clayton said. "We don't want that up on our billboards. It's horrible."
Harris and Trump are expected to campaign in several states in the coming days before Election Day.
Advocate reporter Josué Perez can be reached at jhperez@newarkadvocate.com.
This article originally appeared on Newark Advocate: Harris, Trump billboard in Newark removed over 'vulgar' nature
Vulgar billboard that showed Kamala Harris in a sexual position removed from Ohio highway
Kelly Rissman
Tue, October 29, 2024
An advertising company removed a large billboard along an Ohio highway that depicted Vice President Kamala Harris in a vulgar way.
The billboard showed a fake image of the Democratic presidential nominee about to engage in a sex act surrounded by text that reads: “Kamala can’t talk right now. She’s at a baby shower.” It had been posted along a highway on Friday in Licking County, Ohio, but was removed on Sunday, Kennedy Outdoor Advertising told The Newark Advocate.
A Kennedy Outdoor Advertising spokesperson told the outlet the billboard was taken down “once it was brought to our attention how vulgar the advertisement actually was.”
The spokesperson, who remained anonymous due to fear of threats, said that his company didn’t see the crude aspect of it, but thought it portrayed the vice president as a “crybaby.”
“We don’t condone anything like that, not in any way whatsoever. Whether we agree with it politically or not, we would never agree to do anything like that. That was definitely a mistake,” the spokesperson continued. “We’re ashamed of it.”
Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the crowd at her campaign rally at Burns Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan on October 28. A vulgar billboard with a fake photo of Harris posted alongside an Ohio highway has been taken down (EPA)More
RK Towing, a towing service in Newark, paid for the billboard, Kennedy Outdoor Advertising told The Newark Advocate. The Independent has reached out to RK Towing for comment.
The Licking County Board of Elections had not received any calls about the billboard before it was taken down, Director Brian Mead told The Independent.
On a billboard next to the controversial one, was a photo of Donald Trump that showed him as a martyr.
Trump was looking at the camera alongside one of his quotes: “In reality, they’re not after me, they’re after you. I’m just in the way.” The former president first uttered those words in June 2023 in the wake of his historic indictment in the classified documents case. It has since become a rallying cry for the MAGA movement.
The sexualized photo of Harris is just the latest sexist attack on the vice president.
Since moving to the top of the Democratic ticket this summer, Harris has faced a wave of sexist remarks from Trump and Republicans.
The former president suggested she slept her way into power, allegedly referred to the vice president as a “bitch” behind closed doors, and likened her to a “ play toy,”
Meanwhile, a Fox News guest referred to her as the “original ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl” and Trump’s running mate JD Vance described Harris as a “childless cat lady,” claiming that she doesn’t have a “direct stake” in America’s future — despite the fact that she has two stepchildren.
Kelly Rissman
Tue, October 29, 2024
An advertising company removed a large billboard along an Ohio highway that depicted Vice President Kamala Harris in a vulgar way.
The billboard showed a fake image of the Democratic presidential nominee about to engage in a sex act surrounded by text that reads: “Kamala can’t talk right now. She’s at a baby shower.” It had been posted along a highway on Friday in Licking County, Ohio, but was removed on Sunday, Kennedy Outdoor Advertising told The Newark Advocate.
A Kennedy Outdoor Advertising spokesperson told the outlet the billboard was taken down “once it was brought to our attention how vulgar the advertisement actually was.”
The spokesperson, who remained anonymous due to fear of threats, said that his company didn’t see the crude aspect of it, but thought it portrayed the vice president as a “crybaby.”
“We don’t condone anything like that, not in any way whatsoever. Whether we agree with it politically or not, we would never agree to do anything like that. That was definitely a mistake,” the spokesperson continued. “We’re ashamed of it.”
Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the crowd at her campaign rally at Burns Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan on October 28. A vulgar billboard with a fake photo of Harris posted alongside an Ohio highway has been taken down (EPA)More
RK Towing, a towing service in Newark, paid for the billboard, Kennedy Outdoor Advertising told The Newark Advocate. The Independent has reached out to RK Towing for comment.
The Licking County Board of Elections had not received any calls about the billboard before it was taken down, Director Brian Mead told The Independent.
On a billboard next to the controversial one, was a photo of Donald Trump that showed him as a martyr.
Trump was looking at the camera alongside one of his quotes: “In reality, they’re not after me, they’re after you. I’m just in the way.” The former president first uttered those words in June 2023 in the wake of his historic indictment in the classified documents case. It has since become a rallying cry for the MAGA movement.
The sexualized photo of Harris is just the latest sexist attack on the vice president.
Since moving to the top of the Democratic ticket this summer, Harris has faced a wave of sexist remarks from Trump and Republicans.
The former president suggested she slept her way into power, allegedly referred to the vice president as a “bitch” behind closed doors, and likened her to a “ play toy,”
Meanwhile, a Fox News guest referred to her as the “original ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl” and Trump’s running mate JD Vance described Harris as a “childless cat lady,” claiming that she doesn’t have a “direct stake” in America’s future — despite the fact that she has two stepchildren.
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