Dear Friends:
Bad news: I'm afraid our victory over the Onion's "My Friend Went to Thailand and All I Got Was This Lousy Kidnapped Prostitute" T-shirt was short lived. The shirt was temporary unavailable but is now once again featured as an item for sale on in their on-line store. See: http://store.theonion.com/t-shirts-c-11.html. So the battle continues.
I find it hard to understand why anyone would think this T-shirt is funny, a joke, or just another T-shirt. If it was a T-shirt mocking the Holocaust, apartheid, or people based on race there would soon be an international outcry. Tragically, we live in a world were mocking the abuse an exploitation of women, especially women who are sexually trafficked or prostituted, is not only tolerated but packaged and marketed to the masses.
Please write and call the Onion and let them know that their T-shirt stinks. Also please spread the word -- ask your family, friends, and associates to get involved. Below is a list of Onion offices and contact information.
Abolition!
Lisa
Offices
New York/Editorial
536 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10012
212-627-1972 Fax 212-627-1711
editorial@theonion.com
New York
900 Broadway Suite 203
New York, NY 10003
212-777-3700 Fax 212-777-3716
newyork@theonion.com
Chicago/Corporate Headquarters
212 W. Superior St., #200
Chicago, IL 60654
312-751-0503 Fax 312-751-4137
chicago@theonion.com
Austin
200 E. 6th Street, Suite 209
Austin, TX 78701
512-708-1400 Fax 512-708-1414
austin@theonion.com
Denver/Boulder
1234 E. Colfax #202
Denver, CO 80206
303-399-8922 Fax 303-399-8924
colorado@theonion.com
Milwaukee
1661 N. Water Street #501
Milwaukee, WI 53202
414-272-1372 Fax 414-272-3555
milwaukee@theonion.com
Madison
634 W. Main Street, Suite 201
Madison, WI 53703
608-256-1372 Fax 608-256-2535
madison@theonion.com
Twin Cities
212 3rd Avenue North, #445
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-370-1372 Fax 612-333-0444
minneapolis@theonion.com
Washington DC
The Onion
c/o Godfrey & Kahn
500 New Jersey #375
Washington DC 20001
Fax 202-628-0405
dc@theonion.com
Bad news: I'm afraid our victory over the Onion's "My Friend Went to Thailand and All I Got Was This Lousy Kidnapped Prostitute" T-shirt was short lived. The shirt was temporary unavailable but is now once again featured as an item for sale on in their on-line store. See: http://store.theonion.com/t-shirts-c-11.html. So the battle continues.
I find it hard to understand why anyone would think this T-shirt is funny, a joke, or just another T-shirt. If it was a T-shirt mocking the Holocaust, apartheid, or people based on race there would soon be an international outcry. Tragically, we live in a world were mocking the abuse an exploitation of women, especially women who are sexually trafficked or prostituted, is not only tolerated but packaged and marketed to the masses.
Please write and call the Onion and let them know that their T-shirt stinks. Also please spread the word -- ask your family, friends, and associates to get involved. Below is a list of Onion offices and contact information.
Abolition!
Lisa
Offices
New York/Editorial
536 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10012
212-627-1972 Fax 212-627-1711
editorial@theonion.com
New York
900 Broadway Suite 203
New York, NY 10003
212-777-3700 Fax 212-777-3716
newyork@theonion.com
Chicago/Corporate Headquarters
212 W. Superior St., #200
Chicago, IL 60654
312-751-0503 Fax 312-751-4137
chicago@theonion.com
Austin
200 E. 6th Street, Suite 209
Austin, TX 78701
512-708-1400 Fax 512-708-1414
austin@theonion.com
Denver/Boulder
1234 E. Colfax #202
Denver, CO 80206
303-399-8922 Fax 303-399-8924
colorado@theonion.com
Milwaukee
1661 N. Water Street #501
Milwaukee, WI 53202
414-272-1372 Fax 414-272-3555
milwaukee@theonion.com
Madison
634 W. Main Street, Suite 201
Madison, WI 53703
608-256-1372 Fax 608-256-2535
madison@theonion.com
Twin Cities
212 3rd Avenue North, #445
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-370-1372 Fax 612-333-0444
minneapolis@theonion.com
Washington DC
The Onion
c/o Godfrey & Kahn
500 New Jersey #375
Washington DC 20001
Fax 202-628-0405
dc@theonion.com
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