TIRADE OVER BILLBOARD BACKFIRES ON MR. FAMILY!!!

PENNOT SAYS THEY HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO CENSOR BILLBOARD ADS

A shocked Mr. Family says "The other day while driving on 81 South near Dickson City, I passed a large billboard for 97.9x that featured a nude woman covering her breasts. The tagline reads something like, "97.9x, the only thing I have on."

Mr Family began a crusade to remove the billboard against Lamar Advertising who owns the billboard.
That got him nowhere but the folks at Lamar did have a good laugh.
Then in his next desperate act, he urged his followers to contact Penndot, claiming
" PENNDOT has appointed Control Managers who have the responsibility to enforce highway advertising standards."
Mr. Family further claims that it is a "tasteless billboard that uses partial nudity to promote a radio station."
Now, let’s get to the truth of the matter, truth is something Mr Family does not always like or deal in or with ver well.

The ad only shows the woman’s back. Mr family says it is nitpicking to point out this fact. First she was nude, now Mr family claims "Partially nude." Fact is we can see nothing but her back. Above is a pic of a strapless gown of the 50's. My mother had one just like it. Would you say my mother was partially nude when she wore this dress? Backless is nude/partially nude? I guess so, according to Mr Family. He points out the tagline " nothing on but the radio/station." If my mother said that, it would mean she is not watching television or cooking dinner/doing housework, ie listening to the radio. After all, there are many things a woman could have on beside her clothes. This "nothing on but the radio" tagline was actually used by Mae West in a movie. The censors at the time ( 1930's) did not have a problem with it. It does have several meanings. And Mr family complained that billboard " was in his face" ( yeah like for all of 10 seconds). In his face, NO, unless you think
a billboard by law which has to be on private property at least a hundred feet off the roadway is in your face. And gee, if one doesn’t like the content of a billboard, I have a suggestion. How about taking your eyes off the billboard and concentrate on your driving?
This brings me to my next subject Penndot, Mr Family claims Pennot enforces "advertising standards" But according to Penndot, they have no authority to censor or reject the contents of any billboard ads. Penndot issues a permit for the sign after they check that the billboard is in compliance with federal, state and local laws. Content has nothing to do with it
Mr Family is wasting his followers time as well as state workers’s time. Courts have ruled content
laws ( such as Missouri’s) are unconstitutional, Neither Pa nor any town has any content rules. restrictions.
Lastly, Mr Family claims " uses nudity to promote" , above is an ad from the 30's for Lifebuoy soap.
Notice the lady in the tub, her hands are crossed over her breasts. Would you say this company is using
sex to sell soap? Mr. Family would. The lady in the tub was a popular billboard ad in the 30's. I guess Mr. Family
wasn’t around then. If the lady had nothing on but the radio, I hope it wasn’t too close to the tub.