Category Archives: marketing

Using and Promoting Change of Language to Make the Objectionable Acceptable

Last week, I happened to be watching The Ed Show on MSNBC.  Thankfully, the host – who I think is trying to be a liberal imitation of Sean Hannity – was on vacation.  Christopher Hayes, Washington editor of  The Nation, was subbing for the regular host. I was kind of paying half-attention, getting ready for … Continue reading Using and Promoting Change of Language to Make the Objectionable Acceptable

Final Exit Network Billboard “Improved” by Billboard Liberation Front

(Note – The image above is of the Final Exit Network (FEN) billboard in San Francisco that says “My Life  My Death  My Choice.”  Below those words the old website address has been replaced by the web address for Phillip Morris, manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes and other tobacco products.) Some things are just too good … Continue reading Final Exit Network Billboard “Improved” by Billboard Liberation Front

More on Canadian Pro-Euthanasia “Awareness” Campaign – from Alex Schadenberg and Toronto Star

Earlier this month, this blog shared the news of the emergence of a “new” pro-euthanasia group in Canada and its “awareness” campaign via faux “memorial plaques” (stickers, in reality) on park benches in Toronto.  At the time, the person or persons behind the group was a mystery. Not any longer.  According to the Toronto Star, … Continue reading More on Canadian Pro-Euthanasia “Awareness” Campaign – from Alex Schadenberg and Toronto Star