Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Yanks Offensive Rape Ads

Philadelphia Weekly | December 8, 2011
By now, you’ve probably seen the controversial Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board ads. You know, the ones that feature photos of what appear to be a young girl’s legs splayed on a tiled bathroom floor with underwear around her ankles. The ads send the message that women are not only at fault for getting themselves raped—a societal bias reflected in and re-enforced by too many court decisions—it’s your fault if your friend gets raped, too.

Philadelphia Weekly

Philadelphia Weekly is the largest audited-circulation weekly newspaper in Pennsylvania, distributed at nearly 2,000 locations reaching a readership close to 400,000. In 2007, PW was named the Best Weekly Newspaper in the State by both the Society of Professional Journalists...
More »
Contact for Reprint Rights
  • Market Served: Metropolitan Area
  • Address: 1617 JFK Blvd, Suite 1005, Philadelphia, PA 19103
  • Phone: (215) 563-7400
www.philadelphiaweekly.com