Inappropriate AD in Bicycling Magazine

Here is correspondence sent to Bicycling Magazine . I think the ad is
inappropriate for a cycling magazine. Others may also wish to follow suitl

I am a new subscriber. I am 66 years old and a parent of 6 and
grandparent of 33. I have 4 great grandchildren. I am not a prude,
however there is a ad in your marketplace section by LIBERATOR to which
I object. I share my magazines with my grandchildren and hope that they
will be intrested in cycling. However, that ad has nothing to do with
cycling and is extremely suggestive, also possibly suggesting that it is
ordinary fare for cyclists. If you desire to keep publishing that ad or
others like it, please refund my unused subscription amount and cancel
my subscription. Otherwise, I enjoy your magazine and would enjoy
continuing to recieve it. The choice is yours.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Lloyd Payne

Their response:
Thank you for contacting Bicycling Magazine.
Although you asked us to stop your subscription, our records indicate
that your account is paid for future copies. Since most of our
customers wish to receive any prepaid copies, we will continue service
until your subscription expires. Should you prefer a refund, simply
return this email instructing us.
Thank you
Bicycling Magazine
ji


My last response to them:
Bicycling Magazine,
ji
As I satated in my original message, I do not wish to recieve any more of
your magazines that contain advertisements for LIBERATOR. I asked you to
indicate if you are going to continue those advertisements and instructed
you to refund my subscription price if you are going to continue to carry
them. They have NO PLACE in a cycling magazine. Please do as I instructed
you. The choice is now up to you and I will do what I need to do next
depending on your response.

Very Sincerely
Lloyd V. Payne

Lloyd Payne wrote:
Here is correspondence sent to Bicycling Magazine . I think the ad is
inappropriate for a cycling magazine. Others may also wish to follow
suitl
I am a new subscriber. I am 66 years old and a parent of 6 and
grandparent of 33. I have 4 great grandchildren. I am not a prude,
however there is a ad in your marketplace section by LIBERATOR to
which I object. I share my magazines with my grandchildren and hope that
they will be intrested in cycling. However, that ad has nothing to do
with cycling and is extremely suggestive, also possibly suggesting
that it is ordinary fare for cyclists. If you desire to keep
publishing that ad or others like it, please refund my unused
subscription amount and cancel my subscription. Otherwise, I enjoy your
magazine and would enjoy
continuing to recieve it. The choice is yours.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Lloyd Payne

Their response:
Thank you for contacting Bicycling Magazine.
Although you asked us to stop your subscription, our records indicate
that your account is paid for future copies. Since most of our
customers wish to receive any prepaid copies, we will continue service
until your subscription expires. Should you prefer a refund, simply
return this email instructing us.
Thank you
Bicycling Magazine
ji


My last response to them:
Bicycling Magazine,
ji
As I satated in my original message, I do not wish to recieve any
more of your magazines that contain advertisements for LIBERATOR. I
asked you to indicate if you are going to continue those
advertisements and instructed you to refund my subscription price if
you are going to continue to carry them. They have NO PLACE in a
cycling magazine. Please do as I instructed you. The choice is now up
to you and I will do what I need to do next depending on your
response.
Very Sincerely
Lloyd V. Payne

So was this an ad for a Terry Liberator SADDLE? Or some other product?
What did you find objectionable? (Or are we just supposed to guess and/or
take your word for it?)

Curious Bill

So was this an ad for a Terry Liberator SADDLE? Or some other product?
What did you find objectionable? (Or are we just supposed to guess and/or
take your word for it?)

Curious Bill

They advertise http://www.liberator.com in their ad. Their pictures in
their ads were of the same type. Thanks to all for letting me vent.

I didn't see the AD. But I heard it's similar to their website.

www.liberator.com

If that's the case, I'd say it's pretty sleazy for a Bicycle Magazine.

Jim Gagnepain
http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/

oilfreeandhappy wrote:
I didn't see the AD. But I heard it's similar to their website.

www.liberator.com

If that's the case, I'd say it's pretty sleazy for a Bicycle Magazine.


Not surprising, really. The couple pictured on the website just want to
do to each other what Buycycling Magazine has been doing to their
readers for years.

"Lloyd Payne" wrote in message
...
Here is correspondence sent to Bicycling Magazine . I think the ad is
inappropriate for a cycling magazine. Others may also wish to follow suit

I read their response to mean that you could have the magazines or a refund
but that they aren't going to react to, and in fact don't care about, your
concerns.

Lloyd Payne wrote:

Here is correspondence sent to Bicycling Magazine . I think the ad is
inappropriate for a cycling magazine. Others may also wish to follow suitl

So much consternation over kids' exposure to sex. Seemingly so little
ado about their ubiquitous exposure to violence.

Sad.

Lloyd Payne wrote:
:: Here is correspondence sent to Bicycling Magazine . I think the ad is
:: inappropriate for a cycling magazine. Others may also wish to follow
:: suitl
::
:: I am a new subscriber. I am 66 years old and a parent of 6 and
:: grandparent of 33. I have 4 great grandchildren. I am not a prude,
:: however there is a ad in your marketplace section by LIBERATOR to
:: which
:: I object. I share my magazines with my grandchildren and hope that
:: they will be intrested in cycling. However, that ad has nothing to
:: do with cycling and is extremely suggestive, also possibly
:: suggesting that it is ordinary fare for cyclists. If you desire to
:: keep publishing that ad or others like it, please refund my unused
:: subscription amount and cancel
:: my subscription. Otherwise, I enjoy your magazine and would enjoy
:: continuing to recieve it. The choice is yours.
:: Thank you very much for your consideration.
:: Lloyd Payne
::
:: Their response:
:: Thank you for contacting Bicycling Magazine.
:: Although you asked us to stop your subscription, our records indicate
:: that your account is paid for future copies. Since most of our
:: customers wish to receive any prepaid copies, we will continue
:: service until your subscription expires. Should you prefer a refund,
:: simply return this email instructing us.
:: Thank you
:: Bicycling Magazine
:: ji
::
::
:: My last response to them:
:: Bicycling Magazine,
:: ji
:: As I satated in my original message, I do not wish to recieve any
:: more of your magazines that contain advertisements for LIBERATOR. I
:: asked you to indicate if you are going to continue those
:: advertisements and instructed you to refund my subscription price if
:: you are going to continue to carry them. They have NO PLACE in a
:: cycling magazine. Please do as I instructed you. The choice is now
:: up to you and I will do what I need to do next depending on your
:: response.

Lloyd, do you really expect them to do as you instructed? Are you kidding?
Why don't you just cancel your sub and be done with it. You can write them a
letter saying why.

I've seen those ads. They don't bother me. You can't censor the world to
protect your kids and grandkids, Sorry. The best you can do is to teach
them.

Bicycling has been running suggestive ads like this for years. From
1975: "Grease [seatpost] before inserting."

Why anybody would read that magazine is a mystery to me. Talk about a
waste of paper!

Lloyd Payne wrote:
So was this an ad for a Terry Liberator SADDLE? Or some other product?
What did you find objectionable? (Or are we just supposed to guess and/or
take your word for it?)

Curious Bill


They advertise http://www.liberator.com in their ad. Their pictures in
their ads were of the same type. Thanks to all for letting me vent.





I don't know about cycling but haver her at home would make me want to
get home from my rides a whole lot FASTER. Sex furniture? I thought that
was what the dining room table was for??

Taking a moment to re-compose.

Nope, no bicycle stuff there.

Eyes wide open now Bill.