MOJO is the 'offensive' billboard
UPDATE!!!!! 811 signatures so far!!!!!
UPDATE!!!!! 811 signatures so far!!!!!
The advocacy's of gay and lesbian communities in the Philippines have always been about freedom from any form bigotry and discrimination. The fight has been taken to several arenas – media, legal, political, medical, and even religious.
Last week, a billboard that featured Mojo Jojo endorsing the GlutaMAX product lines, became a cause of celebration not only among the gay communities but to all those who value freedom and equality in this country. The tagline, “I Wake Up Whiter and Gay Each Day” is a proud declaration of DJ Mojo Jojo, the first openly gay DJ in the airwaves, not only about his skincare but about his lifestyle choices as well.
Last night, August 18, 2009, the billboard was taken down. We heard rumors that the site owner gave in to the pressure from influential church groups who said that the billboard promotes a sinful life and is against the cultural and moral sensibilities of the general public.
We beg to disagree. We take offense in the insinuation that a simple declaration of one’s chosen skincare and lifestyle destroys the moral fabric of our society. We strongly demand that the billboard be re-installed, if bigger and in a better location ASAP.
http://www.petitiononline.com/mojojojo/petition.html
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Here are some samples from my facebook-
Darius Retrogod
LOVE THE AD.. too bad it was taken down.
SIGNED!!!
SIGNED!!!
Yesterday at 1:45pm · Delete
Kent Vitor
sinful?!?!?! that's so sick!!!
Yesterday at 1:48pm · Delete
Cedric Lucero
sayang.
Yesterday at 1:51pm · Delete
Pontiff Ulanday
Yay! I'm number 3.☺
11 hours ago · Delete
Kent Vitor
will definitely promote this as well!
11 hours ago · Delete
Criselda Victoria
done. :)
11 hours ago · Delete
Kris Andres
This is like the Spanish colonization all over again.
11 hours ago · Delete
Vince Cruz
yah. . . sure!!! :=))
11 hours ago · Delete
Peter Ronald Belmi
that's sad, but i dont agree with how the petition was worded. i dont agree that being gay is a lifestyle. it's the same argument that anti-gay communities use to assert that homosexual life is a choice -- it is a lifestyle.
11 hours ago · Delete
Anika Paulette
you know the billboard has sexual innuendo...
11 hours ago · Delete
Anika Paulette
what's the point of having this particular billboard up? I'm all for the community but why this particular one? There are a lot of hetero ads all around with sexual innuendo. There's enough of that in the phils. If the church is talking about propriety and sin, why not take all of them down. The fact that they don't is discrimination. I personally find this ad distasteful, come out the closet in style. But to each his own.
10 hours ago · Delete
Reyan Serrano
Unacceptable!! I was actually proud to see this ad along EDSA... So much for thinking that people are now open for change... EFF!!!
9 hours ago · Delete
Reyan Serrano
We are all created equal... Be open to change, you can't stay in your caves forever!!! Sinful?? Really, people???
9 hours ago · Delete
Katrina Sison
petition signed! bring back our mojo!!
7 hours ago · Delete
Paolo Sason
petition signed! I fight for equality
7 hours ago · Delete
Sephy Bente Dos Recuenco
petition signed
3 hours ago · Delete
Mark Reyes
Sadly the ultraconservatives is a strong force in Philippine society.
2 hours ago · Delete
