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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Out of sight, out of mind?

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As reported in The New York Times, New York City's public advocate, Bill de Blasio, believes that this ad is "contrary to the values of New Yorkers."  (The abortion rate for African Americans in NYC is 59.8%.) This raises an interesting question in my mind: If de Blasio is correct, then just what exactly are the values of New Yorkers? 

UPDATE: Having spent a few years living in New York City, I have some sense of the billboards that apparently are not "contrary to the values of New Yorkers."  Needless to say, some of the billboards that have not triggered a protest from Mr. de Blasio would raise quite the values-driven ruckus in most communities.  If you don't want to take my word for it, feel free to run a google image search for "Houston Street Calvin Klein billboards."

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I agree: the Calvin Klein billboard would probably "raise a ruckus" in many communities. But that doesn't mean those communities would be right.

As to what values de Blasio is talking about: one ad celebrates life, the other is designed to condemn and ostracize people for a decision they made.