"The ad sounded inflammatory and stupid, and Twitter rejected it. Of course, all this did was kick the old Streisand Effect into high gear, giving Blackburn tons of free publicity and extra views of her ad, without having to buy any advertising."
That's part of the plan, of course. Ranting conspiracy is how Trump got free airtime since he ran for Republican candidate.
In countries like mine (Uruguay), prostitution is a regulated job. Workers pay taxes, have medical insurance, and sometimes get interviewed on television.
There's also sex trafficking, just like there's legal and illegal fishing.
Sex trafficking is a terrible and must be fought. But prostitution should be regualted like any other economic activity with supply and demand.
Duh, it's a trap. If you saw something (say underage porn), you are a criminal. Saying it means that you consumer will get punished, not the publishers.
I've read that companies oppose the use of a brand for unrelated products, feating for dillution of the brand, is a legal requirement to keep the trademark. If they don't do it, others can claim "hey, the company isn't protecting its trademark, so it's invalid".
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Play-by-play announcers don't need opinions, just say what players do.
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Juice Media obviously don't do that. I mean, if it's not obvious to you, they you aren't capable of writing and enforcing laws.
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That's part of the plan, of course. Ranting conspiracy is how Trump got free airtime since he ran for Republican candidate.
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Greetings from Uruguay
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Anyway, nobody would ever confuse Overwatch with baseball. I mean, they are totally different demographic groups.
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There's also sex trafficking, just like there's legal and illegal fishing.
Sex trafficking is a terrible and must be fought. But prostitution should be regualted like any other economic activity with supply and demand.
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It's not a legal drama, it's a legal farce.
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Companies can show emoticons, not emotions.
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