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Here is my husband's letter to eLuxury.com regarding their advertisements in the November 2000 issues of Conde Nast Traveler and Town & Country magazines.

November 16, 2000

eLUXURY, Inc.
One Front Street
6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing to express my disgust for your recent series of women-degrading advertisements in Conde Nast Traveler. It is ads such as yours which demean, dehumanize and objectify women.

Your "Red Riding Hood" photo makes light of the very serious issues of stalking and rape. Did you think about how a woman who has been stalked would react to this image?

Your "Lingerie Friday at a Big Five accounting firm" photo legitimizes workplace sexual harrassment by depicting women workers as sexual objects.

There are many other creative and memorable photo compositions that you could have used to showcase your products. Your choices reveal a gross insensitivity to women.

I will not support such an irresponsible company as yours, and I will encourage my friends and coworkers to do the same.

I will also make sure that your clients such as Donna Karan, La Perla, Ferragamo, and Michael Kors, realize that their products are being advertised and humiliated in this manner.

Sincerely,

Steve Ko

See for yourself. Here are scans of the ads themselves:

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Here is my husband's letter to eLuxury.com regarding their advertisements in the November 2000 issues of Conde Nast Traveler and Town & Country magazines.

November 16, 2000

eLUXURY, Inc.
One Front Street
6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing to express my disgust for your recent series of women-degrading advertisements in Conde Nast Traveler. It is ads such as yours which demean, dehumanize and objectify women.

Your "Red Riding Hood" photo makes light of the very serious issues of stalking and rape. Did you think about how a woman who has been stalked would react to this image?

Your "Lingerie Friday at a Big Five accounting firm" photo legitimizes workplace sexual harrassment by depicting women workers as sexual objects.

There are many other creative and memorable photo compositions that you could have used to showcase your products. Your choices reveal a gross insensitivity to women.

I will not support such an irresponsible company as yours, and I will encourage my friends and coworkers to do the same.

I will also make sure that your clients such as Donna Karan, La Perla, Ferragamo, and Michael Kors, realize that their products are being advertised and humiliated in this manner.

Sincerely,

Steve Ko

See for yourself. Here are scans of the ads themselves:

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Here is my husband's letter to eLuxury.com regarding their advertisements in the November 2000 issues of Conde Nast Traveler and Town & Country magazines.

November 16, 2000

eLUXURY, Inc.
One Front Street
6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing to express my disgust for your recent series of women-degrading advertisements in Conde Nast Traveler. It is ads such as yours which demean, dehumanize and objectify women.

Your "Red Riding Hood" photo makes light of the very serious issues of stalking and rape. Did you think about how a woman who has been stalked would react to this image?

Your "Lingerie Friday at a Big Five accounting firm" photo legitimizes workplace sexual harrassment by depicting women workers as sexual objects.

There are many other creative and memorable photo compositions that you could have used to showcase your products. Your choices reveal a gross insensitivity to women.

I will not support such an irresponsible company as yours, and I will encourage my friends and coworkers to do the same.

I will also make sure that your clients such as Donna Karan, La Perla, Ferragamo, and Michael Kors, realize that their products are being advertised and humiliated in this manner.

Sincerely,

Steve Ko

See for yourself. Here are scans of the ads themselves: