An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

AdWatch: Platinum Studios’ "Babes"

“You may not be able to get into her pants…
but you can have her in yours.

Platinum Studios Mobile”

It’s in Flash format, so I can’t figure out how to save it and display it here, but I came across it on the main page over at The Pulse (of all places) and you can view it here: mobile_120x600_babes.swf

I’m guessing this predates Jim MacLauchlin’s joining Platinum as EiC, but considering the fit he threw behind the scenes over being a suspect in last year’s Mid-Ohio-Gate, you’d think he’d want to be a bit more careful about being associated with such blatantly sexist advertising.

You’d think…


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Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Sometimes loud, formerly poet, always opinionated. As in guillotine... Guy LeCharles Gonzalez is currently the Chief Content & Marketing Officer for LibraryPass. He's also previously been publisher & marketing director for Writer’s Digest; project lead for the Panorama Project; director, content strategy & audience development for Library Journal & School Library Journal; and founding director of programming & business development for the original Digital Book World.

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