Monday, March 3, 2008

It pays to be an activist!

While I was waiting in the check-out line at Bi-Lo, perusing the magazines, I noticed, at child's eye level, the swim suit (or not) edition of Sports Illustrated. The girl on the cover was not. Her bottoms were barely covering her private parts, and her top was nil. Her breasts were bare with only a string of beads covering her nipples...and not doing a very good job of it.

Being the big mouth that I am, I told the cashier that the check-out line is no place for Sports Illustrated. She agreed. I wasn't satisfied, so when I got home I emailed Bi-Lo's corporate office, and today I received an email from Susan Laws, administrative assistant for Bi-Lo, stating that the magazine has been removed from the shelves. Awesome!