Atlanta Just Says No To ‘The Kiss’

A radio station in Atlanta recently put up a billboard featuring Britney Spears and Madonna kissing, only to later remove it after people bombarded the station, 96-Rock, with complaints. Station spokesman Scott Baker told Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com, “The billboard was pushing the edge, but I didn’t think it was offensive, but we got calls from area residents who passed by the board who were expressing their discontent that they were having to have uncomfortable conversations with their children and just felt it was morally offensive.” Back in August, the Atlanta Journal Constitution came under fire for putting the photo on their front page, causing a flood of complaints and a later apology from the paper’s editor. Read more.


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| Posted on October 21, 2003 at 6:47 am in News

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