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This article was taken from the Corriere della Sera.
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protests of citizens against the boards with the Playmates of the 70

Vermont rebels against
snowboarding to "red light"
company launched the new line has pictures "forbidden" but the protests have now spread

BURLINGTON (USA) - snowboarding is inherently exciting. Practicing with a table on which there is impressed the image of a Playboy bunny naked should be a unique experience. A thought have moved like the marketing agents of the U.S. "Burton Snowboards" that a few months have presented the new line of snowboards for men called "Love." On each machine manufactured by the company in Burlington, Vermont, appears a picture of a Playmate of the 70 already appeared on the popular magazine hot. The decision of the U.S. capture of the beauties of Playboy on the table does not seem to be liked to the local community: students, cultural associations and even the "Girl Scout Council of Vermont, the Vermont Association of Girl Scouts have taken on the product of Burton, calling it "sexist" and held a series of events for it to be withdrawn from the market.

sexist PRODUCT AND FREEDOM 'OF EXPRESSION
- Burlington is the largest city in the state of Vermont and is known for its historic donation: up since 1992, the year in which Burton sets up in Burlington, there had never been disagreements between the company and the local community. Indeed. The Burton had built a reputation for progressive company because it offered more than 500 employees to many economic and fiscal benefits. However, it is only this new line of snowboards to break up the romance. The situation quickly became hot: parents have begun to protest because they fear that their children remain shocked to see the family runs ski boards with hot pictures. The owners contend the company citing freedom of expression. In between there are local politicians who have condemned the majority of the product, but fear that if the protests continue, the company would abandon the city, causing loss of employment for hundreds of employees in a very difficult time for the economy of the state American.

CRITICAL AND BANS
- However, citizens of Burlington does not want to compromise: "If you think the company invites young people to step on the body of a naked girl," says the Boston Globe Nicole Zarrillo, manager of a company not Burlington-profit. "I could probably get over it, because I try to be open-minded. But every time I see these boards, I can not help thinking that something very offensive. " Meanwhile, many ski resorts in Vermont including the "Stowe Mountain Resort" and "Killington Resort" have forbidden their employees to ski on these snowboards that cost between $ 350 and $ 430 and are all produced in limited editions. The first protest against the offending table was organized last October when over 100 citizens of Burlington paraded in front of the headquarters of the "Burton Snowboards." Since then others have followed, all with the same purpose: to boycott the products. Jake Carpenter, co-founder of the company, does not want to hear more product recall, but in a statement threatening: "I might decide to relocate the company flourish in a state that our commitment"

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