While visiting a local Walmart, my 7 year old daughter found a 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Magazine located in the front of the magazine rack. The model on the cover does not have a top on. She has strategically located a beaded necklace to cover her front area.
I spoke with the Walmart manager and he said that he couldn\'t do anything. It had to stay on the rack because they have a contract with Sports Illustrated and, by law, they must keep the magazine on the rack. The only thing for me to do was call 1-800-WALMART to file a complaint, he advised. I decided to do more than that and now I am asking for your help.
This petition is to ask Walmart to take a stand for the children in our country and protect them from seeing sexually explicit material in their stores. We are asking that Walmart require their magazine suppliers to cover the magazine if it has ANY nudity OR sexually explicit language on the cover.
Walmart is the largest retail store is America. And, by being the largest store, it has the ability, and influence, to require their suppliers to cover these types of magazines.
Again, Walmart has a great opportunity to set a standard for retail stores and protect our children from this type of offensive and damaging material. The question is, will they
Let them hear from you. If you are in agreement and do not want to see anymore offensive magazines at your Walmart store, please sign below. Let Walmart hear your voice.
Twenty-five hundred people have joined this effort to keep our stores family friendly. It has been an exhausting road but seeing so many others agree that we deserve better keeps me moving forward.
Reached 2,500 supporters
April 17, 2008
Reached 1,000 supporters
April 16, 2008
April 14, 2008
Seeing this grow makes the frustration of these past few weeks easier to carry. I am exhausted by the pushback but seeing so many people agree that our stores should be safer for children keeps me moving forward.
April 11, 2008
The emails from parents sharing their own experiences in these aisles have been pouring in and they are difficult to read. I have been spending my nights printing these stories because they deserve to be seen by the people in charge. We are exhausted but this fight is worth the heavy work.
Reached 100 supporters
April 10, 2008
7 Comments
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Kevin Hudson
18 years ago
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its really not asking much to just cover the cover. lots of other places do it why cant they?
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Lisa Hardy
18 years ago
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Im so tired of having to dodge the magazine rack with my grandkids. It should be a family environment not a strip show.
J
Jennifer Walsh
18 years ago
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Ridiculous that they force this on us when we are just trying to buy groceries. Put some opaque plastic on them at least.
S
Sarah Jensen
18 years ago
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My 6 year old asked me why that lady didnt have a shirt on and I had no idea what to say. Fix this walmart.
M
Mike Day
18 years ago
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totally inappropriate for a family store. keep that stuff behind the counter or cover it up. sick of seeing it in the checkout line.
D
David Yang
18 years ago
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WALMART NEEDS TO DO BETTER. PROTECT OUR KIDS.
K
Kevin huff
11 years ago
I'm sick of my daughters having sex advertised to them at 8 and 10 years old.
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While visiting a local Walmart, my 7 year old daughter found a 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Magazine located in the front of the magazine rack. The model on the cover does not have a top on. She has strategically located a beaded necklace to cover her front area.
I spoke with the Walmart manager and he said that he couldn\'t do anything. It had to stay on the rack because they have a contract with Sports Illustrated and, by law, they must keep the magazine on the rack. The only thing for me to do was call 1-800-WALMART to file a complaint, he advised. I decided to do more than that and now I am asking for your help.
This petition is to ask Walmart to take a stand for the children in our country and protect them from seeing sexually explicit material in their stores. We are asking that Walmart require their magazine suppliers to cover the magazine if it has ANY nudity OR sexually explicit language on the cover.
Walmart is the largest retail store is America. And, by being the largest store, it has the ability, and influence, to require their suppliers to cover these types of magazines.
Again, Walmart has a great opportunity to set a standard for retail stores and protect our children from this type of offensive and damaging material. The question is, will they
Let them hear from you. If you are in agreement and do not want to see anymore offensive magazines at your Walmart store, please sign below. Let Walmart hear your voice.
Twenty-five hundred people have joined this effort to keep our stores family friendly. It has been an exhausting road but seeing so many others agree that we deserve better keeps me moving forward.
Reached 2,500 supporters
April 17, 2008
Reached 1,000 supporters
April 16, 2008
April 14, 2008
Seeing this grow makes the frustration of these past few weeks easier to carry. I am exhausted by the pushback but seeing so many people agree that our stores should be safer for children keeps me moving forward.
April 11, 2008
The emails from parents sharing their own experiences in these aisles have been pouring in and they are difficult to read. I have been spending my nights printing these stories because they deserve to be seen by the people in charge. We are exhausted but this fight is worth the heavy work.
Reached 100 supporters
April 10, 2008
7 Comments
K
Kevin Hudson
18 years ago
Featured
its really not asking much to just cover the cover. lots of other places do it why cant they?
L
Lisa Hardy
18 years ago
Featured
Im so tired of having to dodge the magazine rack with my grandkids. It should be a family environment not a strip show.
J
Jennifer Walsh
18 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous that they force this on us when we are just trying to buy groceries. Put some opaque plastic on them at least.
S
Sarah Jensen
18 years ago
Featured
My 6 year old asked me why that lady didnt have a shirt on and I had no idea what to say. Fix this walmart.
M
Mike Day
18 years ago
Featured
totally inappropriate for a family store. keep that stuff behind the counter or cover it up. sick of seeing it in the checkout line.
D
David Yang
18 years ago
Featured
WALMART NEEDS TO DO BETTER. PROTECT OUR KIDS.
K
Kevin huff
11 years ago
I'm sick of my daughters having sex advertised to them at 8 and 10 years old.
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its really not asking much to just cover the cover. lots of other places do it why cant they?