>to condemn a man and his business

It's more than a bit hyperbolic to claim that the initial article "condemned" any person or business. The suggestion was that people who agreed with the author should call the owner and tell him that they were offended by such materials and that they would discontinue patronage of the establishment if those materials continued to be displayed. Imagine the result if the "official" response had been something along the lines of "Hmm, I hadn't thought of it that way, but since you seem so concerned about it, I'll look into putting something else in its place." The next post on this list probably would have then extolled the virtues of SB mgmt and how reponsive and sensitive they were to these concerns. But none of that happened, did it?


>Would you discard a friend or picket his
>house because you disapproved the art
>displayed in the home?

If I was offended by the art, I would talk to him about it, ask him why he had it, what he saw in it, etc... Maybe he would explain it, teach me something about it I hadn't recognized. Or maybe I would learn something unpleasant about my friend. Depending on the issue, it might be the type of thing that would cause me to question how well I really knew this person and how much I really wanted to hang out with them.


>thereby reducing my husband to
>something less than he actually is.

I'd like to offer my personal apologies that the author, prior to publishing this viscious diatribe, failed to extensively interview your husband in order to portray his humanity in a full and compelling manner. It's truly shameful, isn't it? Oh, wait. The article is about some artwork in the women's bathroom at the business your husband runs. It's not about HIM.


>We have had real life "crap" and vomit
>and all manner of vile excretous matter
>smeared on the walls.

Wow! At a brewery? I'm shocked! I'm sure you never imagined that there might be some "accidents" involving shit and vomit in the restroom of an establishment where the central theme is the consumption of alcohol.

And, of course, what this has to do with the pin-ups on the wall is beyond me. Are you hoping we'll give up our simple request out of sheer pity for your janitorial hardships?


>female manager had made
>the design decisions

Personally, I don't really care about the manager's gender or age. Nor do I care that the manager made the decisions and Charlie just went along with it. It doesn't matter. And I don't think that either of them are bad/ignorant/sexist for putting up the images.

The issue is that some people find the images offensive... some people who have been, and could continue to be, patrons of your establishment. As such, it behooves you to seriously consider the request that the images be replaced. Really, put up _different_ pin-ups! They can all be pin-ups by Zoe Mozert. I don't care.


>How about you leave Charlie... alone
>and find us a new president

Is this really causing him mental anguish? Is it such an outrageous thing to suggest that the pictures might be due for a change up?