Victoria's Secret Letter.

I wanted to post an email I sent to Victoria's Secret's website today:

Dear Sir or Ma’am:

I was in Southwest Plaza Mall in Littleton, Colorado, this afternoon, and I happened to pass by your store. I noticed a large poster of a completely naked woman was on display inside. Thankfully, she was concealing the more private parts of her body. I was wondering what piece of merchandise this model was advertising, especially since she was not wearing any clothing.

This picture was risque and obviously meant to be alluring. It was, in my opinion, soft-core pornography, and I am concerned that it is being displayed in public in your store, where any young children who pass by can see it plainly--even if they do not enter the store. I wholeheartedly disapprove of the use of this picture (or any like it) in any of your stores, and I will not be making any purchases in your store as long as this type of image is portrayed there. I understand that as a lingerie retailer, you would want to have pictures of women in your product. Although I often do not agree with the manner in which you take these pictures, I understand the business aspect of such decisions. To descend to displaying naked women (not nude, for there is no art being done here), however, crosses the line of respectable business in every way. I urge you to remove all such pictures from your stores and catalogues.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

Some of you may think I am being a bit prudish on this. I am not. I don't appreciate being bombarded by eight-foot-high pornographic pictures while trying to find Waldenbooks. And I especially don't appreciate the fact that teenage guys are seeing it. It's hard enough for a teenage guy to deal with his own urges. He doesn't need any "help" from seductive pictures that a blind man could see from outer space.

I don't want to be some renegade moral crusader on this, but this is ridiculous. I would urge anybody who reads this not to buy any product from Victoria's Secret as long as these types of pictures are being shown there. And I think I will walk on the other side of the mall from now on.

If I get a response, I will post it here.