I go to school not far from your headquarters in Burlington, Vermont, and we're all really proud of your history of being a conscientious, locally-oriented company now representing a huge portion of snowboarding culture around the world.  In light of your reputation, I'm sure it's just a small oversight when this board went on the production line.

In fact, probably the designers didn't really notice that the board is hugely misogynistic and offensive.  It must have been an oversight that a blatantly objectified, hyper-sexualized woman was put on the board in two obscenely suggestive poses.  And the writer of the description was probably completely oblivious to the horrifying innuendos that were most likely mistakenly put in there.  No right-minded person in your company would ever be okay with characterizing a woman in such a demeaning manner.  Also, the placement of the bindings must be accidental: Everyone knows that standing on a woman's hands and body is not only disrespectful and dominating--it's not in your company to want to put a woman 'in her place' of course--but downright violent. 

Actually, I'm sure the very name of this product was an accident, too.  I'm sure "Love," was a typo, because love surely doesn't include the subjugation, prostitution, and humiliation of women.  But you knew that, of course.  

In short, I'm writing to notify you of that little oversight that slipped through the designers' room, the board of directors, any qualifying committees you might have for new products, and your advertising agencies.  A company of your outstanding record and peerless popularity would never stoop to outright women-hating to sell more products.  

Sincerely,

Amanda Rohdenburg

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September 30, 2008 1:22 PM

[0+]  Risolutezza said:

Wow. I go to school in Burlington too and Burton really is everywhere. I hope I never see one of these boards around because it probably won't end well.

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September 30, 2008 1:31 PM

[0+]  spike the cat said:

Damn, the description was really f*cked up. How much of this shit are we expected to suck up?

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