vandalism or citizen censorship?

ngourlay
By ngourlay

Has anyone else noticed that several billboards have been defaced around Markhia? It looks like someone has been offended by adverts for a woman's fashion store and has thrown paint at them. It's difficult to tell through the paint, but it didn't seem to be obviously rude.

By skdkak closed 1708224867• 10 Mar 2009 16:30
skdkak closed 1708224867

and the person who used marker must be a happy one

By britexpat• 10 Mar 2009 16:13
Rating: 4/5
britexpat

In Saudi, I saw a great book on great painters. It was superbly bound, had high quality finish, cost 1200 Riyals and had 70% of the pages censored with black marker pen..

By skdkak closed 1708224867• 10 Mar 2009 16:05
skdkak closed 1708224867

Call it moral policing.

By Gypsy• 10 Mar 2009 16:05
Gypsy

ROFLING. Maybe the women were wearing fur and we have some PETA advocates here?

By tallg• 10 Mar 2009 16:04
Rating: 5/5
tallg

Haha, good stuff.

I love the censorship of pictures and things here. Always makes me chuckle. The picture on a child's paddling pool in Baby Center has black marker all over it because the mum is wearing a swimming costume. And yet we can all tune into Showtime and watch Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Genius.

By t_coffee_or_me• 10 Mar 2009 16:00
t_coffee_or_me

Who let the dogs out

 

 

 

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