Petition: Stop the 'I Hate Balls' campaign and its vile depiction of male sexual abuse

Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2011-12-13 04:11

Petition here. (Please click 'Read more' to see contact information for Ms. Heigl and her affiliated partners.) Excerpt:

'The depiction of violence such as sexual mutilation and human castration in Ms. Heigl's campaign as humor is nothing short of repulsive. Would a video depicting a man having hopeful thoughts about the legalization of rape of women be humorous? Would a reenactment of a woman being raped on video be amusing and accepted if it were part of a charitable cause? Of course not. Both the acceptance of and the humor surrounding violence against men must be stopped.

In the I Hate Balls campaign, male hatred has been taken to a new low by being attached to a charitable cause essentially equating something positive with male sexual mutilation. Would a man shown in a video hoping to legalize female genital mutilation (FGM) and showing the procedure in a re-enactment be acceptable just because he claims it's just a joke and it helps a charitable cause? One can say in jest that FGM might make mating less desirable for the female and thus help reduce the animal population. Funny? Not at all. FGM is nothing to laugh about and neither is male genital mutilation. http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/b63f436ac2/katherine-heigl-hates-balls'

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I went on her website and she's selling 'I hate balls' infant onsies. The shopping section is called -- The "Chop Shop'

Description from site:

"Snip JDHF Infant Onesie" is available in White with Soft Hand print on front and back. David & Goliath's Onesies are 5.0 oz. 100% combed ringspun cotton (Heather is 93/7) 1x1 baby rib. Flatlock seams. Double-needle ribbed binding on neck, shoulders, sleeves and leg opening. Reinforced three snap closure."

"PLEASE NOTE: Due to high demand, this product may take 3-5 business days to leave our warehouse and will delay all next-day and expedited shipping methods."

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Submitted by anthony on Tue, 2011-12-13 05:16

Thank you Matt. Sorry about the title. Change.org automatically puts her name up front. I couldn't find a way to change that. But the letter and petition make it obvious she is promoting this horrific campaign. Sad to see infants involved with the products too. Please read the petition letter itself to see what actually is sent out to the targets. They include Heigl and her publicists and talent agents as well as executives of David and Goliath, the store to buy male hating items. Browse the women's, accessories and sale sections to see various male bashing products. Thank you for your support. This video is as vile as it gets by attaching it to a charitable cause. Here is the chop shop products: Vulgar to say the least: Though at least the youth and infant wear only have the logo, not any statements. However, I am sure high school and colleges will see them.
http://www.davidandgoliathtees.com/i-hate-balls-shop.html#wt-popup-8155

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Submitted by heg215 on Tue, 2011-12-13 07:25

UK Cosmo cover, from her website.

http://www.kheigl.com/2011/12/07/cosmopolitan-uk-cover-shoot/

Nice. I'm thinking this woman belongs on register-her.com

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Submitted by scarbo on Tue, 2011-12-13 22:26

Has anyone yet been annoyed to the point of making a "mirror" video -- with the gender and language reversed? In this case it might be "I hate ovaries."

Of course, one would prominently thank Ms. Heigl for making this video possible.

And for making it necessary.

ctw

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Submitted by chuck on Tue, 2011-12-13 22:28