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"Sex dice" are on Betty Zurawski's "smut list" of items sold at Mayfair. |
| By Molly Snyder Edler OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Molly Snyder Edler |
| Published Sept. 14, 2005 at 5:41 a.m. |
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Betty Zurawski enjoys walking for exercise inside the Mayfair Mall. However, after taking a month off from her exercise regime, Zurawaski was shocked to see a new Victoria's Secret display.
"It crossed the line of decency," says Zurwaski, 69. "I took one look at it and thought, 'this is disgusting.'"
The manager at Victoria's Secret of Mayfair refused to speak on the record, but a staff member admitted the store received a few calls about their latest window display featuring a thong-wearing mannequin with her backside exposed.
Zurwaski says she went into the popular lingerie boutique and voiced her concerns to the clerks, but recognized their inability to do anything. She decided she would have to take matters into her own hands if she wanted to make a change.
The next day, she and her daughter returned to Mayfair to take digital photos of the sexy display. They also visited Spencer's Gifts and Sam Goody music shop where they found items they describe as "vulgar."
"If adults want these things for some reason, well, that's their business, but we saw mostly teenagers going in and out of these stores," says Zurawski, a Wauwatosa-based mother of four and grandmother of 13.
Items that Zurwaski found offensive include vibrators, "love whips," sex dice, overtly sexual posters and calendars, and more. Most of the baubles-in-question were found inside Spencer's Gifts.
Spencer's Gifts corporate representatives did not return OMC's phone calls, but according to its Web site, the store caters to a demographic comprised of 18- to 25-year-olds. Zurawski says this isn't true, and that she witnessed mostly high school-aged kids going into the shop.
Earlier this week, Zurawski and her group, "Tosans for Responsible Government," announced a community meeting for anyone concerned about the issue. It will be held on Monday, Sept. 26 at the Wauwatosa Police Station from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
"View the lewd and pornographic material that is being pushed on our youth and help us to implement the appropriate action that must be taken to correct this situation," reads her invite to the meeting.
Zurawski says she wants Mayfair to be aware of what these shops are selling to young people and, best-case scenario, to tighten up their rules and make certain shops off-limits to teens.
"It's time for Mayfair Mall to clean up their act," she says. "This is an issue for anyone who has children and doesn't want them exposed to this kind of smut."
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Posted by OMCreader on March 17, 2006 at 1:57 p.m. (report)
Karen said: Heather, have some respect. Some day you too will have children and then you will understand her concerns!
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Posted by OMCreader on Oct. 19, 2005 at 7:17 a.m. (report)
HEATHER said: IF YOU HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY, WHY DON'T YOU USE IT TO DO SOME GOOD!!
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Posted by OMCreader on Oct. 10, 2005 at 12:33 p.m. (report)
satan worshiper 666 said: stick to your knitting grandma. your almost out of this world. just leave our generation to do its own thing. you dont shop there. we do!we want our vibrators and sex toys! were else can you buy vibrators so cheap! they work too!! try them sometime! that may just be the kick you need!!
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Posted by OMCreader on Oct. 10, 2005 at 11:43 a.m. (report)
MKE LVR said: Congrats, they've made national headlines! http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2005-10-09-victorias-secret_x.htm
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Posted by OMCreader on Oct. 1, 2005 at 5:09 p.m. (report)
Rick said: I think grandma should redirect some of her energy on volunteering at schools and becoming more involved in the lives of Milwaukee's youth rather than old fashioned censorship. My wife and I have 3 children of our own, are family centered and raise loving, intelligent, polite and adventurous children. No one in my family finds Spencer Gifts or Victoria's Secret offensive. In fact we've been their customers at times. I’m sure gram’s idealism is well intentioned, but my critical thinking family can make our own viewing and purchasing decisions for ourselves. I’m not naive, rather involved and open with my children about what we see and experience. Grandma is simply not the target consumer for Victoria’s Secret and Spencer’s Gifts. True, Woolworth’s “dime store” they are not.
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