City considers racy snowboard resolution

Published: Nov. 18, 2008 at 7:11 PM

BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- City councilors in Burlington, Vt., are considering a resolution condemning a company's controversial snowboard designs, which include images of Playboy models.

The council discussed the proposed resolution Monday night after several non-profit organizations - the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Vermont Business and Professional Women, the Girl Scout Council of Vermont and the White Ribbon Campaign of Vermont among them -- publicly asked Burlington snowboard company Burton to pull its Love and Primo collections from the market, WPTZ-TV in Plattsburgh, N.Y., reported Tuesday.

The lines also include snowboards bearing illustrations of self-mutilation.

The Burlington City Council voted 12-1 Monday to add an amendment to the proposed resolution that would ask Burton bosses to meet with the leaders of the non-profits that have been critical of the boards.

The company has brushed aside criticism of the Love and Primo lines, saying the issue at the heart of the matter is freedom of artistic expression.

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