POLL: Does Alba's Topless Bondage Photo Make You Want to Vote?
Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy, Fandom, Politics
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Well, she's done it again. Yesterday I overheard two people talking in the street about "the actress who went topless in a Declare Yourself bondage billboard" ... and I immediately thought of Jessica Alba, who's made a name for herself lately more for the wacky photos she's posed for than her actual movie roles. First, there was Jessica Alba re-enacting classic horror movie moments, then it was Jessica Alba posing as Charlie Chaplin -- and now we have my personal favorite: Jessica Alba posing as the victim of a serial killer for a billboard that's supposed to get people to vote. ("It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.")
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for voting. By all means, please vote and have a say in who our next elected officials are. (And check out the Declare Yourself website for info on how to do that) But really? The last presidential election brought us P-Diddy's Vote or Die (another brilliant slogan that made no sense), and now here's Alba straight out of Saw VI. What's next? [Insert A-list actor here] with his throat slashed holding up the bloody spine that's just been ripped from his body, with the phrase, "Vote Now You Spineless American Moron" underneath?
Can't we just get the folks behind The Dark Knight's viral campaign to come up with something a little more clever ... and less freak-ish?
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9-11-2008 @ 1:36PM
Petro1734 said...
It's a start....
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9-11-2008 @ 1:37PM
Erik Davis said...
A start to what? Sadistic and threatening marketing campaigns?
9-11-2008 @ 1:57PM
Anna said...
No.
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9-11-2008 @ 2:14PM
LOs said...
it would make more sense if you could tie yourself up like that without help.
and she looks terrible in that picture.
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9-11-2008 @ 3:00PM
RP said...
So is this really what passes for topless these days?
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9-11-2008 @ 2:55PM
cough said...
I thought about making a joke, but it just isn't worth it. I really don't get the american political campaings. Who's their target? "Hip" teenagers that just turned 18?
The legal age is 18, right?
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9-11-2008 @ 4:35PM
Petro1734 said...
Just a joke, friend.
I also find it ridiculous. Just like Puffy's dumbass "vote or die" campaign or the "Choose or Lose" bullshit.
What would make me want to vote even more is taking part in an actually democracy. One where WE THE PEOPLE get to choose between more than two corporate funded, all issue encompassing canidates, and get to vote on the issues themselves.
An example of this would be : DO YOU WANT TO ATTACK IRAQ ? YES or NO.
Simple. Actual power in WE THE PEOPLE's hands.
Yes, that would mean voting (GASP!) more than once every 4 years. Then we'd find out who REALLY cares vs those who just get hyped-up once every four years like it's the World Cup or something.
You guys can call me cynical, lazy, and be mean to me or whatever.....but I'm sorry, I won't "just pick one" just because the popular preception is that it's the right thing to do. I'm sorry, I just don't believe in this system.
Now, do I have all the answers, and a finely tuned plan about how to bring about this change ? No, just some ideas. I'm just like everyone else here, I have a life that I live everyday trying to keep my head above water. The same distractions and responsibilites haunt me as they do you all. But I've at least recognized that the game is rigged, and that...(dramatic pause).....is a start.
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9-11-2008 @ 5:20PM
kevjohn said...
Maybe you've forgotten what this country was like immediately after 9/11. "DO YOU WANT TO ATTACK IRAQ" would have passed with about 85% yes votes. I'm all for power in The People's hands, but I'm also well aware that The People are pretty much lazy morons.
9-11-2008 @ 10:08PM
joits said...
in reality if they want a larger percentage of males to vote, they should say "if you vote, you can see jessica alba or megan fox nekkid".
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