NEW YORK (WordNews.org) Jan. 12, 2012 — John Mailer, the son of
author Norman Mailer, is criticizing the paper his father helped start,
the Village Voice, for accepting sex ads that feature children and teens
for sex.
Mailer is joining more than 80,000 who are campaigning on Change.org to ban the ads on the paper’s website.
“The Village Voice was born out of the desire for an independent media voice for the people, a voice that had the freedom and authority to hold those who abuse power accountable for their actions,” said Mailer. “While I understand firsthand the financial difficulties facing all print publications today, the fact of the matter is that Village Voice is making money from selling advertisements that others have used to buy and sell minors for sex.”
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