Message from UrbanEstablished - I applaud The Source for making a stand and taking the magazine in a new direction. From day one I have supported The Source Magazine through the good, the bad and the ugly. Good luck to The Source and I wish you guys the best! U.E.
***Originally published on JohnJohnSaidIt.com
Hip hop magazine makes effort to clean up image.
Hip hop magazine heavy-weight The Source took steps to break a long standing relationship between hip hop and the porn industry by no longer running ads for pornographic movies, adult web sites or escort services.
The long running adult ads also known as “booty ads” featuring scantily-clad women are now banned from the Source’s pages and its web site.
Said the co-publisher, “I realize the risk that we’re taking. But we don’t want to just glorify the lowest-hanging fruit.” “There’s a lot of people that want hip-hop but don’t want some of the filth that some of the business carries with it.”
Several critics cited the Magazine only decided to discontinue “booty ads” after many pornography businesses went bankrupt during the economic downturn and the demand for those type ads were drastically reduced.
Said one reader, “They just some hypocrites because they sold those ads forever until the economy tanked. Let’s see if they continue their high-and-mighty stance when the economy recovers and those ad dollars go to their competitors”.
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