Sex Un-Sells: Provocative Videos Add Activism To Conventional Marketing Strategies; No Blood For Panties Urges Boycott Of Products Made In Sri Lanka
Sex Un-Sells: Shocking approach adds activism to conventional marketing strategies; urges boycott of products made in Sri Lanka
Washington, D.C., December 16, 2009 – Boycott Sri Lanka released a shockingly innovative No Blood For Panties video series today. No Blood For Panties is part of a campaign to boycott products made in Sri Lanka in an effort to end the suffering of Sri Lanka’s Tamils.
“Boycott Sri Lanka is very excited about its release of No Blood For Panties,” says Boycott Sri Lanka representative Anjali Manivannan. “This video series allows us to reach Americans who might otherwise be unaware of the repercussions of their consumer habits. Sri Lanka uses tax revenue from the textile industry to oppress Tamil civilians and detain them in IDP internment camps. No Blood For Panties sends the powerful message that buying ‘Made in Sri Lanka’ items and supporting state-sponsored human rights violations is unsexy. It sends the message that consumer conscience is true sexiness.”
The video series follows a couple who experience problems after the man is repelled by the “Made in Sri Lanka” label on the woman’s underwear. The narrative illustrates how events in the far corners of the world have an impact on our personal lives, and vice versa..
Sri Lanka relies heavily on its textile exports to the U.S., UK, and India. The taxes paid by textile manufacturers in Sri Lanka are used to fund government operations including post-conflict militarization and the systematic colonization of traditional Tamil lands. Due to Sri Lankan government-imposed media restrictions, many Americans are unable to grasp the gravity of the Tamil people’s plight in Sri Lanka. Boycott Sri Lanka commends Dimension 7 for creating this fascinating video series and providing an innovative tool to advance consumer conscience among the American public.
About Boycott Sri Lanka & About Sri Lanka
Boycott Sri Lanka is a human rights group composed of American citizens and international members concerned about the crisis in Sri Lanka. It was formed in 2009 to encourage Americans to promote a sustainable solution to Sri Lanka’s conflict. Sri Lanka has experienced a brutal ethnic conflict between the Sinhalese-dominated government and the Tamil population, who have been discriminated against since Sri Lanka’s independence. Over 125,000 lives have been lost in the conflict. For more information, visit www.boycottsrilanka.com.
Who made this boy cot srilanka ? bladdy LTTE terrorists ? if so; then who cares ?
Sri Lanka is now very peace full country and all our Sinhalese, Tamils , Muslims, Burgers and every body is working as a one family. Nobody will ready to break that bond again…
Bladdy LTTE supporters wants to brake that again to archive their personal goals to live their life happily by collecting money from Tamil people all over the world and they do not want to help the poor Tamil people in Sri Lanka.
Dear LTTE Supporters you don’t have any place in this universe to build ur dream Tamil eelam…please find a place apart from our universe to build your bladdy Tamil Eelam………………Nobody cares u in this world…….
JAYA WEWA MY BELOVED MOTHER SRI LANKA !!! NO BODY CAN TOUCH YOU AGAIN…..
Jayawewa
June 3, 2010