VH1 exposes millions of children to transvestite show on their music channel, please send email to advertisers

MTV, the parent company of both VH1 and LOGO (the all gay, lesbian, transgender channel), is now airing  RuPaul’s Drag Race show on VH1. This show originally aired and continues to air on LOGO.

TVGuide.com describes RuPaul’s Drag Race show as: “Drag queens compete in weekly challenges in an elimination contest hosted by the noted drag performer and featuring celebrity judges. The winner is crowned ‘The Next Superstar Drag Queen of the World.’” This transvestite program shows these men in various stages of dress with modified breasts and other objectionable content.

Millions of children watch VH1 because of the channel’s emphasis on music videos.  RuPaul’s Drag Race show airs many times each week at all hours of the day. This means millions of children will be exposed to this show when they tune in for music.

VH1 is an unrestricted, advertiser supported channel just like FX , USA , CNN etc. Any child with a remote can tune into these shows which normalize transvestism. This transvestite show is ill-suited to air on an unrestricted advertiser supported channel especially one watched by millions of children.

The following companies advertised during RuPaul’s Drag Race Show on VH1 during the weeks of March 8th and March 15th: Allergan (Latisse), Brinker Intertnational (Chili’s), AT&T, Brown Shoe Company (Famous Footwear), Church & Dwight & Co. (OxiClean, Kaboom), eHarmony, Ferraro USA (Tic-Tac), H&R Block, Hershey Company, Johnson & Johnson (Neutrogena, Aveeno), Kimberly Clarke (Scott paper towels), Loreal, Metro PCS, Samsung phones, Target, T-Mobile, Yum Brands (Taco Bell, Pizza Hut), Unilever (Axe shampoo, Dove shampoo) and Vonage.

We have prepared an email for you to send to encourage the CEOs and other officials at these companies to stop advertising on RuPaul’s Drag Race show.

To send your email, please click the following link, enter your name and email address then click the "Submit Email(s)" button.

Please click here to send your email to the CEOs and other officials at the companies that advertised during RuPaul’s Drag Race Show on VH1.

Please forward any responses that you receive from advertisers to ffa@floridafamily.org

Corporate Contact Information

Allergan
(Latisse)
Fax (714) 246-4971
pyott_david@allergan.com
CEO
edwards_jeff@allergan.com
CFO

Brinker Intertnational
(Chili’s)
Fax (972) 770-1256
Doug.Brooks@brinker.com
Chairman, CEO
Chuck.Sonsteby@brinker.com
CFO

AT&T
Fax (210) 351-2071
Randall.Stephenson@att.com
CEO
james.callaway@att.com
COO

Brown Shoe Company
(Famous Footwear)
RFromm@brownshoe.com
Ronald A. (Ron) Fromm, CEO
econroy@brownshoe.com
Erin Conroy, Investor Relations

Church & Dwight & Co.
(OxiClean, Kaboom)
Fax (609) 497-7177
Stacey.Feldman@ChurchDwight.com
Stacey Feldman Category Manager, Marketing
Kim.Pinto@churchdwight.com
Kimberly A. Pinto MARKETING REQUESTS

eHarmony
Fax (626) 585-4040
GLWaldorf@eharmony.com
Greg Waldorf, CEO eharmony.com
Greg.Steiner@eharmony.com
Greg Steiner, COO eharmony.com

Ferraro USA
(Tic-Tac)
Fax (732) 764-2700
martino.caretto@ferrero.com
President
jill.stankus@ferrero.com
Marketing

H&R Block
Fax (816) 932-8350
Russ.Smyth@hrblock.com
CEO
Robert.Turtledove@hrblock.com
CMO

Hershey Company
Fax (717) 534-7549
dwest@hersheys.com
David West, CEO
MBuck@hersheys.com
Michele B. Buck Global Marketing

Johnson & Johnson
(Neutrogena, Aveeno)
Fax (732) 828-4066
WWeldon@corus.jnj.com
William Weldon, CEO
BPerkins@corus.jnj.com
Brian D. Perkins, VP Corporate Affairs

Kimberly Clarke
(Scott paper towels)
Fax (972) 281-1490
tfalk@kcc.com
Thomas Falk, CEO
MButhman@kcc.com
Mark Buthman,SVP

Loreal
FRoze@us.loreal.com
Frederic Roze, CEO
swilmet@us.loreal.com
Stephane Wilmet
General Manager, Active Cosmetics Division

Metro PCS
Rlinquist@metropcs.com
Roger Linquist, CEO
tkeys@metropcs.com
T. Keys

Samsung phones
Fax (201) 229-5080
cschoi@sea.samsung.com
Chang-Soo Choi, CEO
JRevie@sea.samsung.com
Thomas Rhee,SVP, New Business Development Group BAD

Target
Fax (612) 696-5226
Gregg.Steinhafel@target.com
CEO
Michael.Francis@target.com
VP Marketing

T-Mobile
Fax (425) 378-4040
Robert.Dotson@t-mobile.com
CEO
Brian.Kirkpatrick@t-mobile.com
Brian W. Kirkpatrick, EVP and CFO

Yum Brands
(Taco Bell, Pizza Hut)
Fax (502) 874-8790
david.novak@yum.com
CEO
Micky.Pant@yum.com
VP Marketing

Unilever
(Axe shampoo, Dove shampoo)
Fax (201) 871-8161
Michael.B.Polk@unilever.com
CEO
John.Rice@unilever.com
President US

Vonage
Fax (732) 226-4322
Jeffrey.Citron@vonage.com
CEO
Karen.Cleeve@vonage.com
Karen Cleeve, Public Relations