Newark outraged by pretty tame Akoo board

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This sexually suggestive billboard for clothing label Akoo has stirred up enough controversy in Newark, N.J., that CBS Outdoor has agreed to take it down early. As Gothamist points out, a lot of the indignation seems to have been manufactured, as most people interviewed on the street didn't notice the ad until it was pointed out to them (though then they had plenty of damning views on it). Some are defending the ad by saying it's less explicit than Calvin Klein's SoHo boards, though of course that isn't a real argument for keeping it up.

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