Protesting works if you keep quiet

For those of you who cannot take a joke, Comedy Central has pulled what was destined to be one of the most outrageous episodes of all time, Bloody Mary:

In the episode, a statue of the Virgin Mary is believed to be bleeding from its rear end, inspiring faithful parishioners to flock from miles around to be healed by the miraculous blood.

Eventually, Pope Benedict XVI is called in to investigate, whereupon he determines that the statue is actually menstruating and thus is nothing special. "A chick bleeding out her vagina is no miracle," the pope declares in the episode. "Chicks bleed out their vaginas all the time."

Ok, so it's gross- but you know it made you laugh, well it made me laugh because its a CARTOON.

This leads me into how protestors these days have it all wrong. Attention Catholic League and anal parents of Northern Virginia: the more publicity to bring to something- the more attention it gets (especially from children).

For example, remember the oh so dramatic window at the Victoria's Secret in Tysons Corner mall? If everyone had shut the hell up about it in the first place, nobody would have really noticed or cared. But instead, the crazy mothers of NOVa had to protest and make a big deal out of it.

What did this do?

It dramatically increased the visibility of the store (and I'm sure the sales, as well) There were news cameras everywhere and people walking by just to see what all the commotion is about. I am sure there are teens who wouldn't have even looked up walking by, but now made a special trip to the mall to check out the naked mannequins that are probably a lot less revealing than the Hustlers they have under their bed.

In addition, I am not an avid South Park fan. Therefore, I would have had no idea this episode was being aired. But now that everyone is make such a big deal about it, I'm sure the more popular the episode is going to be. I know I am going to try and see it.....

In conclusion, if you really don't want people to see or notice something-- don't tell them. Similar to the classic, "Don't look behind you" and everyone immediately turns around. You know you've done it.