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Massage Therapists Take Protest Directly to "The Client List" Advertisers
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The first episode of The Client List—a Lifetime TV original series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt as a massage therapist working at a spa where clients are serviced sexually—aired April 8, and now massage therapists are taking their protest directly to the show's advertisers.
Massage therapists who are active on Facebook are distributing lists of The Client List advertisers and encouraging colleagues to ask the corporations to pull their advertising from the program.
According to one massage therapist's Facebook post, both Dairy Queen and Kellogg's
The advertisers are:
Chex Cereal (General Mills)
Cinnamon Toast Crunch (General Mills)
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Comments
Location: California
This is absurd. I am new to the Massage Therapy field and issues like this always bother me, especially when it's so hard to be respected as is! Not only for my Gender but for my Age. This is just as degrading as the smut handed out in Vegas about Service Girl Therapists who will go "work" on you at your hotel. It makes me sick to no end.
Location: Methuen Ma
I feel very offended by this new show... as a massage therapist I have worked long and hard to rid this reputation and i feel it is degrading to all therapist. I myself have my own business and have been working for people not to look at us as portrayed in this show for the last 16 years.. THis just puts us back 20 years.. I wish it would be pulled for the simple fact, we work too hard to not be looked at that way.Companies that are advertising during this show need to pull there adds. Or there just as bad as the show in representing Massage Therapy.
Location: Everett,Wa
The content of character, chosen to represent a massage therapist in "The Client's List" is unruly and absurd with misrepresentation of the massage profession. Especially at a crucial point in our healthcare reform where massage therapy is attaining acceptance with integrated healthcare. Demonstrate the mastery of skills, art, and wellness care of massage and it's benefits. Thank you for not supporting this portrayal of demeanor for massage therapy in this T.V. series.