An advertising plane banner is getting more attention than most after an OnlyFans creator paid for a banner with her name to be flown over the Alabama Gulf Coast.
The woman, a mother from Austin, Texas, said she has no shame in her game. She added that using her looks to make money doesn't make her a bad person.
However, some beachgoers did not have the same reaction.
"Not an appropriate place to advertise that business," said Missy Miller.
"This is sad to me," said Diane Hernandez. "There are so many children on the beach with phones. That was a very inappropriate thing that you did to advertise your business. Nobody cares if that's the kind of business you wanna be in, but don't put it in the face of young kids, that's way too young to understand what you're doing. Have you ever heard saying, 'age-appropriate information?"
"It's just sad that you can't go to a beach and sit and enjoy it without someone advertising sex these days in any form," she added.
Erica Thomas of 1819 News, who first published the story, reached out to local officials.
The Cities of Orange Beach and Gulf Shores do not have any control over what is advertised in the air. However, Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon said Orange Beach is a family-friendly destination, and he was not pleased with the banner.
"It's not who we are," Kennon told 1819 News. "Adults can do anything adults want to do and who am I who is going to judge any other adults? But anyone presenting pornography to children, pornography that might lead them down a dark path, you are an evil, despicable person. Our world today wants to separate our kids. They want to take our kids away from their parents and to see that, they are my enemy. We need to call them out, We need to call them out for what they are."
"I've been a heathen all my life and probably nobody in this county has done worse than I have," Kennon continued. "But by the grace of God, my sins were forgiven. But that right there, messing with children, I despise those people and those institutions."
Kennon said the company that sold the advertisement should be held accountable because their business has been successful due to Orange Beach's family-friendly reputation.
ARTICLE UPDATE:
The staff at Gulf Shores News reached out to the established banner towing service for the area and found out they were NOT the ones to tow the banner. Adro Begrow, the owner of Gulf Coast Air Signs, stated " I would never have done that stunt. I have too much respect for my community."
Another banner towing operation named Blue Sky Banners was contacted and the owner stated "they are flown in South Beach all the time." The owner of the service would not confirm or deny if his service was the operator of the flight.
A woman in London came under fire when she advertised her OnlyFans page on billboards around the city. English courts ruled she had the right since there was no nudity. Similar digital billboards have been seen at Times Square in New York City.
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