Tuesday, November 25, 2008

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The co-founders of Burton Snowboards are defending the company's green doubtful boards. The Love Line features designs with almost manifest women. And the Primo Line features self-mutilation. The boards have been condemned by several advocacy groups and some ski areas have banned employees from using them.



Co-founder Donna Carpenter says the boards were made to charm to a matter-of-fact demographic and points out Burton Snowboards is considered a period gaffer for women. She went on to speak Victoria's Secret catalogs are more revealing.

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