‘Some Folks Are Just Filthy!’: Explicit Billboard Depicting Doctored Image of Kamala Harris Removed from Ohio Highway As Company Says It Wasn’t Aware of Its ‘Vulgar’ Nature

Motorists heading westbound on state Highway 16 in Newark, Ohio, will no longer have to explain to their kids or elderly mothers why the vice president of the United States is being shown on her knees, tongue protruding, her intentions clear to most people of a certain age. A representative for the billboard company that hosted the fake image, paid for by a local business, RK Towing, told The Newark Advocate on Monday they had grounded the ad due to its “vulgar” insinuation. So why did they allow it in the first place? The Kennedy Outdoor Advertising spokesperson said the sexual innuendo was lost on those who approved the billboard. It was erected on Friday and taken down two days later. A billboard showing an altered image of Vice President Kamala Harris kneeling with her tongue out, reportedly visible to travelers heading west on Ohio 16 in Newark, Ohio. (Photo: Reddit) “Once it was brought to our attention how vulgar the advertisement actually was, we immediately removed it,” said Clayton, the Kennedy spokesperson, who declined to give his last name due to the threats the agency has received since the billboard was taken down. “We don’t condone anything like that,...