Open Letter To YouTube From Andrew Christian - watch the blocked video here

Open Letter To YouTube From Andrew Christian – watch the blocked video here

February 9th, 2012

Andrew Christian‘s latest promotion video, Pink Paradise – which you can watch below – has been removed by YouTube for reasons that border on homophobia.

Yes, it’s raunchy. But as Andrew Christian’s open letter to YouTube (below) explains, far raunchier heterosexual videos continue stay live on the world’s largest video sharing site.

To us, this is a nasty example of double standards. Sadly, such examples of discrimination regularly occur in mainstream media. 2(x)ist were the victims of similar censorship back in 2010 – something that we also spoke up against.

Read Andrew Christian’s letter and then tell us:

Open Letter To YouTube From Andrew Christian Inc.:

Dear YouTube,

Your removal of our video “Pink Paradise” and two week block of the Andrew Christian YouTube account has left us feeling unsettled.

There are thousands of videos that target the heterosexual audience currently on YouTube that show blatant female nudity and sexual scenarios with millions of views. (The video links below are examples of the double standard.)

Our video was meant to be a fun way to feature our new line of underwear. We’re disappointed and confused about its removal for inappropriate content when there are hundreds of thousands of videos featuring overtly sexual female imagery. We are a company that only produces menswear, and it feels unfair that our ads are held to different standards for featuring the male body.

There is no doubt in our mind that there would be no issue if the exact same video was posted with female models instead of male. Are you being homophobic or is it something else?

All we request is for our account to be unblocked, and the “Pink Paradise” video to be restored with its original view count so we may continue to regard YouTube as a fair and balanced outlet for reaching our audience.