The incident changed the way she saw herself and what she was doing, though not immediately. A couple years later on the anniversary of the crime, she saw a picture of herself lying on a bed to sell a down comforter. Simonton likened modeling to prostitution. It was hard to get out because of the money. A few years later she started Media Watch, a national organization that distributes pamphlets, videos and others types of educational materials in the hopes of helping people take a more critical and thoughtful view of the media.
Minorities are like animals.
Women must be childlike, and men must be attracted to women who look like children. Men must be strong and fearless. To prove her point, Simonton showed about 100 slides, most advertisements from magazines. She also talked about violent and sexually charged video games, the World Wrestling Federation and how pornography is graduating infiltrating the commercial media. Besides the handbag manufacturer, Simonton showed several other ads from companies that were selling products by depicting women as victims of abuse.