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The Ads The MBTA Didn't Want Us To See

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One of nine OkCupid ads the MBTA turned down (Courtesy)
One of nine OkCupid ads the MBTA turned down (Courtesy)

OkCupid, John F. Kennedy and veganism.

This isn't the set-up to a joke; these are the subjects of advertisements rejected by the MBTA.

WBUR obtained a number of of rejected ads through a public records request — filed after the T rejected, and then accepted, ads for the women's co-working space The Wing.

So what did the T find so offensive?

Guests

Ally Jarmanning, WBUR digital producer. She tweets @allyjarmanning.

Marty Donohue, partner and creative director at Full Contact Advertising

This segment aired on July 30, 2019.

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