Row over bikini ad for Perky Cups coffee

A banner is shown outside a suburban Denver coffee shop called Perky Cups. Officials say a bikini...
A banner is shown outside a suburban Denver coffee shop called Perky Cups. Officials say a bikini and the First Amendment provide enough coverage for the advertisment after Aurora City Council member Molly Market called the picture on the banner ...
A barista at a Grab-N-Go Bikini Hut espresso stand holds money as she waves to a customer just...
A barista at a Grab-N-Go Bikini Hut espresso stand holds money as she waves to a customer just outside the city limits of Everett, Washington. Coffee shops in the Seattle area introduced the world to "bikini baristas" three years ago. (AP Photo/Ted S....

Complaints have been pouring in but officials say a bikini and the First Amendment provide enough coverage for a model advertising a suburban Denver coffee shop called Perky Cups.

Aurora City Council member Molly Markert called the picture on the banner "degrading to women," but she says it's legal.

Markert said she had city employees measure the banner, and it conforms with city size restrictions.

Robert Rogers, a city attorney, said the content is protected by the First Amendment.

Perky Cups owner Jason Bernal said people have come into the shop to complain, but one stayed to buy a burrito and coffee.

He said the sign has been great for business but he's not sure how long he'll leave it because of the complaints.

He said he wants to be a good neighbour.

 

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