Yesterday 80-some Public Ad Campaign activists took to Manhattan billboards to deface and cover up corporate messages.

MELISSA ROMANOVICH, 60, WEST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN
Have you been aware of the defacement of billboards here in New York City?
Vandalism? Yes I have. I see a lot of porno on the billboards. Children are exposed to it.
How do those ads make you feel?
Well, I don’t even own a TV. I know what’s going on in the world so I don’t need propaganda.
How do you gather your news?
From real encounters with real people, like policemen and things like that.
Do you have a lot of encounters with policemen?
Yes. I’d really rather not explain it.
Do you find the nudity in these billboards damaging to children?
I’m anti-gay and I’m anti-porno. I’m 35-years celibate. No sex.
Why did you choose celibacy?
Because I was raped three times by big, black, powerful men. I withdrew from the American dating scene and I come home alone every night. I’m a big recluse. I live down the block. I pay $139 for four rooms. I’ve lived there since I was 17.
Do you need a sub-letter?
No, I’m a recluse and I wouldn’t stand it. I walk around naked sometimes.
How do you leave your mark on New York City?
I’m a 40-year journalist. I write about what I see, the real world. When I leave my door in the morning I see the homeless, the drug-dealers, the real world. I don’t keep a blog. I write for myself.
Some people would consider American flag clothing to be a defacement of a national symbol.
You know where I got it? The back of a motorcycle. Petty theft. I don’t believe in the defacement of the American flag. My wearing it is just a non-radical joke. I just happen to wear it because I can’t stand my hair in my face. I’m 60 years old; I don’t feel the need to explain myself.
Have you ever lived in San Francisco?
Yes, I was 21 and it was during the Haight-Ashbury time. Free love. Drugs. I lost my virginity when I was very high. I was on a king-sized waterbed with a vibrator [chuckles]. A man was there, too. We had penetration.
YES SHE IS UNBEATABLE IS SHE?
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