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Condom-free TV?
In the latest morality play from the Puritans that run network television, CBS and Fox are refusing to air certain ads for Trojan condoms. Because they won't show advertising for condoms? No, because they won't show ads for condoms that promote fucking. In the words of a Fox memo, “Contraceptive advertising must stress health-related uses rather than the prevention of pregnancy.” So sayeth the network that gave us five seasons of The Simple Life.
CBS deemed the ads "inappropriate... even with only-late-night restrictions," even though the idea of picking up women to have sex seems to be Barney's raison d'etre. Not to mention that either the subtext of Two and a Half Men is that Charlie Sheen is desperately trying to have a baby or CBS needs to reexamine its priorities also.
(Via AdFreak)
Posted by Charles Star on 06/19/2007 | Permalink
Comments
The portrayal of the man as a pig is what’s most offensive about these ads. Would Trojan find it as hilarious to portray a Black as a monkey?
Posted by: Jayme | Jun 21, 2007 10:34:09 PM
I'm not with you at all, Jayme. Those are not remotely comparable examples. A man who gets offended by that ad has taken at least 20 too many credits of Gender Theory.
Posted by: Charles Star | Jun 21, 2007 11:31:37 PM
The only reason condoms are needed in the context of this ad is that the chick is drunk enough to do the pig, but she'll need a really funny-shaped condom for that.
To Hell with the Pope. Yes, they are connected.
Posted by: Wanna get porked? | Jun 30, 2007 3:04:15 PM
