What’s the big deal about Eva Mendes’ banned Calvin Klein ad?
Posted in Uncategorized on August 5th, 2008 by laura – Be the first to comment
Have you watched this ad yet? Calvin Klein was apparently forced not to air this “controversial” ad featuring sultry Eva Mendes.
Calvin Klein’s Secret Obsession ad
I really don’t see what the big deal is. There’s a tiny flash of nip, and it’s tasteful as hell. Sure, this is a Puritanical jerk country where Janet Jackson’s little flash caused a mighty stir, but when the rest of TV is chock full of other sexual innuendo and portrayals (i.e. CBS’ Swingtown, which for the record is really fun and addictive), not to mention horrific violence (think any crime or action show on TV) and so forth, it just seems ridiculous to care about seeing the human body as it exists naturally. Kids know damn well what nipples look like — boys and girls both have them, after all — and it wouldn’t hurt to not put such a taboo on nudity that kids end up developing sexual complexes. Maybe if we were all more comfortable with our bodies, there wouldn’t be such a need for extreme pornography and weird fetishes.
Plus, they already have nudity all over the ads in Europe, and they’re a lot more fucking sane than we are! I say it’s time we start letting boobs on TV. Boob equality! I’ll bet the real reason they don’t do it is because our society is sexist, and they want to keep women in veils and long robes. Just sayin’.
