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You know, whenever something is pegged as controversial, it just makes me want to seek it out all the more, if for no other reason than to see what the fuss is about. Several Pittsburgh television stations have decided not to air the new Trojan condom ad. None of the networks, of course can give a good reason for the ban, likely because coming out and saying they don't want to lose ratings by offending their (apparent) target demographic of beer-swilling, misogynistic fat bastards would be bad for business. Here's the ad in question:

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Frankly, the most offensive thing about it is the incorrect implication one might draw that humans evolved from pigs and not from apes. Still, good ads grab one's attention; great ads are the ones people seek out on YouTube.

Date: 2007-07-30 06:43 am (UTC)
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Funny, that's the subtlest I've ever seen a Trojan ad, too...

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