More hypersexual food ads: Super Seven Inchers and “Holes”

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  Posted by StaceyH Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:34pm PDT

  If the consumer has a dirty mind, then that is what they will see with that add. To me the BK print ad looks like a pic from the late 60's or 80's with the pale white dead looking woman.... It could be construed as art someday. Crazy that people are so hypersensitive about a sandwich and and the hole commercial looks like a dig at the "are you my mother" childrens book. IS that too sexy as well?? Maybe if you let kids watch these commercials without the gasps of horror I can just imagine most of you are doing, the children will have an unbiased opinion that may not be "dirty".While I dont like the carls jr commercials with the psuedo celebrity (audrina partridge) suggestively sucking down a burger (than probably going and barfing it up)I do have the common sense to realize that neither myself nor my two teen daughters are the target 14 - 35 year old male demographic... I am not too worried... People need to lighten up!

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  Posted by bookluva Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:19pm PDT

  Okay...the carls jr bikini ads were distasteful, but these aren't that bad. Here's why:

  A) do you know how long I and a group of my friends had to think before we realized WHY these would be controversial? Answer- more than two minutes.

  B) We're 13-16...how long would that take a younger kid (the ones you all seem to 'worry' about)

  C) If your kid got the ads and saw them as dirty, you have a bigger problem on your hands, (like how a little mind would jump to that conclusion)

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  Posted by Jedon Wed Jul 1, 2009 10:17am PDT

  For those who take issue with sexual subject matter, please answer this for the forum:

  Outside of unwanted pregnancy & stds, both mitigated with a modicum of common sense (much like overeating & obesity), How is sex a bad (or immoral) thing?

  Here's some 'food' for thought: You want to pick a cause, choose something that desperately needs & deserves your objections like the incessant violence that runs rampant throughout media.

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  Posted by ablex Thu Jul 2, 2009 6:11am PDT

  " I really don't want my child seeing this dross"

  god forbid we have children see something sexual

  much better that they are marketed to with violence, right?

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  Posted by Misty V Thu Jul 2, 2009 10:44pm PDT

  OMG, speaking of BK, last winter they had this commercial on ONCE that I ever seen and it was late night, it was when the cheesy tots came out and they guy was in his car getting ready to eat a tot and he looked over at the next car to this attractive woman and had a tongue "hard-on". I was totally appalled to the point where I wanted to email BK, but I never saw that ad again thank god.

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