The National Organization of Women thinks Dolce & Gabbana’s new ad’s a little too rapey.
I’m not sure how five gay guys professional mannequins would go about raping an anorexic model but I think it needs explaining.
I can’t help thinking the people who see the ‘rape’ in this ad also think ‘Leon‘ (’The Professional’ if you’re American) is about a pedophile, and keep shouting ‘Who is it?’ at the TV every time this Apple ad comes on.
Sure, the D&G ad’s kinky, if you squint a bit, but rape? Listen, if she didn’t want to be held down she shouldn’t have worn such a short dress.
Remember when fashion advertising didn’t mess around when it came to offending people? Ah, memories…
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TreeHugger’s ‘How to Green Your Sex Life‘ is on the interesting side of ‘batshit-mad’, leaning over the fence, considering making the leap. Vegetarian’s taste better? That chestnut’s straight from a PETA action pack (and I have been a vegetarian for many years so stop writing that fucking email right now).
Greenpeace’s advice to “…ensure S&M paddles are made from sustainably harvested timber,” is my personal favorite. Doms are supposed to ‘tread lightly’ on the planet while laying into subs because the planet can be damaged forever unless we’re careful with it, while people… er… never mind.
Moving on…
We’ve all considered it. You borrow a friend’s phone, take a photo of your biscuits and send it to their entire address book pretending to be the phone’s owner. Hilarity ensues.
Why when a twelve year old steals an eleven year old’s phone, takes a picture of her junk and then sends it to ten people pretending to be the phone’s owner did someone call the police? Why should a kid get labeled as a deviant for a prank in which the only genitalia on display was their own? Who exactly was hurt by this? What ever happened to a telling off?
As for female teachers having sex with 16 year olds – how did that get out of my head and into reality? Anyone mind if I imagine a Cate Blanchett type? Sorry Miss I forgot my homework. Extra credit? How…?
Sorry, I mean EVERYONE PANIC! SEX! TEENAGERS!
World. Please decrease the stupid. It bothers me.
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Damn, that’s the funniest thing I’ve read all day.
Ah Sam… looks like Jessica Gold Haralson beat you to blogging this one. Really though if there was a rape going on, wouldn’t the models in question look a little less bored?
Thanks for your sensible comments on the ad — I keep meaning to blog it and haven’t had a chance. I thought the ad was kind of hot, actually, and if the men were just a little bit less pretty it could have been lifted right out of my personal favorites list.
Vixen – you’re a genius.
Sabrina – Jessica who? WHO! THIS IS MY HOUSE! (actually Sabby I Googled her and she’s cute so Jessica – you’re welcome here. Welcome.)
Regina – Thank you (excuse me while I break the fourth wall “Wired’s here. Wired!”) The men in that ad are pretty in a ’snap like dry kindling’ sort of way. Sure they’ve got perfect bodies and cheekbones you could shave ice with but do they… like… have blogs about porn? I think not. Exactly.
See, it’s simple when you think about it.
What’s with all the hot male bashing? If they were pretty young teens all the men’d be gushing. Sorry folx, those men are perfect, oiled, hard-bodied, and HOT. Dumb models, maybe. (Have you ever wondered if there was more to life, other than being really, really, ridiculously good looking?) But HOT.
Come on, ladies…you wouldn’t want to run your tongue down those perfectly formed abs or behind those well-sculpted thighs?
And if they’re raping her…where do I get in line???