This little piggy went to market, this little piggy had safe sex?!
June 20th, 2007 | by admin |There is a new controversial ad for condoms that involves life-like animated pigs. So what’s the big deal with it? Read on…
Fox, CBS Ban Pig ‘Condom’ Ad
The Fox and CBS networks have both declined to air an ad for Trojan condoms that features cellphone-carrying pigs on the prowl.
The ad depicts women in a bar surrounded by cellphone-toting pigs.
One of the swine heads off to the men’s room where it obtains a condom from a vending machine — and “is transformed into a head-turner in his 20s,” The New York Times reports. “When he returns to the bar, a fetching blonde who had been indifferent now smiles at him invitingly.”
The commercial is part of a new ad campaign by Trojan called “evolve.” The message: “Evolve. Use a condom every time.”
In rejecting the ad, Fox sent a written response to Trojan that read: “Contraceptive advertising must stress health-related uses rather than the prevention of pregnancy.”
CBS wrote that it did not find the ad “appropriate for our network even with late-night-only restrictions.”
The commercial will air on ABC, NBC, and nine cable networks, as well as in magazines and on Web sites.
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At first I just kind of went, “Yeah whatever…” when I heard about this ad. Then I saw it, and I can kinda get why it’s controversial. First, the whole animated life-like pigs get your attention, they also get the attention of kids. The message being portrayed is that the human race should “evolve” and use condoms every time you have sex. The ad also insinuates that meeting a woman at a bar will lead to a sexual experience right away. I don’t know about you, but that hardly sounds like evolving. It looks to me like: “Go have sex with whoever you want like pigs but use a condom.” That’s a great message to send to our kids!
The other part I have a problem with is why should two loving adults in a committed marriage always need to use a condom? Because that’s not who they’re targeting! It’s just another message sent out that casual flings and meaningless sex are perfectly fine!
Hey do what you want with your life, but I get upset when that message is being shoved down our throats by the media and especially when it could clearly grab the attention of a child watching.
Here’s a link to the commercial, but I wouldn’t let the little ones watch it. Click here.
