Thursday, December 30

Dentyne Fire & Brimstone

I actually thought this racy chewing gum ad was pretty funny, so of course Donald Wildmon is aghast. Described by one of the Million Moms,

The commercial shows a young girl bringing home her date to meet her parents; one gives gum to the other; next thing, the girl begins taking off her blouse, throws it in her father's face, and aggressively straddles the boy while her parents look on.

Our correspondent neglects to mention the punchline, where mom tries some of the gum and pounces on dad as we fade to the product shot. Classic. It's just like one of those foreign spots featured on a "too risqué for American TV" clip show. Now, if it had been two boys...