That is crass. What are they thinking?

We live in a highly sexualized culture. Which I really don't understand. I mean, there's nothing wrong with sex, but do people really want to be reminded of it at every turn? It's like we've turned into a nation of 15 year old boys, and anyone who isn't continually preoccupied with sex is thought to be a prude.

It took awhile for me to find something you say to be much in line with my own perceptions, but you are on point and I agree.
Rated.

Thanks Don, mish and AKA. I just found this ad totally over the top.

I'm not a Christian but I totally feel what you're saying. I hardly think of myself as a prude but gosh, I guess it's asking too much these days to not have my 3 year old exposed to demi-porn when we drive past a billboard or flip past the commercials while watching the Travel Channel.

I appreciate your comments too lily. We definately need a break from this stuff.

Mish is dead on about 15 year old boys; it is unhealthy past a certain point mentally.

Thanks for alerting me to this. It's disgusting. rAted!

I agree with your last comment Don.

Mustard, always good to get your input. Thanks.

Degrading! Especially in a country canes people for chewing gum, or spitting it out or something. They only need to take a ferry to Thailand to find their 15 yr old boys.

Ok, I'm grossed out now.

I could see where this might backfire in America, aside from being exponentially adolescent-tacky.
The ad is aimed at men, of course, at the expense of women who generally wouldn't buy it anyway, and N.O.W. have reason to be upset.
BUT...men who ordered this 7 incher could be accused of being like the woman in the ad. I can think of several great cutting jokes to hurl at the guy who orders this phallus burger while I drove down the street to kick his ass out at the Dairy Queen.

My prediction for the next Burger King "edgy" ad - the tartar sauce "wet shot." That is a joke, sort of, but......

If I may finish your sentence Paul,

That is a joke, sort of, but......considering BK's track record, highly likely.

I must be getting slow and tired in my old age.
I saw nothing except a burger add,thats 'till I was
alerted to the so called degredation.

Why do you presume that you have to be an evangelical or a Christian to be offended by this?

I'm neither a Christian or an evangelical and I'm offended by it, if it is an actual ad.

Roger, a Christian would more likely be offended by this than a non Christian as the non Christian would not likely make an effort to shield themselves from certain aspects of everyday society.

For example, compare some of the profanity used on OS with the language you might find on a Christian website. (I'm not passing judgement because I've cussed most of my adult life, but I'm trying to control it) My point is that a liberal would generally have more exposure to things such as the BK ad and would probably not be as offended. I am very pleased to see that even the left has a line in the sand............and that ad dang sure crossed it.

I really, truly think that you've bought into this false notion that liberals (or most liberals) are going through life without moral compasses. It's absurd. Most of my liberal friends and family members, including myself, do not fit the description that Laura Ingraham, Anne Coulter, Rush, etc. put out about liberals.

In fact, name one famous liberal who is well known for both a) being a liberal and b) advocating and taking a public stance supporting immoral behaviour.

I'm not talking about people that have personal failings (Bill Clinton, John Edwards, Ted Kennedy, Newt Gingrich, Larry Craig, David Vitter) but people who encourage this kind of behavior.

Lots of Christians are offended by this ad. Lots of Christians also will print it and hide it under their mattresses. Same with athiests.

I guess my point is, especially given the language that you use in comments, is that if you want to be taken seriously, and not just be seen as preaching to the rwnutjob choir, you ought to consider the idea that Christian evangelicals have no lock on moral behavior.

does this mean we'll have to look for future posts via...

via... what do the amish use for long distance communication?

at any rate, if this ad only appears in singapore, that means that bk was deferring to our sensibilities by not airing it here. why did you import something you found so offensive?

i'm really asking. i do think it is offensive too, but i generally try not to associate myself with things i don't like.

and i wonder, if we make it our business to import ads like this before companies actually spring them on us, do we function like shock troops? reducing the revulsion that we feel for these images through a series of small exposures, like a vaccine?

what role do we bloggers play in this conversation? i'm not trying to say you're doing anything wrong... i am glad you shared the image here, because this is a topic i like to think about.

Roger, I'm going to take your most recent comments to heart. I guess the problem is that it's the left and right extremists that get the airtime and perhaps I have forgotten about the moderate left. My bad.

bStrangely, BK has done some "iffy" commercials here in the U.S. and the fact that they would sanction this ad anywhere they operate tells me everything I need to know about them. Their entire marketing group should be sacked. They need to redirect their energy into producing fast food, which is actually edible and reasonably priced, and serving it in family friendly restaurants.

bstrangely quote: "and I wonder, if we make it our business to import ads like this before companies actually spring them on us, do we function like shock troops? reducing the revulsion that we feel for these images through a series of small exposures, like a vaccine?" An excellent point. We should limit the display of ads like this to only the most egregious.

rwnutjob,
Thanks for your comments.

An interesting thing happened a few months ago. Bill O'Reilly did a piece on a 100% free porn site where "amateurs" post their homemade videos. I had never heard of the site. Neither had millions of others, I presume, until O'Reilly told everyone about it. He gave the name, showed the link on his screen, etc.

I'm sure that O'Reilly has a justification for this, but to do a free commercial to the #1 porn site in the country, on the #1 CATV News show, seemed a little weird.

Roger, I'm not a shrink, but it's obvious to me that Bill O'Reilly is a very disturbed man. Honestly, I would not be surprised if O'Reilly was a part owner in that site, there is a certain "Bob Crane" quality to the guy.