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Why is PETA's sexy vegetable ad worse for children than McDonald's cruelty on a bun ads?

By Marks & Katz, LLC

Following up on my January 30 blog entry on PETA's racy vegetable ad rejected for Super Bowl airtime (see NBC's very explicit rejection e-mail at PETA's site), Jonathan Turley -- whose blog is among the handful I read almost daily -- blogged yesterday his view that too many children watch the Super Bowl to justify running the ad during that event.  I responded as follows, and Jonathan posted his thoughtful reply here. Here is my reply:  Hi, Jonathan-  Thanks for bringing this story to a wider audience than my several hundred daily blog visitors.  My blog entry last Friday on this issue is here: http://katzjustice.com/underdog/permalink/JusticeForAnimals.html .  All kidding aside, why is it that a huge percentage of Americans over the decades have put less emphasis on shielding their childrens? eyes from violence than from sexuality? Clearly, as a free expression fanatic, I favor expansive interpretation of the First Amendment when the government tries limiting advertising content...continue to full post

Full post as published by Underdog on February 02, 2009 (boomark / email).