Falafel Boy says Pig Puppets are "unappetizing"

[Coexist]

First, he forever ruins the joy of exfoliating in the shower, then he makes it impossible for me to even LOOK at certain middle eastern dishes without shuddering. It couldn't get any worse than those two, combined with his carefully faked outrage, right? Surprise, surprise, BillO weirds me out AGAIN. This time, the vibrator pimp is grossed out by pig puppets?!

O'REILLY: You know, I wouldn't run the ad because I don't want to see pig puppets. And I don't. I mean, I just think it's unappetizing. The viewers — what do you want to see a pig puppet for? I don't know. That's why I wouldn't run it, aesthetics. I just think it's way out there.

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But in this case, I think it was a combination of the message, which you know, condom advertising isn't new. Although what, NBC is going to run this. NBC, of course they have to run it.

ABC will run it. Nine cable networks, MTV, Comedy Central, you know, of course, they're going to run it. And I'm not offended by them running it. I'm not saying they're wrong, but if I'm a program director, this doesn't really - I don't think this does it for me.

(Gee, that wasn't a dig at Dan Abrams now, was it?!)

Watch the funny commercial and you decide. For now I guess we just prepare for the next war - since there are no Christian holidays coming up - I can only assume that is the war on MSNBC. Check.

Just for fun - please note the sanity from BillO's guest:

SHANKMAN: You know, it's not censorship because it's not like they're — you're paying for the advertising. So if you're not taking their money, it's technically not censorship. I can choose to take your money and run the ad, or I can choose not.

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SHANKMAN: What gets to me, sort of gets my goat, is the hypocrisy of it. Because you're looking at — I heard someone this morning one of the programs compare it to Joe Camel. Cigarettes kill people. Condoms can, in fact, save lives. And you're not talking about showing intercourse or anything even remotely close to it. Everything is suggested.

Now for the serious stuff. Please click here and check out what Trojan has to say:

The campaign, titled "Evolve," will debut June 18 on television, on the Web, in print, and in special events around the country. It includes television ads that use animated images of pigs to humorously represent self-centered, immature, and thoughtless behavior. The "hero" transforms from a pig to a man when he demonstrates responsibility by choosing to use condoms.

This powerful imagery is meant to capture consumers' attention and get them thinking and talking about worthiness, self-care, trust and condom use as keys to sexual health. The ads also send the message that sharing in the decision to use condoms puts men and women on more equal terms for pleasure and responsibility.
"Evolve is a wake-up call to change attitudes about using condoms and, on a larger scale, the way we think and talk about sexual health in this country," said Jim Daniels, vice president of marketing for TROJAN®. "Other than abstinence, the best way people can prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection is to use a condom every time they have sex. Unfortunately, that's just not happening today—single sexually-active Americans between the ages of 18 and 54 use them only about 25 percent of the time.4 We urgently need to foster healthier attitudes about sexual health and condom use."

The campaign's premise is simple but powerful: People who are sexually active should take steps to protect and respect each other, and using condoms is an important part of this approach.

[Redstone]

1. You simply CANNOT look too deeply into what O'BalloonHead says without getting sick.

Redstone

[Berry Cool]

2. So Falafelmort thinks pig puppets are unappetizing?

I think I know someone out there who's breathing a big sigh of relief over that one!