Comments on: Sex sells http://theoffbeatreport.com/2009/04/sex-sells/ all the essentials. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:31:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Aaron http://theoffbeatreport.com/2009/04/sex-sells/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Aaron Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:34:29 +0000 http://perpetualwords.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-5 There's also movies that play a part of this. A lot of movies these days are rated PG-13 and the movies with the same kind of content would have been rated R in the mid 90's. We also have a movie like "Watchmen" that would have most certainly be rated NC-17 for its themes and nudity but now is just rated R. I think the real source of the semi pornographic images shown on TV, whether in commercials or in shows themselves, is the internet. New competition, new mediums bring new risks and advertisers are taking risks. However, there still are limits. They watered down the Eva Mendez Calvin Klein commercial because she showed to much so there still are limits. At least for now There’s also movies that play a part of this. A lot of movies these days are rated PG-13 and the movies with the same kind of content would have been rated R in the mid 90′s. We also have a movie like “Watchmen” that would have most certainly be rated NC-17 for its themes and nudity but now is just rated R.

I think the real source of the semi pornographic images shown on TV, whether in commercials or in shows themselves, is the internet. New competition, new mediums bring new risks and advertisers are taking risks.

However, there still are limits. They watered down the Eva Mendez Calvin Klein commercial because she showed to much so there still are limits. At least for now

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