Consumer Guide for Today's Media

How much sex is too much sex?
I was viewing ads on Adsoftheworld.com and I came to wonder how much sex is too much? In the past, I have written articles explaining sex does sell no matter what type, but should there be a line to cross?
Take this ad, what does it have to do with an ad agency? My first thought was “is it a trojan ad?” I really had no clue until I read the fine print.

Sex and alcohol go hand in hand in nearly every ad I’ve seen. But sex, alcohol, and violence? This ad has it all. I thought Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt should be included for a little Mr. and Mrs. Smith action. This ad has smut and beautiful people. I’ve never heard of the alcohol though.

I typed “sex ads” into Google just to see what I would find. I got the porn sites of course, but also a link for the 15 best sex ads. I’m slightly disappointed with the first choice. Victoria’s Secret can be very sexy, but the ad they chose was (in my opinion) not sexy.

The second ad...oh my. I immediately thought it was for Axe body spray. Little did I know it was for a vacuum! When the picture itself takes away from the product, maybe a change is needed.

The Volvo ad just made me chuckle. I always thought the Volvo emblem was quite male dominated, but turning an e-brake into a sex symbol pretty much takes the cake. The company did not even have to hire a naked couple to sell the car, it just sells itself.

The Carl Jr. cheeseburger commercial should not have made this list. Paris Hilton is not sexy. The ad was repulsive at best.

The last ad is the exact ad I mean when I say sex sometimes goes too far. It is clearly a sexual position, and it’s dirty at that. It probably would not be too bad except for the white goo on the girl’s leg. Slate even had some fun with this one. Last time I checked Puma still was not number one. So why did they resort to such vulgarity?