Sex in the ‘Ir HaKodesh
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A poster and billboard campaign showing the “Sex and the City” actress in a skimpy, sequined dress was quickly replaced with new ads of her in a dress that covered her arms, back and thigh, reportedly after ultra-Orthodox consumers objected to her outfit.
The sexy ads promoting Lux soaps had begun appearing on billboards across the country in recent days. But after an angry phone call from a prominent rabbi, the consumer goods giant Unilever quickly gave Parker a more modest wardrobe, the Haaretz daily reported.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews, who require women to dress modestly, account for roughly 10 percent of the Israeli population, making them a sizable market for local Unilever products.
Nothing makes me want to shower like a picture of a sequined SJP. Except maybe the vomitous (yes, “vomitous“) promotion on Jewschool of T-Shirt Hell’s dreidel disaster. ::shiver::
(repost from urban/achiever)
i would hardly call it a promotion so much as shock for shock’s sake
eh, scroll down!
your a little late – http://www.jewschool.com/2004/11/sex-in-old-city.php
TC-
Regardless, my post is far prettier. And I do reference The Princess Bride.
Here’s a nice alternative – “Shin Happens” shirts at http://www.YidGear.com (just click on the dreidel) – and 10% of all profits go to Mazon, to feed the hungry. Plus, it’s not obscene.