>Kraft Pulls Ads from Porn Star’s Show
>You spoke and Kraft listened.
In the wake of this post, I received an e-mail from a Kraft spokesperson yesterday stating that Kraft has pulled its advertising from Mommy XXX.
I suppose some mombloggers out there would take this opportunity to raise their fists and proclaim their ad-pulling power all over the Internet.
But I’m feeling sort of thoughtful about the whole thing, to be honest. I’ve taken a beating over at a local blogger’s site (it’s a site I enjoy reading, by the way, although Aunt B. and I rarely see eye to eye), and I’ve tried to really consider all opinions on the issue.
And while I respect everyone’s views, I remain convinced that it was absolutely appropriate for me to ask Kraft to pull its ads from this particular show. In the e-mail I received, the Kraft spokeswoman said the ad placement was an “error,” and I’m inclined to believe her. Mommy XXX is part of a Sony video site and I’m guessing that Kraft bought advertising on the “family-friendly” videos in Sony’s lineup.
But the fact is, there’s nothing “family-friendly” about Mommy XXX. The show features porn parties, boob jobs, teen trips to the gynecologist (which I found tacky because some private details of Demi’s 15-year-old daughter’s sex life were discussed in that episode), and a behind-the-scenes look at making a p*rno. Regardless of what I personally think of p*rn star Demi Delia, I didn’t think the show was a good “match” for Kraft’s ads, and it irritated me to think that one penny of my money was funding what has to be the most tasteless webcast geared toward moms that I’ve ever seen.
I will say that on their own, I don’t have a problem with women who choose to be p*rn stars. I’ll even admit here and now (albeit with a red face), that there’s nothing better than The Girls Next Door or Rock of Love to make a workout go by faster. If Demi Delia had left her kids out of the show, I wouldn’t have thought twice about it. If she were funny and charming, I might have even sort of liked her.
But there’s something repulsive about a mother who is using her children to promote her porn career (A tweet she wrote just yesterday: “this week look out for “Handling Big Balls”…The fam goes bowling!“) Who cares to argue with that?
Not Kraft, that’s for sure.*
Still, Aunt B. warns that if I don’t watch it, some day someone will decide that I’m slutty and a bad mother, and will come after my advertisers.
Well readers, the day I use my kids to advertise my new p*rn career?
Bring it.
*Although the Kraft ads on Mommy XXX have now been replaced with Yoplait (General Mills), Lysol, and Jet Dry (Reckett-Benckiser) commercials. FUN!
