Okay … True confession time. I’ve never seen “Clerks.” Never saw “Clerks II” either. Same with “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.” So I guess I’m not much of an authority on Kevin Smith movies. But I’m pretty sure that the most controversial thing in his films isn’t supposed to be the freaking title.
The Philadelphia public-transit system has refused to run ads for Smith’s newest movie. And the Fox Sports network has yanked trailer-commercials for the flick.
Why? Because the word “porno” is part of the title.
Spare me.
One complaint came from a man watching a game in September with his young son, who did not understand a suicide-squeeze bunt the Dodgers tried, [Dodgers spokesman Josh] Rawitch said. “He was explaining to his son what a squeeze bunt was. Commercial break, the ad comes on, and the kid asks, ‘Dad, what does porno mean?”’ Rawitch said …
The city of Philadelphia refused “Zack and Miri” posters at bus stops. Similar posters at Boston bus stops have drawn complaints …
I’m no child psychology expert. But the last time I was in the City of Brotherly Love (and why have a nickname that’s suggestive of incest anyway?) I remember seeing this ad on a Philly bus stop:
Yessirree, Bob. That’s some family-friendly advertising there.
And just six months ago, SEPTA (the agency that runs Philadelphia’s transit system) defended its decision to accept advertising for the Grand Theft Auto IV videogame. Apparently, the words “grand theft” don’t set a sufficiently bad example.
And as for Fox Sports, well … Here’s a commercial they didn’t pull off the air.
Anyone want to answer his son when he asks “Dad, what’s ‘The old hidden ball trick?”
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Don’t you just love it….violence = cool , sex = bad
and I don’t understand why that woman’s voice is so deep, is she a smoker?
What about Mallrats? Chasing Amy? Jersey Girl? Vulgar?
Never saw it. Never saw it. Never saw it. Never saw it.
I read a lot.
Great. Another probably crappy movie that will make a lot of money because of controversy.
NO porn on the London Underground either – but they did allow this:
http://www.anorak.co.uk/war-on-terror/190715.html
Mind the cop…
I saw those movies. You probably couldn’t convince me to sit through another Kevin Smith movie if you put a gun to my head.
I’m not so sure death wouldn’t be a better option.
Kevin Smith is beside the point. This is just another ridiculous example of a culture that glorifies violence but still guiltily for liking sex. Sad.
EDIT: …crying guiltily for liking sex.
And the perfect place to toot my horn. My Christmas movie is being released on DVD
on Thanksgiving.
http://www.amazon.com/Town-That-Banned-Christmas-Mccoy/dp/B001ECDVJA
If it sucks, I had nothing to do with it. If it’s great, I take all the credit.
Good for you PJ. Now about getting me Carol Alt’s phone number. What was that again? 310 what?
It’s not even as if commercials don’t already promote sexuality, It’s apparently perfectly acceptable to have moaning in AXE commercials and couples raving about the next big lubricant. But once it becomes less innuendo and more specific people get all up in arms about it.
I once got a parenting magazine in the mail with a woman breastfeeding on the cover. The next month the letters to the editor section was filled with people totally pissed about it. One woman even went so far as to call it pornography. About breastfeeding, in a parenting magazine! I’ts not even sexual! In fact, I’m pissed off that she said pornography in a family magazine. How am I supposed to explain that to my daughter. Who’s six. Who can’t read.
Your six year old can’t read? At all?
Well, you know, jlynn, breastfeeding is taboo and completely wrong. In our society, breasts are apparently only acceptable if guys ogle them in beer commercials, R-rated movies and…porno.
Ever since you posted that filthy word, my life has been a nightmare. I ordered a pizza and, instead of paying the pizza guy, I had to have sex with him while bow chicka bow wow played in the background. I got a latte and, all of a sudden, there was an orgy in the coffee house. If only I hadn’t seen the “P” word, my life would still be pure as opposed to a train. Sigh. I’ll blame you and Kevin Smith when I end up on Maury having no clue who my baby daddy is.
No, can’t read yet but I think it won’t be long now. She just turned six this month. She recognizes some words and can sound them out. Porno isn’t one of them.
Maybe the poster isn’t appropriate but neither are the video game ads, the violent movie ads, or the t.v. ads. We’ve really become schizophrenic on these things, haven’t we?
Porno isn’t one of them … yet.
Wow, Queen Bee, that explains why everyone on my Thursday morning conference call kept asking me what I was wearing, and why the FedEx guy kept staring meaningfully towards my bedroom when he dropped off an Express envelope. Apparently I’m slow on the uptake today.
Yep, I guess once she starts reading, I have a lot of explaining to do. Maybe I should stop encouraging her. And her little sister too. No more stories at bedtime girls, I’m burning every book in the house tonight!
Not for nothing but virtually every movie that puts posters on bus stops sucks; at least in my area of Southern California.
Oh, and “Dogma” is the only Kevin Smith movie worth watching.
Dogma was amazing… but what about the title its not that bad… i don’t understand why the crappiest movies have the oddest titles