Watching tennis tonight I had the dubious pleasure of seeing a “Red Bull” energy drink commercial. The one where Adam and Eve are in the Garden of Eden? Perhaps you’ve also convulsed to their ads.
Did anyone happen to notice that Eve’s breasts are drawn, complete with nipples? Not that it bothered me, but I thought for sure that such a thing wouldn’t fly content-wise. And yeah, it was on at night, but I’ve seen it on earlier in the day, as well.
The red bull add soundslike the smiths chips add, where the males in the Smiths chips obsessed family walk around with prominant erections. Its disturbing that basic stick figure characters should be so damn horny. Does that help sell chips?
I think its ok by the F.C.C. as long as you don’t make it with a sexual premise.
Anyone who is offended by cartoon breasts has some serious issues and has some growing up to do.
I remember (vaguely) a pantyhose commercial from the 70’s that showed a cartoon ass. And, damn it, I started a thread about a 7-up commercial where a guy said “shit” and it only got two responses :mad:
Well Radiohead’s Paranoid Android(?) video got censored. There was no way they were going to show a naked upper-body of a mermaid without blurring.So there you go
Well maybe I should have mentioned that this was done at least by the MTV.
What about the original Fantasia, during Night on Bald Mountain. In the part with all the flying wraiths, they showed breasts on one, complete with nips. Never expected that.
If you’re into that kind of thing, another unexpected place to find cartoon cleavage is Mad magazine. Sergio Aragones has often drawn topless women in his comic strips.
I agree.
I’m the parent of two boys. We teach our boys that the human body is beautiful and nothing of which to be ashamed. I don’t see the big deal here.
To all of you rushing in to declare that YOU don’t find cartoon breasts offensive…the OP went out of their way to point out that this wasn’t the issue, they were just questioning whether the FCC would be ok with it. Of course we all love naked breastises on TV!
The “Janet Reno” look-alike teacher, Miss. Chokesondick, got nekkid and flashed her boobies.
But, thats pretty tame when compared to Cartman beating off the dog and chanting “red rocket! red rocket!”, and Mr. Garrison teaching the kindergarteners how to put on a condom: “Ok children, first you put it in your mouth…”.
I can’t believe they got away with that!
There is a lot of things that can be done and said on Cable TV that cannot be done on “Free” TV.
This is no different.
Heh, thanks occ, peraps I wasn’t clear enough.
Why was it ok to draw cartoon breasts of a grown woman? When she flies away you can see her rear, too, but I don’t think that’s a real issue.
Actually, it happens twice, if you look close (I certainly do). They’re on harpies, they’re green and blue and the creatures are clearly EVIL, snatching up and eating the other hell-spawn. They have obvious nipples, but you only sween them briefly, almost subliminally.
In the Pastoral portion you get to see centaurettes, naked from the waist up (in long shots, at least), before you realize they have horse parts. You get to see breasts, but there are obviously no nipples on them.
The moral seems to be that in the Disney universe, at least, you can only have nipples if you’re evil.
CalMeacham: Not so anymore! King Triton has nipples in The Little Mermaid.
And as for the FCC - if no one complains, I don’t think they care. And who watches cartoons that closely? :D:D:D
Okay – you can only be a female and have nipples if you’re evil in the Disneyverse, then.
You have heard of the FCC, right? 
Hmm… let me think… the FCC you say?.. Are they part of the Teliban?
I waited and waited to make this joke. I hemmed and hawed. It kept me up nights.
So here it is. I’m sure I’ll sleep better now.
“No, but they’re responsible for the tele-ban.”
Note how Ogre convulses with merriment over the small jest he has (belatedly) made.