Paris looks lovely this time of year...

Have you seen the Paris Hilton Carl’s Jr. burger television commercial? (I know this is supposed to be a blog about sex toys, porn, and pornstars. Ms. Hilton seems a close enough topic, though...;-) ) Well, a consumer watchdog group called Parents Television Council had a BIG problem with it.

Now, don’t get me wrong: I’m usually the first to stick up for Free Speech and the rights of adults to view adult-themed material. In fact, if you check most of my entries, you will see that I always seem to come down on the side of the porn industry. Whether the industry is taking on government, the law, the Senate, conservative middle-America, what-have-you.

But even I have to admit that the commercial is a little risqué. I know that there weren’t any nipple-slips, or nudity as the CEO of Carl‘s Jr points out. But from the opening shot, when Ms. Hilton enters the garage/hangar and appears to be silhouetted nude; to the camera shot between her legs; to the one or two shots where she‘s bending over forward; to the fingers in her mouth; to her spreading her legs directly in front of the camera; to all the suds-ing down; any single one of these instances would have me concerned as a mindful parent. If there was ever a commercial that deserved an R rating, this is it. The accompanying music is raunchy all by itself.

There doesn’t have to be nudity involved for a commercial to be inappropriate (see the Herbal Essence shampoo commercial). Ms. Hilton’s movements are suggestive enough to cause some parents to shield their children‘s eyes.

That was my first impression of the commercial at least. I’ll have to watch it over and over and over again to validate that initial response.