First off when I heard PETA’s supposedly sexy ad was banned from The Superbowl I figured it was going to be pretty revealing or full of vegetable innuendo. In reality their ad is dull in comparison to most sexy commercials I’ve seen. I have a handful of them posted over on my homesite–Sexy Commercials List.

If you’re going to show half-naked women and vegetables at least have them doing more than licking what looked like a pumpkin. I don’t think I even saw a cucumber? Obviously this ad was rejected not for the sexual imagery but for the fact that it made a really stupid statement: Studies Show Vegetarians Have Better Sex.

Could we be more subjective? Which studies? I went to their promo page for the commercial and there’s nothing there indicating the scientific evidence. They do link to a page with NBC’s complaint list, but I still say the images are not the reason the commercial was rejected.

Here’s an article from Slate.com that  is more honest about the sex debate. It basically states that many vegetarians are simply more health conscious than meat eaters and therefore may be more active in bed as a result. I can accept that. But here’s another quote from the article that’s a bit disturbing:

“Vegetarian women are also more likely to develop amenorrhea (loss of periods), a condition that’s usually accompanied by low testosterone, vaginal dryness, and poor libido.”

Yeah, that’s what I look for in a woman. It really turns me on to know a woman is all dried up from eating beans and carrots.

Want some commonsense? Slate.com makes a very good point when the article’s author Nina Shen Rastogi says that if you simply ate french fries as part of your vegetarian diet you would become obese and therefore your sex drive would be diminished.

PETA can’t seem to make up their mind. Are they against meat because it kills animals or are they against meat because it lowers the sex drive? If it comes down to the sex drive then I hope to see PETA come out with a commercial against certain vegetable dishes like fries, broccoli with cheese, and baked potatoes.

The Superbowl is primarily for “meat eaters.” Barbecued ribs, burgers, pizza topped with pounds of pepperoni, hot chicken wings–sorry, started drooling there for a moment. I think NBC decided it would be bad for business to insert a vegetarian ad that insulted the consumers of all the other ads–like Pizza Hut, McDonalds, KFC, etc. It’s like saying FU to all of the football fans in 30 seconds.

PETA’s ads have mainly turned into a cheap gimmick over the last couple of years. I’ll grant them their props in creating pointless controversies that make the news. I don’t mind cheap gimmicks, but what I do mind are statements not backed up by facts. Here’s something I believe may be true: Vegetarians fart more than meat eaters.

“In general, vegetarians fart more than meat-eaters, but their farts are less smelly. However, some vegetarians are said to have more sulphur-producing bacteria in their guts, and so produce much smellier farts.” Quoted from Answers.com.

If that’s true, how come PETA doesn’t come out with a campaign on farting? Maybe they could try a humorous angle for once instead of showing us anorexic lingerie models. As much as guys like seeing half-naked women, we don’t care much for the actual opinions of brain-dead super models who are not in touch with the real world.

I am not against Vegetarianism. I’ve resorted to eating soy since becoming lactose intolerant which has lead me to trying some of the oddball stuff in the “Organic Section.” Alot of vegetarian products are awful but there are a few bright companies that make a good meal. Eventually, others will follow as the market progresses beyond aging hippies. Hopefully Morningstar products will die a slow death, their meat substitutes taste like doggie treats.

Enjoy The Superbowl all you meat eaters. Yes, it’s exciting to see a woman rub a piece of broccoli up her mid section, but even more exciting is seeing a woman take a footlong into her mouth.