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Kia Ad Sparks Pedophile Accusations
Fox Nation ^ | June 24, 2011 | N/A

Posted on 06/25/2011 10:17:54 PM PDT by TheDingoAteMyBaby

A new Kia ad is raising eyebrows-with some even saying that it promotes pedophilia.

The ad, which promotes a dual-zone climate control feature in one of Kia's cars, took home the Silver Press Lion at the prestigious Cannes Lion Awards. But it is controversial, to say the least.

The ad features a teacher lusting after his elementary school-aged student. On one side of the page, she appears as a young girl. On the other side, though, she becomes a scantily clad, buxom teen, seemingly as a product of the teacher's imagination.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: advertisement; kia; pedophilia; sex
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To: TheDingoAteMyBaby
Young men teachers are often the only positive male role models in the lives of fatherless boys.

My son is a high school freshman (well sophomore in two months.} He says he has seen the short skirt flashing girls since grade 7.

No way as a male I would go into that mess.

21 posted on 06/25/2011 11:25:42 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: TheDingoAteMyBaby

This criticism is more over-the-top than the ads themselves.


22 posted on 06/25/2011 11:28:48 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: GeronL

They have been trying for thousands of years, and succeeded in many periods throughout history.

We need more millstones.


23 posted on 06/25/2011 11:28:59 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: TheDingoAteMyBaby

That is strange to say the least. As though it’s ok if it’s animation


24 posted on 06/25/2011 11:30:35 PM PDT by Figment ("A communist is someone who reads Marx.An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx" R Reagan)
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To: TheDingoAteMyBaby

That makes my skin crawl....


25 posted on 06/25/2011 11:34:47 PM PDT by Allegra (Hey! Stop looking at my tagline like that.)
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To: TheDingoAteMyBaby
Well, here's the whole thing. Context doesn't help it.


26 posted on 06/25/2011 11:42:12 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: TheDingoAteMyBaby

This ad appears targeted toward the Hot-For-Teacher FReepers on the guilty/not guilty threads.


27 posted on 06/25/2011 11:47:21 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (Public employee unions are the barbarian hordes of our time.)
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To: dsc

The DQ commercial with the Rock and Roll Falcon .. Is the Best! LOL


28 posted on 06/25/2011 11:47:21 PM PDT by freejohn ("Never argue with a fool; onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." --- Mark Twain)
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To: Rastus

This is just plain weird.

“A different temperature for each side.” Like that’s a new thing in automobiles? (Though it might be in a budget line like Kia.)

Even the “teen kid” half by itself would, if real, be unethical conduct on the part of the schoolteacher.


29 posted on 06/25/2011 11:52:47 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Hawk)
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To: TheDingoAteMyBaby
"his negligence leads to paper being sent out with an obscene watermark. Every week he is supposed to do a fourhour quality spot check at the paper mill, and he is indignant that the watermark problem happened during the one year that he skipped out on those duties" ~Wikipedia

30 posted on 06/25/2011 11:53:12 PM PDT by I see my hands (Embrace misanthropy)
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To: TheDingoAteMyBaby

That’s an equally dangerous message, IMO. Young men teachers are often the only positive male role models in the lives of fatherless boys. It does no good to scare good men away from the teaching profession because of fears of pedophilia accusations.<<

Charly Sheen in 2 1/2 Men had a scene at his favorite watering hole, and he was trying to pick up a pretty, young woman, and she did not even think twice about her reply...”Sorry, I don’t have daddy issues.” and she walked away.

There were no role models in that show. But it was funny.

DK


31 posted on 06/26/2011 12:13:49 AM PDT by Dark Knight
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To: Afterguard
Kia is now owned by Hyundai, who had a really controversial Hyundai ad around the time of the Super Bowl, if memory serves me.

You mean this one? I can see where a typical Mooselimb male would find it suggestive.

Anyway, it seems they need to find another ad agency if they want to keep on the American consumer’s favorable side.

Hey, all they did was call the US car consumers sheep. Perhaps they jumped to a conclusion after observing the behavior of said consumers in the voting booth in 2008.

32 posted on 06/26/2011 12:18:29 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Psycho_Bunny
This ad appears targeted toward the Hot-For-Teacher FReepers on the guilty/not guilty threads.

Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark.

33 posted on 06/26/2011 12:22:04 AM PDT by Valpal1 ("No clever arrangement of bad eggs ever made a good omelet." ~ C.S. Lewis)
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To: Psycho_Bunny

No, no. They’re outraged when it’s an adult male/underage female.


34 posted on 06/26/2011 12:28:04 AM PDT by Rastus
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To: TheDingoAteMyBaby

The full add is a series of about 6 to 8 cells (3 or 4 pairs)- not just 2.
The student gives the teacher an apple on the left - the instructor bites into the apple in the cartoon on the right, talking about how juicy it is while the girl is drawn as a sexy woman. The lower left - the teacher says ‘let’s get started’ and the ‘adult version’ on the right has the sex-kitten version of the student asking the prof if he had any ideas etc. Saw it over at Ace of Spades but sometimes links to that site get pulled.


35 posted on 06/26/2011 12:35:41 AM PDT by ransomnote
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To: Rastus; Psycho_Bunny

I think the teenage player in the ad is the current Dr Who female assistant.

>>> This ad appears targeted toward the Hot-For-Teacher FReepers on the guilty/not guilty threads.

Bullseye.


36 posted on 06/26/2011 12:53:40 AM PDT by tlb
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To: Lancey Howard
I'm sad to say, I agree with you.
37 posted on 06/26/2011 1:13:59 AM PDT by pyx (Rule#1.The LEFT lies.Rule#2.See Rule#1. IF THE LEFT CONTROLS THE LANGUAGE, IT CONTROLS THE ARGUMENT.)
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To: TheDingoAteMyBaby

Geez Louise!

1. How the hell does this prompt anyone to buy a vehicle?

2.Which idiot ad firm created this worthless pos?

3. Who at Kia approved it?

#2 & #3 should be fired immediately.

No wonder I only watch commercial free TV.


38 posted on 06/26/2011 1:19:11 AM PDT by RacerX1128
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To: TheDingoAteMyBaby
Anybody that would buy a vehicle with the letters KIA won't be swayed by some cartoon ad.
KIA=KILLED IN ACTION.
39 posted on 06/26/2011 1:33:45 AM PDT by DeaconRed (Wounded Warrior Project. Support our Wounded Warriors. They gave a lot for US.)
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