Well it seems that right in the heart of New York City, a billboard which displays Calvin Kleins new jeans ad is causing quite a commotion. The famous jeans company has always been at the heart of some controversey since Brooke Shields did an ad for the designer back in the 1980's. She was then just 15 years of age and in the commercial,  was quoted as saying,"nothing comes between me and my Calvins."  In that era, even just a comment like that was thought to be too provocative and especially for then a 15 year old. 

This latest scandal, if you will,  involves a billboard display in New York City with a woman on top of a man while she is kissing another man but clothed of course, with just a hint of skin. The comments that have been said range from being imoral to being too provocative, especially out in public.  According to a school teacher there in New York City, she was taking her class on a field trip where they walked past the billboard and the class had a lot of questions.. some the teacher couldn't even answer.. a class of nine year olds at that.

Now while it wouldn't bother me, having this billboard displayed in public, still there are situations that arrise from such controversey. Any person can get a magazine displayed on a store rack and discover many mature ads so to speak.. but is there a line to be drawn, or would it be censorship?

I would hope that i would be the kind of parent that would be able to explain such things to my child and to  bring him or her up to be tolerant and open minded. Brings to mind the song by Reba McEntire called What Do You Say.   lol

Hi Ron,

This brings to mind a particuar bill board advert we have in Australia, most are familiar with. It has in huge letters the word SEX also in luminous Yellow colouring. They put them up anywhere I know of one not one hundred meters from a school.

The ads refer to erection problems and how you can make your sex life  simply amazing by using this product etc.

Certainly very confronting to most people let alone families. Explaining what the bill board's purpose is for to a seven year old is not easy.

I think many Australians find them very offensive.

Hello Felix,

I don't mind the billboards being posted at all, but i would rather they wouldn't be posted not close to a school.  While i do believe in freedom, i think that the big people who deal with those, should consider where they put the billboards up for all to view.  They don't offend me, but it would be nice if some common sense went into the thinking of where to place them.