I came across this new ad campaign from Virgin Mobile yesterday and I am still confused and disturbed by it. I wouldn't consider myself a prude, but sometimes advertising comes off as so blatantly sexual I can't help but stop and, as the pastor's wife in the Simpsons always says, "think about the children!"
LetsHaveTXT.com is a website Virgin Mobile is using to advertise their Wild Card cell phone and text messaging plans. This is what they have to say about this website: PROMISCUOUS TXT HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE A SAFE AND SATISFYING ALTERNATIVE TO THE REAL THING. LETSHAVETXT.COM'S TRAINED PROFESSIONALS ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU PRACTICE YOUR SEXY TXTING SKILLS IN A SAFE, PLAYFUL ENVIRONMENT. The "trained professionals" are videos of greased-up characters from stereotypical sexual fantasies such as a secretary, a plumber, a nurse, a cowboy, and oddly enough, a sex-robot. You can send them naughty text messages and they will respond back to you. The website also comes with complementary cheesy soft-porn dialogue and music.
I always thought that Virgin Mobile was most popular with teenagers and younger people. Just doesn't seem like classy move to me. Anyway, here is the link. Have fun.
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