Kraft's saucy ad campaign (via ad agency Being) for its Zesty Italian salad dressing launched in early April, but it's taken a rebuke from One Million Moms to
give it a sudden enormous boost of visibility. The moms are super
pissed off about the print ad above, featuring the campaign's hunky
model, Anderson Davis, enjoying a naked picnic. The ad is far from
subtle—the picnic blanket has pretty obviously been pulled over Davis's
privates in such a way that it looks somewhat obscene. This infuriated
the moms, which write on their website: "Last week's issue of People
magazine had the most disgusting ad on the inside front cover that we
have ever seen Kraft produce. A full 2-page ad features a n*ked man
lying on a picnic blanket with only a small portion of the blanket
barely covering his g*nitals. It is easy to see what the ad is really
selling." Nope, they can't even say the words naked or genitals. The
moms add: "Christians will not be able to buy Kraft dressings or any of
their products until they clean up their advertising." Kraft responded
with this statement: "Our Kraft dressing's 'Let's Get Zesty' campaign is
a playful and flirtatious way to reach our consumers. People have
overwhelmingly said they're enjoying the campaign and having fun with
it."
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