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Apparently, caressing an asparagus is a no-no on NBC.

The network has banned animal rights organization PETA's new Super Bowl ad promoting vegetarianism.

In it, lingerie-wearing women fondle broccoli spears, kiss pumpkins, and make all sorts of advances on their unsuspecting vegetables.

The 30-second spot, which PETA says they produced to balance "traditional Super Bowl ads for meaty, greasy, and factory-farmed fast food," carries the message: "Studies Show: Vegetarians Have Better Sex."

But NBC's email putting the kaibosh on PETA's commercial is almost as racy as the ad itself.

In turning down the spot, NBC Universal vice president of advertising standards Victoria Morgan wrote that the "PETA spot submitted to Advertising Standards depicts a level of sexuality exceeding our standards," describing one actor as "screwing herself with broccoli."

"PETA's veggie ads are locked out while ads for fried chicken and burgers are allowed, even though these foods make Americans fat, sick, and boring in bed," responded PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange. "Whether you're a 250-pound linebacker, a fan, or a 'football widow,' the smartest thing you can do to make sure that you're around for next year's Super Bowl is to go vegetarian."

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  • HAHA

    Nice woman but love meet!!... hehe

    By aorellanamc 1234146802 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • STUDIES SHOW THAT

    PETA is a useless organisation whose members have nothing better to do than irritate normal human beings. Leave meat alone , ya bunch of a**wipes!

    By shravanrulez 1249727624 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i think i lost my apetite

    Quick Im going to through up on pita

    By psudonim1 1237486747 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • haha exactly

    haha exactly

    By midnightrain325 [Affiliate User] 1233440413 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Haha so true, and ...

    Haha so true, and I'd love to <3

    By madxbird [Affiliate User] 1233440401 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • If animals weren't ...

    If animals weren't meant to be eaten, they wouldn't be made of meat.

    By alfazedz [Affiliate User] 1233431276 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Right on, ...

    Right on, rubycrownedkinglet. It's a good thing production of vegetables doesn't require land, deforestation, water, chemicals, fossil energy, fertilizers, machinery or transporting.

    By alfazedz [Affiliate User] 1233431171 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Vegetarian is good, ...

    Vegetarian is good, I'm vegetarian, but forcing your beliefs on others isn't right. Plus, if everyone became vegetarian, the world would run out of food in 3 years. I'd rather let the cows die than die my self.

    True, the sex is great.

    By TheBloodMoonShines [Affiliate User] 1233428229 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • wow... who knew ...

    wow... who knew PETA stood for 'Pointless Explicit Tasteless Advertisements' ??? :]

    By faithmarie06 [Affiliate User] 1233425128 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Anyone can enjoy ...

    Anyone can enjoy great sex after a chicken dinner! That protein does wonders! Oh well, madxbird, care to join me for a hamburger?

    By Tazzman [Affiliate User] 1233417634 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Yes, but now PETA ...

    Yes, but now PETA is telling us we should be vegetarian because it makes sex better. That's stupid.

    By madxbird [Affiliate User] 1233410254 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • No one really gives ...

    No one really gives a F**k if you have snakeskin boots (except the poor snakes), that has nothing to do with vegetarianism. Why anyone would flaunt being an apathetic bitch is beyond me.

    By wizmonkey98 [Affiliate User] 1233374887 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Hey PETA I get the ...

    Hey PETA I get the message I am now going to eat more salads with my T-bone and salmon. While I wear my snakeskin boots and leather coat. Thanks for your guidance. Oh yea I love Pam's T**s !

    By blumag88 [Affiliate User] 1233373499 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • man!! the guys in ...

    man!! the guys in the promotional sector of PETA are geniuses, not just because these women are very attractive, but what i'm saying is they purposely made this commercial so "racey", not to get men attracted to it on superbowl night, but because they knew that it would never even make it on to air. which saved them at least 3 million dollars that it would cost to air it and now this commercial is all over the news,everyones talking about it, and they got their msg across,FREE PUBLICITY!!

    By exxx55 [Affiliate User] 1233372485 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Can PETA please ...

    Can PETA please just stop being so obnoxious. Worthy cause, but damn if PETA doesn't know S**t about managing its image

    By eightbitgnosis [Affiliate User] 1233371443 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • wtf?!

    wtf?!

    By auroraldreams [Affiliate User] 1233370173 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
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  • I assume you are ...

    I assume you are doing something to help the people of Somalia and Zimbabwe...

    By rubycrownedkinglet [Affiliate User] 1233369317 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • So what does matter ...

    So what does matter to you? I suppose the earth that sustains all of what you find 'important' is of little concern. Cattle bred and used for meat production are replacing earths forests and producing methane. Fossil fuels are the primary contributor of human-induced climate change. Fossil energy is a huge factor of livestock farming. The production of 'feed' requires land, water & chemicals, oil for manufacturing the fertilizers, powering the machinery and transporting the food.

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