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Calvin Klein Orgy Billboard Takedown
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Jen Carlson
Published Jun 24, 2009
Modified Jun 24, 2009
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Looks like Calvin Klein succumbed to the prudes in SoHo who just couldn't handle an all-American denim-clad orgy billboard. The Daily News reports that the ad has now been replaced with one featuring a female, alone, in her soaking wet string bikini. Even though a lot more skin is being shown (and there are no jeans in sight!), some locals like the change. One old maid said, "The old one bothered people. It was a little too explicit with the threesome. You didn't even notice the jeans as much as what was going on with the people." Yes, in this new one onlookers will clearly only notice the product, and not that lady wearing it.
The billboard space has housed many other salacious scenarios in the past (pictured!), though allegedly they were all more acceptable to the masses. Is New York City the new Elmore City, Oklahoma? Italy, France, Spain and Germany are all okay with the foursome and they're airing this commercial, uncensored. And you don't even want to know about the print ads they have for Burger King in Saigon. (Or do you?)
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