I remember when I was a small lad (said the 65 year old curmudgeon) walking past a department store window and seeing the shade down on that window. It took me awhile but I finally figured out that while they were dressing the manikins it was consider proper not to have them exposed “naked. While I, as a small boy, may have been curious, as I recall there was barely the shape of a woman in those manikins.
Today however, it is a different matter, manikins are hot, not only do they have a shape, but they now have nipples, come on you have noticed right. They also have a variety of shapes from model svelte to shall we say endowed. And, forget about the modesty, they parade around in their all together willy-nilly and even when they are dressed they are not. Ah, progress. :yh_rotfl
But let’s not get the wrong impression here; I am not a manikin freak, just observant of our times.
You see, it is not only manikins that have changed, but TV has done its fair share as well. Recalling my young lad days again, I remember when Lucy and Desi were prohibited from sleeping in a double bed and the tightest piece of clothing on Lucy was her bandanna.
This week on TV, we were happily presented with a nude couple in the missionary position, her legs flying in the air and all, (Worst Week), good thing this was a comedy. A previous episode when the young star was caught masturbating by the minister who was to marry the couple was funny too. I bet my grandmother would have died laughing (literally). How much more progress do we need? Gee, I was quite satisfied to see a boob bouncing about more than a football dropped on a fair catch.
Sitcoms have become masters of the double entente, innuendo and none is better than Two, and Half Men on CBS, of course “better is in the eye of the beholder.
However, for those who are not skilled at ferreting out the not so obvious, there is plenty of the obvious. Hardly an episode goes by without a direct comment about balls (no, not footballs), getting laid (how do you spell that anyway?) or getting stiff, but not to worry, it is a comedy after all.
Poor Ozzie could not get a peck on the cheek from Harriett without wearing a tie, but today we endure jockey short clad stars running from the bedroom to the kitchen for more whipped cream. This is progress; the whipped cream is in a can.
I have heard rumors that some European commercials are a bit revealing as well, but I have to report that while I have carefully scrutinized TV in Ireland, Italy and Russia I have yet to find a stimulating ad, I guess you have to be disappointed sometime. I’m heading for Malta in a few weeks so perhaps there is still hope.
But there is progress on the commercial front as well, no body part escapes prime time TV, if you have dandruff on your head or toenail fungus, they have you covered. If you are mentally down or can’t get it up, there is something on TV for you, but be warned four hours is too long without medical care. If you need to remove hair or add hair, you will find your product on TV. If you are a pain in the ass (literally), wait until the toothache commercial is over and you will find something for your butt. Finally, there are the cleansing products, clean your eyes, your body, your hair and for women we are enthralled with products to clean your........let’s leave it there and go watch TV or stare in a store window.
