It's been more than a year since the ads for 107.9 FM (La Ley) cropped up in Chicago--buses and billboards plastered with 25 women in Daisy-Dukes, leaning over, their rears pointed to the camera. "25 Pegaditas (25 Hits)," the ad proclaimed. Ostensibly, the ads touted the station playing 25 songs [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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If the bent over ladies had nice butts, i don’t see the problem. Perhaps they should shed their daisy dukes for thongs! A fine looking woman is a work of art that should be appreciated.
Spanish tv has always been more liberal when it comes to showing off the femaie form (the US seems to have a phobia about bare female breasts, for example).
USA has a hang up on ANYTHING to do with S E X.
Left or right, both are retarded here. Probably our Puritan Commie ancestors.
Another knee jerk reaction from liberals. Pegaditas loosely translates from Mexican Spanish into ” little ones strung together”. As the 25 shapely calabazos insinuate. Note the crossed hands…....
A picture is worth…
only 703 words to Phoebe.
Perhaps because it needs no translation.
Unless the women in the picture were FORCED to pose
The picture didn’t look sexual. I could barely make out what it was about much less does it appear sexist or appeal to the prurient interest. It looked inoccuous enough. I think we should worry about other issues.
Great, we all agree, much ado doo about nothing. Shitcago, wiped you out again today on the waiters thread…...........................hang it up, dude !
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