Video of the Day: JC Penney Wants Your Kids to Have Sex?

Posted by Emily Farris



Oh, hey J.C. Penney, is that a fully-erect, lubed-up penis in your pants or are you just happy to see us? Because we're pretty sure it's a penis and you've got it aimed at teenagers. 

In this commercial, two teens practice getting dressed as quickly as possible so that if the girl's mom walks into the basement, they'll be able to look like they're "just watching TV."

Now, don't get us wrong, we're not opposed to the idea of teenagers having sex, as long as they're mature and educated enough to be smart about it. So it's not really the premise of this commercial that has us all confused, it's the fact that J.C. Penney — that dumpy department store in the dumpy mall that sold kind-of dumpy clothes (which were often our "back to school clothes") — is blatantly endorsing teenage sex.

We'd honestly be a lot more comfortable with it if the Trojan logo popped up at the end instead of the J.C. Penney logo, but maybe that's just us. And maybe that's only because we associate J.C. Penney with our grandmother. 

What do you think? 

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Comments

Austin said:

"J.C. Penny — that dumpy department store in the dumpy mall that sold kind-of dumpy clothes (which were often our "back to school clothes")"

that's the best description i've heard of JC Penny. ever.

June 24, 2008 1:53 PM

nederick said:

That is really bizarre.  And what does it have to do with the department store?  Talk about missing the mark AND getting your entire customer base into a blind Republican rage.

June 24, 2008 5:16 PM

vivazoya said:

That was.  Bizarre.

June 24, 2008 8:57 PM

KS said:

JC Penny did not make this video nor endorse it.

...It's a great video. Very witty.

June 25, 2008 12:31 AM

christiehoops said:

Wow...I honestly thought that the end was going to be something wholesome, like they are practicing getting dressed quickly so they can get out of bed as late as possible and still catch the bus. I did not see that one coming. Especially the caption at the end. What were they thinking? I honestly want to know what went down in that board meeting...

June 25, 2008 12:40 AM

spoco2 said:

Yeah, not an actual JC Penny ad:

online.wsj.com/.../SB121427510647899199.html

Just someone getting attention for themselves by making it and entering it into a competition at Cannes. (And winning a prize too apparently).

So yeah, not 'real' as such, but nicely made.

June 25, 2008 3:30 AM

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