A petition started by OneMillionMoms.com highlights the 15-second Kit Kat ad featuring a clip of the song "Work It" by Missy Elliott. The petition, which has garnered over 8,000 signatures, calls on Nestle to pull the ad due to the sexual innuendo in the lyrics, noting that children consuming the ad will likely be repeating such suggestive lyrics. They also call on Kit Kit to put a stop to “inappropriate marketing campaigns.”
The petition describes the ad as follows:
The petition describes the ad as follows:
"The inappropriate song playing in this commercial is called 'Work It' by artist Missy Elliott and has no place in a candy bar commercial. This song is about sex, and the lyrics are extremely offensive. The song includes a word for male genitalia that is bleeped out by an elephant trumpet: 'If ya got a big (phrrrrr), let me search it.' Everyone knows children repeat what they hear.
The focus of the commercial is the sexual message and not the product itself. The advertisement shows an unwrapped candy bar and briefly includes their logo at the end, but not once is KIT KAT audibly mentioned during their irresponsible commercial."
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Thousands of mothers have signed a petition calling on Nestle to pull their Kit Kat “Reverse Break” ad, which they say is filled with “sexual innuendo.” A petition started by OneMillionMoms.com highlights the 15-second Kit Kat ad featuring a clip of the song “Work It” by Missy Elliott. The...
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