Lawyers Have Sex?
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An ad for custom-tailored suits in a legal trade journal has sparked outrage:
An ad that’s run for several weeks in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly features a young woman clad in a man’s jacket, and nothing else, attempting—and evidently succeeding in—the seduction of a would-be male lawyer. His lawyer-ness is evinced by a nearby stack of extremely slim books: perhaps Federal Reporters from the year 1207 or takeout menus from local eateries. That’s the first clue that the ad is a scam: No lawyer worth his or her salt would accessorize with books that small. The ad, for men’s clothing, says that a “custom-tailored suit is a natural aphrodisiac.” …
What’s wrong with supersexy ads in a legal magazine?
Comments
I’m shocked, shocked I tell ya.
Using sex to sell a product. Using a half naked woman to boost sales? Why the nerve of those people!
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Posted by: Tim Who? | December 5, 2006 6:58 AM