Ashley Graham is not impressed with the way she was treated by ABC – and we don’t blame her. The big-busted model was set to appear in an ad for Lane Bryant but was axed when ABC deemed the commercial too hot for TV.
The ad was scheduled to appear during commercial breaks for the hit show Dancing with the Stars, a show known for scantily-clad women who wear next-to-nothing and shake their assets on the dance floor every week.
Need we also remind you that Dancing with the Stars is aired live, where the provocatively dressed stars are often victim to wardrobe malfunctions (much like Chelsea’s this week). Your tatas falling out of your dress on live TV seems a little hotter than a previously recorded ad with a woman wearing a well-secured bra, don’t you think?
Ashley was insulted and offended after ABC made its decision releasing this statement shortly after:
“I was very surprised. The first thing I thought of was Victoria’s Secret commercials, and how they’re just as racy, if not more racy, than Lane Bryant.”
ABC fired back with this statement of their own:
While ABC never backed down on their decision, Lane Bryant and Fox struck a deal and the commercial was aired during American Idol.
You can check out the commercial below:
Do you think Ashley Graham was treated unfairly? Was the commercial really too hot for TV?
smacks of double standards to me! What’s the dif. between thin size zeros strutting their stuff and volumptuous so-called “plus sizes” working their curves?
I AM HER! I think she looks good and wears it well.
Just goes to show you the networks don’t want to see what REAL woman look like. They seem to think we are all thin. I for one embrace my curves and when I did lose weight and got down to a size 8 my boyfriend said I was too thin and he loved ALL my curves!
I am not sure what all of the fuss is about. I think it was as tasteful as a bra commercial could be. Actually it was nicer than some of the Victoria Secret’s commercials I have seen lately. Just because a woman is considered plus size doesn’t mean she can’t be sexy or beautiful. Beautiful women come in all sizes.
I agree it’s not as bad as Victoria Secret’s or Dancing with the stars costumes. Seems like a double standard to me.