Thanks, X "I wonder what the reaction would have been if the commercial had instead featured a couple of men sitting on the same bench......asking each other "white cotton or satin?" as women strolled by.........." You can judge it frequently for yourself -- it is on display in most convenince stores and many automobile covers. The Victoria's Secret fashion show is a perfectly acceptable venue for doing it. Indeed, I recall, vaguely, a particular incident pretty much exactly as you describe in a much older example -- featuring a celebrity who is arguably as famous as Jordan is today (though not at the time). Episode of Bosom Buddies, where the pair of men were indeed wondering what was being worn (cotton or lace, though, I believe, was the discussion) in the way you describe to some extent (although I believe it wasn't in a park). And you know perfectly well there is a large difference between PC outrage and actual social role norm challenges. Shame on you. ;)

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