Mayim Bialik Blogs About Ariana Grande's Billboard Ad; Big Bang Theory Actress Shares Dismay

A post on Mayim Bialik's blog on Kveller showed the "Big Bang Theory" actress's dismay over Ariana Grande's Billboard ad.

The post on Mayim Bialik's blog titled "The Problem With That Giant Billboard of Ariana Grande" discussed the 38-year-old actress' issue with objectifying women, especially in advertising.

"A few billboards I have seen lately really bug me. There is one for Ariana Grande, and I will go ahead and admit I have no idea who she is or what she does," said the actress.

"Based on the billboard, she sells lingerie. Or stiletto heels. Or plastic surgery because every woman over 22 wishes she has that body, I'm sure," she speculated.

Bialik then posed the questions: "Why is she in her underwear on this billboard though? And if she has a talent (is she a singer?), then why does she have to sell herself in lingerie? I mean, I know that society is patriarchal and women are expected to be sexy and sexually available no matter what we do in society, but I guess now I need to explain that to my sons?"

While the actress and PhD holder from UCLA used Grande's ad as an example, she did cite other promotions such as the "Masters of Sex" and Levi's ads to get her point across.

"What's up with those ads for Levi's jeans where it's basically people groping each other as foreplay and undressing each other while making out?" she asked.

"I saw this ad when I went to see the latest 'Planet of the Apes' movie a month or so ago and I thought to myself, 'I don't want my kids seeing this ad if they come to the movies.' I just don't want them to see this ad," the actress recalled.

Refinery 29 replied to Mayim Bialik's blog post and the questions she posed with "the age-old advertising adage that 'sex sells.'"

Bialik has two sons and is part of the classic show "Candid Camera."

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