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Hot and Steamy Vegetables: PETA Ad Dubbed Too Sexy for Super Bowl

Check out what all the fuss is about.

January 27, 2009 |

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From PETA:

PETA's ad -- which features a bevy of beauties who are powerless to resist the temptation of veggie love -- was deemed too hot for the Super Bowl. NBC rejected the video because of concerns over "rubbing pelvic region with pumpkin," a woman "screwing herself with broccoli," and more!

Check out what all the fuss is about:

'Veggie Love': PETA's Banned Super Bowl Ad

While it is funny that NBC dubbed this ad 'too hot' and not oh-so-many beer commercials that have run in the past, I must say one thing: what's with the all female cast PETA?

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