Big Bang Theory actress Mayim Balik said that a recent Billboard ad with Ariana Grande.
“There is one for Ariana Grande, and I will go ahead and admit I have no idea who she is or what she does. 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. 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?” she wrote in a blog post.
Balik adds that it’s not just Grande’s advertisement.
“Am I a crotchety old lady? I guess so. But I just don’t understand why this is what ads need to look like. What good does it do for humanity or society? Why do I have to be OK with young women literally in lingerie on gigantic billboards? If I want to see women in lingerie, I can walk through any mall with a Victoria’s Secret,” she said.
“There’s also some billboard for a new show about teenagers in school or something and one of the girls depicted is I guess the ”mean girl“ and she is flipping the bird in her poster. She’s clearly a young teenager, but I’m wondering why I need her giving the finger in this ad.”
Grande, who is a pop star, came out with a new album, My Everything, which made its debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, said Billboard.
Bialik a few days ago said that the contract dispute for Big Bang Theory has not affected the show’s filming.
“We were all still on hiatus when all that started up and I think everyone was just excited to get back,” she said, according to Digital Spy. “I was not part of negotiations, my contract has been done since last year, so we were all just ready to go back to work.”
The Big Bang Theory returns to TV on Sept. 22 on CBS.
