Maybe you heard about the Lane Bryant TV spot that was banned by ABC and Fox for being too racy. In the salacious commercial, a ga-ga gorgeous model walks around her bedroom in some colorful bras and panties, then she receives a text from her boyfriend inviting her to dinner. You can watch it here. Too sexy for you? Are your sensibilities irrevocably tarnished? Am I missing something subconsciously naughty, like when you call a male chicken a cock?

She doesn’t prance down the runway in a string bikini, push-up, demi cup or angel wings, all of which seem fine for other lingerie ads. Nope, the networks defended themselves by claiming the commercial shows “too much cleavage.” Huh? Too much cleavage from the networks that brought you Married with Children and Dancing with the Semi-naked Stars? I feel the real reason is that the model is plus size. Wait a sec, let me re-define that, she’s not really plus size, she’s Marilyn Monroe size, Christina Hendrick’s size -- normal size.

Fox and ABC refuse to air the spot in the 8pm-9pm slot because they say it’s the family hour -- and it gives them more space to run Viagra and Cialis commercials. The good news is that this hypocrisy is bringing Lane Bryant a ton of free press -- and good karma. Their line of super cute Cacique lingerie proves you don’t have to fit into panties the size of postage stamps to be glamorous. I’m grateful for racy TV ads because they remind me that while some networks are afraid of breasts, ABC and Fox are obviously run by a bunch of boobs.

Today I’m grateful for racy TV ads.