Calvin Klein under fire for threesome billboard

A Calvin Klein billboard in New York that seems to show a teenage girl in a threesome - with suggestions of a foursome - is raising eyebrows and ire. Passersby can't miss the massive, sexually charged ad on a building at Lafayette and Houston Sts. in SoHo, and they can't believe their eyes.

"It's borderline pornographic," said neighbourhood resident Lisa Marchese, 36, a marketing specialist who was disturbed by the youthfulness of the models. "They all look so young, particularly the girl. And to portray them in a threesome - it's just taking it too far."

The ad depicts a topless young woman lying on top of a barechested boy while kissing a second shirtless male. They're on a sofa, and below them a third male - pants and shirt unbuttoned - is lying on the floor.



Asked about the message in the ad, a Calvin Klein spokesman said the "intention was to create a very sexy campaign that speaks to our targeted demographic."

New Yorkers think they overshot. "It's pretty provocative," said Murray Hill resident Alicia Shay, 24, who happens to sell jeans for a living.

"Just the positioning of them all - she's kissing him, the other guy has his hands down her pants, they're all misty even. It's really inappropriate."

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