Kate Upton's sexy car commercial ruffles some feathers [Video]

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="byline" style="background-color: white; color: #292727; display: block; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13px;">By Christie D'Zurilla From: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/" style="background-color: transparent;">http://www.latimes.com</a></span><br /><div class="date" style="background-color: white; color: #930000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"><span class="dateString" style="display: inline;">January 23, 2013</span><span class="dateTimeSeparator" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; color: white; display: inline; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-left: 6px;">, </span><span class="timeString" style="display: inline; text-transform: lowercase;">3:13 p.m.</span></div><div class="date" style="background-color: white; color: #930000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"><span class="timeString" style="display: inline; text-transform: lowercase;"><br /></span></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uPq7jVGPs3g?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">It's been a while since we had any clearly gratuitous beefcake or cheesecake here at the Ministry of Gossip, but thanks to Kate Upton and Mercedes-Benz, it's time for a little taste.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" title="Kate Upton Washes the All-New Mercedes-Benz CLA in Slow Motion">The lovely and talented Ms. Upton stars in a new commercial for the car company, tantalizingly and rather obviously titled, "Kate Upton Washes the All-New Mercedes-Benz CLA in Slow Motion." What's not to love about <em>that</em>, right? </span></div><div class="articlerail" style="background-color: white; clear: both; float: left; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 234px; z-index: 4;"><div class="articleRelates module" style="border: 1px solid rgb(231, 231, 231); margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 10px 10px 0px;"><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li class="newRelatedItem" style="clear: both; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-aretha-jlo-defend-beyonces-inaugural-backing-tracks-20130123,0,389242.story" style="clear: both; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; display: block; text-decoration: none; width: 212px;" target=""><img alt="Aretha, J-Lo defend Beyonce's inaugural backing tracks" height="105" src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-5100278f/turbine/la-et-ms-aretha-jlo-defend-beyonces-inaugural-backing-tracks-20130123-thumbnail/187/16x9" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-right: 5px; padding-right: 8px;" title="Aretha, J-Lo defend Beyonce's inaugural backing tracks" width="187" /></a><a href="http://hotnewsof.blogspot.com/2013/01/aretha-j-lo-defend-beyonces-inaugural.html" style="clear: both; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; display: block; text-decoration: none; width: 212px;" target="">Aretha, J-Lo defend Beyonce's inaugural backing tracks</a></li><li class="newRelatedItem" style="clear: both; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-justin-bieber-lady-gaga-twitter-20130122,0,1985344.story" style="clear: both; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; display: block; text-decoration: none; width: 212px;" target=""><img alt="Justin Bieber tops Lady Gaga as Twitter's most-followed user" height="105" src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-50ff08a4/turbine/la-et-mg-justin-bieber-lady-gaga-twitter-20130122/187/16x9" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-right: 5px; padding-right: 8px;" title="Justin Bieber tops Lady Gaga as Twitter's most-followed user" width="186" /></a><a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-justin-bieber-lady-gaga-twitter-20130122,0,1985344.story" style="clear: both; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; display: block; text-decoration: none; width: 212px;" target="">Justin Bieber tops Lady Gaga as Twitter's most-followed user</a></li><li class="newRelatedItem" style="clear: both; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-shakira-baby-milan-gerard-pique-20130122,0,5565657.story" style="clear: both; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; display: block; text-decoration: none; width: 212px;" target=""><img alt="Shakira, boyfriend Gerard Piqu&eacute; welcome a baby boy " height="105" src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-50ff2a94/turbine/la-et-mg-shakira-baby-milan-gerard-pique-20130122-thumbnail/187/16x9" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-right: 5px; padding-right: 8px;" title="Shakira, boyfriend Gerard Piqu&eacute; welcome a baby boy " width="186" /></a><a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-shakira-baby-milan-gerard-pique-20130122,0,5565657.story" style="clear: both; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; display: block; text-decoration: none; width: 212px;" target="">Shakira, boyfriend Gerard Piqué welcome a baby boy</a></li></ul></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" title="Kate Upton Washes the All-New Mercedes-Benz CLA in Slow Motion">"This ad [reinforces] for millions of wives, daughters and sisters across the country that you use your sex appeal to get what you want," a spokeswoman for the group told the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267207/Is-Kate-Upton-Super-Bowl-commercial-racy-TV-Family-group-denounces-90-second-spot---BUT-viewers-disappointed-model-doesnt-skin.html" style="color: #2262cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a>. "If anything, this ad proves that we’ve regressed rather than progressed over the last several years."Well, the Parents Television Council doesn't seem to be head over heels about it.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" title="Kate Upton Washes the All-New Mercedes-Benz CLA in Slow Motion">(Using sex appeal to market cars? Who'd'a thunk it?)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" title="Kate Upton Washes the All-New Mercedes-Benz CLA in Slow Motion">Alas, the ad's twist is a cruel one, for those of us expecting a bit of skin. Despite the title, and despite our watching the video through to the end at least four or nine times just to make sure we didn't miss one slo-mo bit, at no point in the spot does Upton actually engage in washing the car.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" title="Kate Upton Washes the All-New Mercedes-Benz CLA in Slow Motion">That, it seems, is a job better left to a bunch of cute-but-not-too-cute young men in football jerseys -- who may represent the "new, hip, and preferably younger buyers" that <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccalindland/2013/01/17/mercedes-benz-unveils-sleek-sexy-2014-cla-class/" style="color: #2262cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Forbes</a>says the brand hopes to attract with the CLA.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" title="Kate Upton Washes the All-New Mercedes-Benz CLA in Slow Motion">Many commenters on Mercedes' <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPq7jVGPs3g&feature=youtu.be" style="color: #2262cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">YouTube</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MercedesBenz/posts/592571310768785" style="color: #2262cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a>pages seem to be unimpressed, calling the ad low-brow or dumb or even porn, while others seemed to get a kick out of it or wonder what the fuss was all about.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" title="Kate Upton Washes the All-New Mercedes-Benz CLA in Slow Motion">Our fave comment? The one woman who called for an equal-opportunity version of the ad in which <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/jake-gyllenhaal-PECLB005326.topic" id="PECLB005326" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Jake Gyllenhaal">Jake Gyllenhaal</a> was the one washing the car.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div></div>

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By Christie D'Zurilla From: http://www.latimes.comJanuary 23, 2013, 3:13 p.m.It's been a while since we had any clearly gratuitous beefcake or cheesecake here at the Ministry of Gossip, but thanks to Kate Upton and Mercedes-Benz, it's time for a litt…

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