Event: “True Life: I Live on The Border”

I confess that I should’ve mentioned this before since it’s an event that will happen less than 90 minutes after this post is published.

Today at 5pm MTV and MTV Tr3s will air a new season of its documentary series “True Life” with a look at life along the U.S.-Mexico border. “True Life: I Live on The Border” examines the relationships, difficulties, and experiences of three youth that live along the U.S.’ southern border.

In case you miss today’s airing of “True Life: I Live on The Border” you can:

• Click here for a brief clip of the program
• Check your local listings for the next time the episode airs

Sources- MTV, Zap2it.com, iFilm

Prostitute lists her requests as part of an MTVLA aid

MTV Latin America has started a salacious campaign in order to promote the channel’s programming. The ads for “The 10 Most Requested” spoofs people in different occupations (e.g. surgeon, chef) listing customers’ most common requests.

Yet it is the ad with a prostitute that is most tongue-in-cheek (pun intended) since her list of requests include anal sex (“in the back door”) and voyeurism (“in a public place”).

The ad itself is very funny, but it’s the justification for it that disturbs me a bit:

“As Jose Molla, agency co-founder, notes, ‘In Latin America it's a bit more flexible when it comes to that sort of thing. You can get away with more stuff.’”

Does this not seem like its pandering to negative stereotypes of the Hispanic community, especially since the prostitute speaks in English with a heavy Spanish accent? Or perhaps this is a secondary concern compared to the overall humor of the ad.

Update: Unfortunately, MTV's parent company removed the ads from YouTube; they may be available via MTV Latin America's website.

Links- AdWeek, YouTube