NBC banned this PETA Super Bowl ad from airing during Super Bowl XLIII because they felt it was too “sexual”. Dumb move by NBC, this commercial would have been the best Super Bowl ad ever.

Read the letter NBC sent to PETA explaining their reasoning behind the ban after the jump.

Here’s the letter in its entirety.

The PETA spot submitted to Advertising Standards depicts a level of sexuality exceeding
our standards. Listed below are the edits that need to be made. Before finalizing the
spot, we would like to view a Quicktime file as well as a DVD with high resolution.
:12- :13- licking pumpkin
:13- :14- touching her breast with her hand while eating broccoli
:19- pumpkin from behind between legs
:21- rubbing pelvic region with pumpkin
:22- screwing herself with broccoli (fuzzy)
:23- asparagus on her lap appearing as if it is ready to be inserted into vagina
:26- licking eggplant
:26- rubbing asparagus on breast

Victoria Morgan
Vice President, Advertising Standards
NBC Universal

What the hell NBC? Those were the best parts!