Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik isn’t too pleased with a recent Billboard advertisement of pop star Ariana Grande.
Ariana Grande’s ‘My Everything’ Debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
In a Sept. 12 blog post titled “The Problem With That Giant Billboard of Ariana Grande,” the 38-year-old actress and mother takes issue with several sexy ads, including one of 21-year-old Grande wearing lingerie.
“There is one for Ariana Grande, and I will go ahead and admit I have no idea who she is or what she does. Based on the billboard, she sells lingerie. Or stiletto heels. Or plastic surgery because every woman over 22 wishes she has that body, I’m sure,” Bialik wrote.
Nothing personal against Ariana Grande or sexy women. Chill out, people. My @Kveller post was social commentary! Have a sense of humor!
— Mayim Bialik (@missmayim) September 14, 2014
“Why is she in her underwear on this billboard though? And if she has a talent (is she a singer?), then why does she have to sell herself in lingerie? I mean, I know that society is patriarchal and women are expected to be sexy and sexually available no matter what we do in society, but I guess now I need to explain that to my sons?”
Grande wasn’t the only one she targeted. The actress also complained about overly sexual ads for Masters of Sex and Levi’s.
“Am I a crotchety old lady? I guess so. But I just don’t understand why this is what ads need to look like. What good does it do for humanity or society? Why do I have to be OK with young women literally in lingerie on gigantic billboards? If I want to see women in lingerie, I can walk through any mall with a Victoria’s Secret,” she wrote.
Bialik has apparently received some harsh feedback from the blog post. On Sunday (Sept. 14), she tweeted, “Nothing personal against Ariana Grande or sexy women. Chill out, people. My @Kveller post was social commentary! Have a sense of humor!”
Grande’s new album, My Everything, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, giving the singer two No. 1 albums in less than a year. She’s the first woman to debut at No. 1 with her first two albums since 2010.