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“A Calvin Klein advertisement featuring British musician FKA twigs has been banned in the U.K. by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for depicting the artist as a ‘stereotypical sexual object.'” This is particularly notable given that the enthusiasm for Jeremy Allen White’s ripped-ab underwear spread for the same brand has been thirsty to the point of dehydration. Which brings us to this from McSweeney’s: An Open Letter to Jeremy Allen White Regarding His Recent Calvin Klein Ad. “If we’re being honest, the sight of your perfect three-quarter-size body in those iconic tighty-whiteys has the ironic effect of making us consider the erotic possibilities awarded by, say, Cousin. What a gorgeous mess that guy is! He would never make us feel bad about having visible hemorrhoids and laugh lines that get accentuated by our O-faces. We bet he smells like smoke and whiskey and maybe a little Drakkar Noir, and that’s the smell of where we belong.”

+ WSJ (Gift Article): Feds to Highway Signs: You Have Two Years to Stop Being Funny. Twitter is no longer Twitter, but everything else still is.