This kind of hijacking selected words out of context and insinuating that they mean something else is pointless. I would say juvenile, but would be insulting to children. The context was the role of advertising in the media and culture. The point is about advertisers promising people things they can't deliver.
Perhaps advertisements have improved Doug's sex life. If so, perhaps he could tell us how. Doug Henwood wrote, >Gadzooks! Sex!! Triviality!!! Band together and protect the youth >from these threats!!!! >Remind me what's progressive about this? It sounds like Donald Wildmon.