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 Lane Bryant Says Fox, ABC Censored Spot - Steve McClellan 
 
 Lane Bryant is up in arms that two networks -- Fox and ABC -- have resisted airing a sexy lingerie ad from the company in time periods where the networks have broadcast other racy fare. In a post on LB's 
 
 
 
 The post also claims that ABC "restricted our airtime" and refused to air the spot during Dancing With the Stars, while Fox "demanded excessive re-edits and rebuffed it three times before relenting to air it during the final 10 minutes of American Idol, but only after we threatened to pull the ad buy." The post continues: "Yes, these are the same networks that have scantily-clad housewives so desperate they seduce every man on the block -- and don't forget Bart Simpson, who has shown us the moon more often than NASA -- all in what they call "family hour.'" Our Products ADWEEK DAILY UPDATE Receive a comprehensive roundup of the biggest stories of the day.
– Apparently, only skinny girls can show cleavage on network TV. Or at least, that's the double standard Lane Bryant saw, after ABC and Fox got squeamish about its new lingerie ad, Adweek reports. ABC refused to air the ad during Dancing With the Stars, while Fox “demanded excessive re-edits,” the company complained in a scathing blog post. “The networks exclaimed, 'She has...cleavage! Gasp!'” Meanwhile, Victoria's Secrets' ads have no trouble getting airtime, and their models leave just as little to the imagination. “Does this smack of a double standard? Yep. It does to us too. … ABC and Fox have made the decision to define beauty for you.” The company has since pulled the ad off YouTube, but Jezebel attests that it was “not in the least bit racy or offensive. Unless, of course, you're offended” by models with actual meat on their bones.