LG Vacuum Cleaner Great at Sucking Up Bikini-Model Fat

Kompressor ad is an odd one

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In this strange commercial from Australia, an LG Kompressor vacuum is used to pull an ultra-plus-size woman's body impossibly taut so she looks ultra slim in a bikini. Is the concept playfully subversive or just in poor taste? Love it or hate it, there's no denying that it sucks. Ha ha! The clip's gotten more than 1 million YouTube views in a week, and received plenty of play in the blogosphere, so the client is probably taking the rising tide of criticism in stride.

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