Guest post by Jon Ivanco, a lawyer in training and entrepreneur.

On Thursday, Above the Law broke the story of the Diesel underwear ads that came out showcasing the lovely Brooklyn Law School library. This story is continuing to pop up all over my Twitter feed that is cued to search “law school.” The reality of the situation is wherever there is a scandal, social media is there, front and center and ready to help spread it.

Ironically, the actual events are not all that shocking or deserving of a scandal. The professional photo shoot does not show anything that would say, “That’s Brooklyn Law School!” The pictures taken are fairly common for any underwear model shoot. The library could be any library. The most identifying elements are the books with New York State written on them. I dare say because they don’t include thongs, the shoot is even less revealing than your average Victoria Secret catalogue. (more…)