Friday, October 19, 2012

15 Most Offensive, Banned and Rejected Ads

Rejected, banned, and most complained advertising from all over the world.


 Bacardi - Canada - Banned as it "objectified and demeaned women" (ASC)

 Diesel - UK - Banned as its "sexual image was likely to cause serious or widespread offence and was unsuitable in a magazine that could be seen by children" 

 Russian Finance Magazine - RUSSIA - Banned for being "immoral" 

 The Rules of Attraction (movie) - USA - Banned as "the copulating toys were considered offensive and obscene"

 Tom Ford - USA - Most Complained as "it was sexually explicit" 

 Towers Anti-Smoking Campaign - CHINA - Rejected as "inappropriate" 

 The Breast Cancer Fund - USA - Rejected by advertising spaces run by Viacom "over fears that its depiction of mastectomy scars would prove to be too shocking to the public" 

 Kiss Tobacco - Israel - Banned as it contains "obscenity and ressemblance of human beings" 

 Paddy Power - Ireland - Banned as "the betting odds referred to each woman's chances of either being knocked down by the truck were offensive and demeaned older people"

 Energizer - Chile - Rejected by the client

 NO2ID - UK - Most Complained as "the barcode on Tony Blair's upper lip made him resemble Hitler, which was offensive" 

 Killer Heels by NMA - UK - Banned as it "trivialised and stylised violence" 

 Department of Health - UK - Banned as it can "frighten and distress children"

 Gucci - UK - Banned

                         Six Feet Under TV Series - UK - Banned as they were "offensive, shocking and likely to 
                                                                                        cause undue distress" 

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