Jezebel: advertisting

"It's Smart To Ride The Rocket!"

hortense — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:30:00 EDT

In case you didn't know, it's smart to ride the Rocket, ladies. And by Rocket I mean this sweet car, of course. What were you thinking? Get your mind out of the gutter! [Vintage Ads]

Badvertising

Dodai — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:20:00 EST

The problem with this government ad promoting safe sex in the UK — in which, to illustrate the "consequences" of a boozy night, a teenage girl gets pregnant — is that the commercial basically blames the girl for drinking too much. Sure, maybe she made bad decisions because she was inebriated, but what about the guy, who was also drinking, and who didn't wear a condom? How come he doesn't shoulder any of the responsibility? [Guardian]

Fake Beauty?

Dodai — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:20:00 EDT

As mentioned on Monday, Pascal Dangin, the "the premier retoucher of fashion photographs," doesn't just work on Vogue. He also may have Photoshopped the Dove Campaign For Real Beauty. AdAge contacted Unilever, Dove's parent company, and so far they have stayed mum. But a a spokeswoman for the campaign's creator, Ogilvy & Mather said: "We are unsure right now what he did. He works with Annie Leibovitz, the photographer. And we don't have any record of him actually working on any of the Dove campaign. There was no retouching of the women. If there was a hair that was up in the air, that might have been the kind of retouching that was done. But until I know what he actually worked on, I can't comment on it." Well, someone needs to comment. We know Unilever has been hypocritical in the past, but this is just ridiculous. [AdAge]

Breast Intentions

Slut Machine — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:45:00 EST

American Apparel ads in France don't beat around the bush — or in this case, the camel toe. They actually show you full-on tits! (Click picture for full-size image. NSFW, natch.) [Copyranter]