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more about #badvertising more comments → sybann: Advertising is a call to action ("BUY ME!") more than anything else. I'm not sure what action these folks were going for but I agree with other commen... more » eatsshootsleaves: So, uh, I'm usually the one on here not getting offended by things. I let little offenses slide. This, though, was a really disgustingly sick advertis... more » pocketfullofcorbomite: I love the "free speech" complainers that claim "You're stifling free speech when you complain about crap advertising!" That's not what "freedom of sp... more » TurtleSpeak: Holy crap this is ground breaking advertising. I can't believe that no one has ever thought of this before. It's amazing, that until this point we hav... more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): I don't get it. Don't companies pay millions and millions of dollars for market research to learn what people think of their products and their ads? ... more » Zombies make the heart grow fonder: I was actually on the side of this ad being humorous but unlike those in Shakesville and AdRants, I have the ability to respect that most of the Jez c... more » msAnthrope: Who has lost perspective, Shakesville asks? I agree~~ who is the target audience to buy this stupid crap? Women? Then why imagine that your target aud... more » InCahoots: I really don't think men understand anything about the experience of women in the world. (That is, of course, a vast generalization and should also i... more » curiousgeorgiana: I just watched the ad again and what struck me most this time was the woman's reaction. She's humiliated and terrified. Her hand is shaking as she r... more » femme-bot: I would like to see a commercial for knifes where bros are tied to tables and screaming as their balls are cut off and fed to them. It'd be hilarious!... more » andBegorrah: Then stop leaving all these bright, shiny offenses for us to find under all those pink, grey sweatshirt-clad rocks! more » boobookitteh: I guess all us ladyblogger bubbles catcalling them when they exposed their little creative souls to us hurt their feelings. more » morninggloria: Dude. Quit blaming your sucking on everyone else. more » KiddyKat: Well, I think sexist, bigoted idiots should be outlawed, too. But we can't always get what we want, right AdRant? Shakesville? more » BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Tsk tsk. When will you bitches learn? Here is a primer on "funny". Don't worry, a man helped me with it. Rape = Funny. Just get (bent) over it! W... more » -
#badvertising
Ladyblog Commenters Ruin Everything, Parts 2-3
1) AdAge: Method was "probably right" to pull "Shiny Suds" video; but stop "spotting offense under every rock" already! 2) AdRants: "Cause groups and feminist blogging should be outlawed." Who's the free speech police now? [Shakesville, AdRants] -
#badvertising
Burger King's Edgy New Idea: Girl In A Burger Bikini
Burger King UK's campaign promoting its new breakfast involves watching a bikini-clad girl singing via "the world's first guilt free showercam." You know, as opposed to surreptitious ones you kinda feel bad about. "Viral videos": Same shit, new platform? More » -
#badvertising
Sexism Sells
Hot on the heels of the "Man-Ifesto" comes this obnoxious ad. Because what's funnier than making fun of your servile wife, who only does boring shit like buy your clothing, while you, you handsome slob, watch TV? [SociologicalImages & Pandagon] -
#badvertising
"It's Not A Princess, It's A Robot"
Check it: the Motorola Droid isn't the kind of girly phone that wears lipstick or shops at the Gap, it's the kind of phone that saws bananas in half and throws rocks at mannequins. Because it's tough...or really stupid. [AppleInsider] -
#uhohbro
The Dockers "Man-Ifesto": Pants, Pants, Devolution
As Jenna mentioned last week, Dockers is pushing a new ad campaign that's based around "trying to inspire men to be men." After reading the Dockers "Man-ifesto," I'd say all it does is continue the Bro-ifying of all things male. More » -
#dirtytricks
Ladyblog Commenters Ruin Everything
God, can you believe these party-pooping chicks? Everyone who counts loved Method's "Shiny Suds" video, until some "commenters on one blog" killed their buzz. At least, that's what you'd think reading between the lines of an Advertising Age account: More » -
#badvertising
Ladies: "Be Prepared This Festive Season" By Carrying Mace
Three new ads for Lynx Bullet body spray (the U.K. version of Axe) show snowy imprints of figures fornicating in dark alleys and parking lots, with only one set of footprints leaving. Should we "be prepared" for non-consensual sex? [AdWeek] -
#dirtytricks
Cleaning Company Pulls "Shiny Suds" Video, Apologizes For "Any Offense We Caused"
Cleaning products company Method has apologized for its controversial "Shiny Suds" video, which depicted fratboy-like chemical bubbles harassing a bathing woman, and has pulled the video from all "controlled sources." We've still got it, though, plus a statement from Method. More » -
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#badvertising
Perfumes Are Usually Named Things Like "Lovely," "Happy" Or "Curious"
But "Alien"? Really? And "feel extraordinary"? Shouldn't it be "extraterrestrial-ly"? Or do they mean, "out of this world, and alluring to NASA employees"? I was so freaked out I ripped the page, sorry. Click to enlarge. -
#badvertising
"Make Your Boobs Jealous!": Reebok's "EasyTone" Ad Campaign Is An Epic Fail
Hey ladies, is there anything sexier than the blatant objectification of women? Reebok certainly doesn't think so, as evidenced by their horrendous "EasyTone" sneaker commercials, which drew the attention of several of our readers, and not in a good way. More » -
#badvertising
Kay Jewelers Has Decided To Give Us The Creepiest Commercial Of All Time For The Holidays
It is not unusual for jewelry stores to push diamond rings and necklaces as "the perfect holiday gift." It is unusual, however, for said jewelry stores to set their romantic holiday ad in the middle of a horror movie. More » -
#badvertising
Ladies, It's Your Fault That The Perverted Bubbles In Your Shower Exist
The folks at Method soap believe that you deserve to know everything about the chemicals you place in your shower. And if you don't, well, then you deserve to be sexually harassed by a group of perverted bubbles. More » -
#leftovers
Trojan Explains How To Prevent "Mistakes" • Palin Takes Book Tour To Fort Hood
• The consequences of unprotected sex are pretty obvious nine months later, but this ad from Trojan shows there can also be unforeseen consequences 32 years later when your "mistake" is annoying other people in a movie theater. • More » -
#comicrelief
Sarah Haskins Targets Scary Home Security Ads
We covered the shrill, fear-based badvertising commercials for home security systems in December 2008, in August 2009 and October 2009. Today, Sarah Haskins tackles the same damsel-in-distress ads. More » -
#tvland
The Cougar Cough-Drop: Surprisingly Icky
A bizarre, cougar-themed Halls ad is pissing people off and weirding others out: More » -
#oldiesbutgoodies
Wearing A Nice Suit Makes You King Herod Or Somthing
Are these women about to do the dance of the seven veils? By the by: that "vixen under the veil" fetish? It's been going on a long time. [Vintage Ads] -
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Crappy Beauty Tips From Cottonelle
In this full-page magazine ad, Cottonelle suggests you "Peruse our Hollywood beauty and fashion tips" to learn how toilet paper, "can help you achieve ready-for-your-close-up confidence." Since when does "red carpet glamour" mean having camera-ready nether regions? [Fashion Informer] -
#oldiesbutgoodies
Vintage Ads, Courtesy Of Sterling Cooper
In this edition, Bert Cooper insists Pete Campbell's next ad campaign sends thewhiteright message to clients. [Vintage Ads] -
#badvertising
Encourage Men To Focus Less On Your Words, More On Your Ass
The woman in the commercial at left has such a great butt thanks to Reebok EasyTone sneakers that the cameraman can't help but zoom in on her backside. She just smiles and takes his creepy ogling as a compliment. [AdGabber] -
#thingsthatsuck
Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
Thanks, AdWeek, for alerting me to the marketing campaign which broke my brain. Seriously. Twilight CARS? More »
