Sanex shower gel ad banned for suggesting racial stereotype
The ad has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. A Sanex shower gel ad has been banned for suggesting racial stereotypes. The advert shows two models with dark skin, one with itchy skin and the other with dry skin, followed by a white woman with no skin problems. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld […]
7 months ago
Pakistan Airlines advert shows plane flying into Eiffel Tower
Many on social media have pointed out the adverts eery mirroring of the 9/11 attacks. Pakistan Airlines have sparked controversy with their new advert for flights from Islamabad to Paris. The advert, which was posted on the airline’s Instagram page, shows a plane heading directly towards the Eiffel Tower. View this post on Instagram A post shared by PIA […]
1 year ago
People stunned after discovering Yorkie’s 2002 ‘not for girls’ ad
‘As a girl I simply accepted the fact I would be arrested for attempting to buy a Yorkie’ People are being left shocked after discovering a controversial 2002 Yorkie advert – but others have labelled it ‘genius.’ The Yorkie bar has certainly changed its image in the last decade or so, but any millennial reading […]
2 years ago
PETA ad slammed for suggesting eating cats and fish is the same
It has been labelled ‘distressing’ and ‘sick’ A PETA advert put up in an English seaside town has been criticised for suggesting that eating cats is the same as eating fish. The digital advert, which was placed outside a fish and chip shop in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, by the nonprofit animal rights group, shows a woman […]
3 years ago
Billboard goes up in flames outside Burger King to tease new collaboration
‘Love the irony’, one person said This is the unbelievable moment a 200 square foot high street billboard went up in flames. The huge hoarding, positioned next to a Burger King in Middlesbrough, was given the ‘flame grilled’ treatment, much like one of the chain’s burgers. And it sported a Doritos tortilla chip ad before […]
3 years ago
‘Tasteless’ McDonald’s ad next to crematorium removed but locals say replacement is ‘just as bad’
Featured image courtesy of Lee Trewhela from CornwallLive. ‘Someone clearly has a sense of humour’ A McDonald’s ad labelled “tasteless” by locals due to its position outside a crematorium has been replaced – but some reckon the new ad is no better. Last week, McDonald’s confirmed it would remove a sign outside Penmount Crematorium in Cornwall advertising […]
3 years ago