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The “mind-blowing” Super Seven Incher, the too much white cheese and the open mouth of the wide-eyed blond woman are pretty self-explanatory. Come on, let’s get real! Singapore banned the sale and import of chewing gum, but allowed the promotion of this ad? It makes one wonder how Singapore applies its censorship policies. Although it contains references to oral sex, the advertisement was not banned. Burger King ran a special promotion in Singapore for a limited edition of burgers: the Super Seven Inchers. This suggestive Burger King ad leaves little to the imagination. Portraying and promoting fashion addicts as drug addicts is totally inappropriate, but this is the goal of shockvertising, to blow it in our face and attract tons of attention by any means.Īdvertising Agency: Zoo Advertising, Shanghai, ChinaĬopywriter: Sandy Sang 8. A white dress has been arranged to look like cocaine, but there’s also a white powder similar to cocaine on a JPMorgan Chase card. The advertisement depicts two young women snorting cocaine. The word fashion was intentionally misspelled – fashioin – to make it rhyme a little bit with cocaine. Although Sisley declared that the advertisement wasn’t authorized by the company and that they had nothing to do with the print ad, it remains suspicious on certain matters. Sisley – Fashioin JunkieĪ group of advertising professionals produced in 2007 a pretty controversial ad, “Fashioin Junkie”. Moreover, “the red paint is not meant to be blood, it’s just echoing the body paint which fans cover themselves in,” she said.Īdvertising Agency: Wieden+kennedy, United KingdomĬreative Directors: Tony Davidson, Kim PapworthĬopywriters: Chris Groom, Stuart Harkness 9. Nike’s spokeswoman declared that they simply wanted to celebrate Rooney’s return to Manchester United, it had nothing to do with the crucifixion. They said Nike’s ad was blasphemous and offensive to Christians because it trivialized Christ’s sufferings. Several religious groups complained to the Advertising Standards Authority within hours of the print ad being released.

According to them, “ Nike has exploited him almost as blatantly as it is alleged to exploit its laborers in the Third World who make its costly footwear.” Therefore, some notable British journalists claimed that Nike cynically portrayed Rooney part Woden, the Anglo-Saxon god of war, part the suffering but triumphant Christ. Rooney fractured the base of his 4 th metatarsal before the 2006 World Cup finals, but he made a full recovery in time to play at the World Cup. One of the print ads depicts England’s best football player, Wayne Rooney, with the Cross of St. Nike launched in 2006 a highly criticized ad campaign.

Italian magazines in print in the united states