10 Banned Adverts you won’t believe were ever made
Words: Holly
Shocking, sexist, blasphemous and just damn right bizarre – here are 10 banned adverts that you won’t believe were ever made…
1. GOODTIME BURGERS
, This Australian ad was banned for it’s ‘degrading’ depiction of a beef burger sandwiched between a woman’s buttocks.
2. RYAN AIR, , The advertising watchdog banned this Ryanair newspaper campaign featuring scantily-clad flight attendants, ruling that it linked female cabin crew with sexual behaviour.
3. MARC JACOBS,
This Marc Jacobs Oh, Lola! advert was banned in November 2011 for its potential to “sexualise a child.”
4. LYNX DEODORANT
, Banned in November 2011 for being “sexually suggestive, indecent, provocative”, this was just one of Lynx’s many banned adverts.
5. SISELY
, Shot by Terry Richardson, it should come as no surprise that this Sisley advert that clearly glamorises drug use was banned in most countries the world over.
6. TOM FORD
, In 2007, this advert was banned everywhere. Never one to stray far from controversy, Terry Richardson’s photograph caused quite the outcry.
7. MARITHE & FRANCOIS GIRBAUD
, This Marithé & François Girbaud ad was banned in France for its blatant blasphemy.
8. MIU MIU
, Featuring a somewhat sullen looking young woman sitting on a railway wasn’t Miu Miu’s finest idea – the ad was swiftly banned by the UK’s ASA for it’s suicidal connotations.
9. DIESEL, , Diesel’s 2010 “Be Stupid” campaign was banned in the UK as it “could be seen by children and might encourage bad behaviour.”
10. AMERICAN APPAREL
, Taking the trophy for the most impressive number of banned adverts of all time – we couldn’t legitimately publish most of them – but you can have a quick google yourself should you so desire.
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