51 days ago by Marissa

Taylor Swift‘s CoverGirl ad has been pulled from circulation after the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ National Advertising Division ruled it misleading. Although fine print indicates that Swift’s eyelashes were “enhanced in post production” for the CoverGirl NatureLuxe Mousse Mascara ad, larger ...

58 days ago by Cristian Monroy

Hace apenas unas semanas comentaba el caso de PETA que pretendía banear el uso del Tanooki por parte de Mario Bros, hoy presento un caso igual de polémico, acusado primero de censura religiosa dando al final la razón al anunciante. Todo surge en uno de los foros de Irrational Games encargada de crea ...

64 days ago by Dabitch

This ad, above, is the self-banned ad of the week from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board campaign - see the rest on facebook - that shows the dark side of what happens when you drink too much. You might end up in fights, hanging out with the "porcelain prince" all evening, have condoms break on ...

71 days ago by Marisa Crous

After much controversy surrounding fashion guru, Marc Jacobs’ recent ad, starring Dakota Fanning (below), which was banned in the UK, he seems to be backing off just a bit. In his first TV ad, which advertises his classic fragrance, Daisy. I must say that he almost drives us to sleep with this uber ...

75 days ago by Sylvia G

The recent banned ads with Lucy Pinder for Lynx actually got the brand to release a interesting apology. The online video has Lynx asking Pinder for give them their stuff back. If you missed the banned spots, see them here.

79 days ago by Sylvia G

Lucy Pinder and the Lynx Dry ad campaign gets banned by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority because they are said to be sexually suggestive, indecent, provocative, glamorize casual sex and objectify women, so there ya go. Here's a behind the scenes look into all three commercials in the campaig ...

91 days ago by Gender bender

Gosh, this is quite an image. Ads are usually banned for being sexually offensive or demeaning. Some of these are just down right not cool. Thought to show plus-sized women in negative light

91 days ago by Gender bender

Thought to glorify gang rape/ orgies Thought to sexualize children. The model was 22 years old, but looked really young. The nudity had nothing to do with the actual product being advertised.

93 days ago by Cristian Monroy

La mayoría conocemos a Dakota Fanning si no por el nombre, si por su trayectoria al lado de actores como Tom Cruise, Sean Penn y Denzel Wahington. Pues bien, esta conocida actriz cuenta actualmente con 17 años de edad y a pesar de su juventud es solicitada para representar papeles y marcas que puede ...

115 days ago by Dabitch

Hold up! Duke Nukem forever ad has been banned from pre-11pm TV. Why? The ASA finds the game-animated pole-dancing strippers "too explicit" for prime time. What about the pixelated peeing? Pixelated peeing has got to be worse, no? I mean an animated game-character with biological functions is just s ...