Provocative / Offensive Ads

[aaron95]

can somebdoy explain me the smoking one??!?!

[oiselet]

BLOW in her face -- you know what blow is, right?

I don't see anything particularly wrong with the MAC ad.

[aaron95]

ooh really thats the offensive stuff?? Hahah I don't find it that way LOL

[from: sophia]

I think that the offensive part is that he can seduce her just by blowing (not in that way) smoke in her face which is gross and dominating as in he can do something stupid and without meaning and she will follow him blindly. The actual photo adds to that or it can be taken sexualy as oiselet said.

[FRANCY ITALY]

i think this commercial is particurarly sexy and in a way provocative, because she acts movements like if she is doing sex................

passionata lingerie by david lachapelle
model: isabeli
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YTQMHlK8qg

[Verene]

I don't see a problem in the MAC advertisement. There are always some sort of collections specialized in making customers look like this and that... like party collection/smoky eyes, spring collection/nymphs, holiday collection/santa slut...etc. Barbie is just one of the images women are likely to emulate, just like Audrey Hepburn or Rachel from Friends years ago. I can see why people find controversy in that ad, because M.A.C. is objectifying women. But advertising is supposed to objectify people, so customers can easily follow the ideas projected by just buying the products. (I have to say, initially I thought that, in that logic Armani Cosmetics Python and Crystal collection ads should be banned too because the ads persuade people to look like snakes and crystal. )

That "blow in her face" ad is really stupid. Were the advertisers that stupid to think the line would work?

^Isabeli That's a pretty provocative ad... reminds me of a very similar lingerie commercial couple years ago. The woman in commercial was on a mechanical bull and doing those moves as if she was having sex as well...

[Filipe]

Originally Posted by FRANCY ITALY

i think this commercial is particurarly sexy and in a way provocative, because she acts movements like if she is doing sex................
passionata lingerie by david lachapelle
model: isabeli

yes that movement is a bit provocative, but nothing that special.
that commercial is beautiful.

[reese06]

The blow in her face ad looks like it's from the 80s or possible late 70s so given that, I don't find it offensive, however I do think it's incredibly stupid.

[eugenius]

Ad for Diesel...I think this is more HILARIOUS than anything..
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf8jUMDgnes

[FRANCY ITALY]

i've found and article on repubblica.it

here what they say

Diesel (censored in Spain : 3 women for a man)

movie ads "Diario de una ninfomana" (censored in Spain)

Dolce&Gabbana (censored in Spain and England : against women's rights)

campaign against homosexuality (censored in Italy)

YSL (censored in Great Britain)

Appareal (scandal in United Kingdom for the vulgar pose)

Armani Junior (censored by Comunidad de Madrid : sexual tourism)

[Filipe]

Originally Posted by eugenius

Ad for Diesel...I think this is more HILARIOUS than anything..
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that ad is so funny & completely inapropriated.

[FRANCY ITALY]

jalou gallery

[from: sophia]

^ I find that funny it is not even sexy at all that Diesel Ad is so funny.

[kruss]

Hi all! I am Kristina and I am doing some research on this Sisley campaign for an advertising class and was wondering what your thoughts are about the ads. Please share your personal opinions and views on this!
Thanks!

SISLEY 2003 Hola
Models: Ana Beatriz Barros and Tony Ward
by Terry Richardson



United Colors of Benetton Press Area

[icelynn]

God Ana is so so gorgeous, I never realized how gorgeous she really is.
What's wrong with the very first ad??? I guess the rest are supposed to be sexual but they look corny to me