Provocative / Offensive Ads #1

[ChristieHumble]

hey everyone....does anyone know who the kid is with the pistol in his mouth?

His name is Billy Kay and the photo actually seems to be a screenshot from a scene in the movie L.I.E. I had just watched the movie the day before the photo was posted, so I was kind of surprised to see it. You can check out his imdb profile here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443004/

 

[Bluestar07]

^ I love Joaquin...

OMG when I saw this being quoted I did not realise it referred to Joaquin Cortes! ... until I went back a few pages in this thread!

I love Joaquin!!!!

 

[breathe.couture]

OMG those bug shots made me seiously jump! I HATE BUGS! SO SCARY .

 

[V0GUE_0BSESSi0N]

Those get on my nerves...

 

[tigerrouge]

I think those HIV/AIDS adverts work well to alert people to the risk of unsafe sex. I like the visual metaphor of the predatory 'animals' - it visually shocks people, thanks to our natural aversion to these creatures, but it also has the message that this disease is part of nature, and as such, can strike anyone at any time. It's a short, sharp shock, and is in direct contrast to the perhaps more moralising ways in which people are warned about HIV/AIDS.

I'm calling them 'animals' because 'arachnids' doesn't exactly trip off the tongue. Which is another vile image...

 

[ilaughead]

^Good point, tigerrouge. Some times disturbing images can make a positive impact!

 

[ruslana rules]

Eeeeeeewwwwww! The bug thing is my nightmare, daymare all rolled into one. Excuse me, I just got the heebie-jeebies.....

 

[le go garçon 84]

the aids ads are really good in my opinion, raunchy and direct, sometimes things should be direct

 

[jjbunny79]

oh they should be glad they are not putting up the ads in Hong Kong the political scene in there is just
oh well, i dont like the scorpion part tho, that guy's butt is haunting me.

 

[Sweet rus]

Chevignon current SS07 campaign
lebook

 

[ruthie]

It's not fashion, but it fits in to the offensive part of the title, and I haven't seen it posted yet.

This is a Prozac ad. Not sure what year it's from.

*xanga

 

[HeaTk]

^ lol that made me laugh

 

[AudiEC]

That prozac ad is scary.

I wonder if it's a parody?

 

[kissmesweet]

^^ Could be. The "prozac" title looks a little scruffy.

 

[min-SH]

Ungaro Men s/s 2007:

http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/3206196-post2350.html

tacky as hell and offensive IMO.

 

[jjbunny79]

^ i feel sorry for the girls, haha

 

[alix*]

^ urgh at the Ungaro ads.

 

[kissmesweet]

^^ They're using the girls like whores.

 

[crow_watcher]

^^Hey! Maybe the women joined a pack and are using him!

 

[laodicean]

model Bar Rafaeli for Israeli fashion house Irit for their Summer 2007 campaign

I saw this posted a few places with people offended by it

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