Provocative / Offensive Ads #1

[katherine]

Can someone explain to me why the D&G ones are offensive. I don't really see anything wrong with them?!

 

[American Aries]

^

My guess is that she's exposing herself on camera? I could be wrong, but that is how I see it.

 

[yogini108]

yeah or filming herself being raunchy for lord-knows-who.

 

[xmodel citizen]

I personally get a very creepy 1984 vibe from those D&G ads. But I kind of like it

 

[Mchunu]

^^^^they may be provactive instead of offensive.

 

[ms-nietzsche]

The Dolce & Gabbana ads are very not-provocative compared to S. Klein's other stuff.

 

[iluvjeisa]

let's try to get on topic here and steer away from political discussion...

please take the conversation to PM if you wish to continue...

Ok, let me just explain that I was sarcastic when I used the words hick and low-class. I just read it again, realized it came across pretty strange...this is a complicated issue that we shouldn't discuss here anyway.

 

[Leonardo]

Yves Saint Laurent M7 Parfum Pour Homme

[WARNING] Not Save For Work


Model: Samuel Cubber
Ph.: Solve Sundsbo

Scanned by MODA

 

[aaron95]

I think that one is kind of vulgar, I mean there is not a reason to show his penis hahaha

 

[Northern Star]

^^You're right there is no reason for that other than provoking a reaction and extra publicity.

 

[MyNameIs]

^But I feel like most "provocative/offensive" ads are for that purpose.

 

[icelynn]

The Dolce and Gabbana ads I posted were definietly provocative because of the poses and positioning of the camera, whether it['s offensive or not is debateable and depends on the person, I personally don't think it is but I can see how some people might think so.

Katherine and I have the same interpretation of the FCUK ad "Guarenteed" right above a word that is very close to the F word.

 

[ChrissyM]

regarding the ysl ad...
it's definitely a ploy for attention and shock value...

clearly it worked because we're still talking about it years later

 

[xmodel citizen]

I find nothing provocative or offensive about the YSL ad. We're constantly bombarded with imagery of the female anatomy, and yet a man's penis is so shocking? It's a body part, nothing outrageous considering that over 3 billion people on the planet have one

 

[aaron95]

well yeah there's nothing wrong about it but the picture doesnt look artisitic it looks kind of vulgar like they are just focusing on the penis haha

 

[jjbunny79]

^ i just wonder that if that guy is circumsied XD

 

[aaron95]

UHHM hah for wht I can see in the pic he is not hahaha

 

[Northern Star]

^ i just wonder that if that guy is circumsied XD

What difference would it make whether there is foreskin or not...........it's still a penis either way.

 

[aaron95]

HAHAHAA well maybe it was just curiosity LOL

 

[thejarc]

Now this is an ad for a Citroen car, running in the UK, but I don't know if it's shown on mainland Europe -



I was taken aback the first time I saw it, I mean, they don't mention Hitler by name - and it could be argued that a lot of the symbols are from a period in German history before that time - but I wonder if the average British person is going to be aware of that. Are people are going to watch this, hear Wagner and think it's a comedy based on the Third Reich?

I can see that the point of the ad is to reinforce the idea that a French car can have the renowned excellence of German design, so the twist works - but at what cost?

they don't show it in germany