Pedro Almodóvar's most recent movie, Parallel moms, has quite the eye-catching (heh) poster.
by: Dabitch, Nov 5 2021 - 8:12pm
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The John Lewis ad with the boy dancing to Stevie Nicks attracted plenty of complaints as soon as it was released, so much so that John Lewis had to ta
by: Dabitch, Oct 28 2021 - 12:24am
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In what can only be described as the latest victory for the perpetually offended, a billboard in Wellington, New Zealand, was shown the door after les
by: Dabitch, Aug 9 2021 - 11:00pm
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"It's like milk, but for huuuuuuu-mans" The song name is “Wow No Cow” and that is indeed the CEO singing it.
by: Dabitch, Feb 8 2021 - 2:11am
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In a plot twist that could only happen in the land of dragons and leeks (Wales, for those not in the know), a 50ft billboard in Cardiff featuring Kim
by: Dabitch, Nov 4 2020 - 10:55pm
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This Friday, people at Waverly train station were momentarily treated to another glimpse of the controversial "I ❤️JK Rowling" poster design
by: Dabitch, Aug 3 2020 - 10:40pm
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KFC in Trinidad and Tobago celebrated Emancipation Day, August 1, on their Instagram account with a piece of KFC chicken, where the shadow showed a bl
by: Dabitch, Aug 3 2020 - 6:56pm
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The ASAI upheld complaints that the ad contained general offense, but not that it was demeaning to women or had sexual innuendo.
by: Dabitch, Jul 31 2020 - 6:38pm
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Well, that didn't take long.
by: Dabitch, Jul 30 2020 - 12:33am
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Kellie-Jay, also known as Posie Parker, speaks with Dabitch on this episode of Adland's podcast about the "Woman" billboard campaign th
by: Dabitch, Jul 16 2020 - 8:38pm
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In Sweden, the advertising rules for alcohol are very strict.
by: Dabitch, Jul 8 2020 - 7:23pm
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That was unexpectedly fast. SAS removed their "What is Scandinavian?
by: Dabitch, Feb 12 2020 - 1:19am
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Banned ad of the week, sort of.
by: Dabitch, Jan 29 2020 - 2:17am
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We reported earlier on the fact that Wordpress shut down several feminist blogs without warning, where one of the most interesting aspects of this was
by: Dabitch, Jul 24 2019 - 2:42pm
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Hornbach knows what spring smells like. It smells like sweaty men doing difficult landscaping jobs, and fixing up the house.
by: Dabitch, Mar 28 2019 - 7:20pm
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Wordpress hosting, wich is run by the folks at Automattic, is targeting and shutting down femnist blogs without warning.
by: Dabitch, Nov 21 2018 - 8:46pm
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Well, well, well, if it isn't the thought police striking again!
by: Dabitch, Oct 25 2018 - 11:43pm
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A billboard with the dictionary definition of "woman" has been 'banned'.
by: Dabitch, Sep 26 2018 - 6:56pm
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by: Dabitch, Apr 6 2017 - 11:02am
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The bus belongs to Catholic group, Hazte Oir, which translates as "Make yourself heard." Ignacio Arsuaga, the president of Hazte Oir, argues
by: Dabitch, Mar 4 2017 - 4:17pm
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The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has moved to ban from the city’s transport network adverts that promote unrealistic expectations about body image and
by: Dabitch, Jun 13 2016 - 10:00pm
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Shanghai Leishang Cosmetics, who created the washing powder ad that went viral, says "sorry” for harm caused by foreign media's "over-a
by: Dabitch, May 29 2016 - 5:55pm
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To remind people to enter the Chip Shop awards their Twitter account tweeted the above image, which shows Kim Kardashian and Emily Ratajkowski taking
by: Dabitch, Mar 31 2016 - 9:59pm
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DDB Berlin has created a breast cancer awareness campaign meant to be shared, and censored, on social media.
by: Dabitch, Mar 11 2016 - 2:03pm
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PETA are at it again, and I don't mean they're stripping down and abusing women in the name of animal rights, but they're recycling the
by: Dabitch, Jan 15 2016 - 7:59pm
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Twice now, the creators of 'My Talking Tom' smartphone app have drawn complaints for serving ads with inappropriate images of semi nude and
by: Dabitch, Dec 15 2015 - 6:19pm
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by: Dabitch, Aug 4 2015 - 12:44pm
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At first glance the image of a woman in lingerie draped across a bed staring seductively at the camera seems so misplaced in a tweet about discounted
by: Dabitch, May 18 2015 - 6:05pm
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On Monday Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino announced a new regulatory plan on advertising in the city of Rome, which will take effect in the coming days.
by: Dabitch, Apr 30 2015 - 11:35pm
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Social media in general and Twitter in particular has become increasingly difficult for brands to find the right tone of voice to use in.
by: Dabitch, Apr 24 2015 - 10:25pm
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Un-banned ad of the week, this ad depicting Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage caught in the middle of... eh..
by: Dabitch, Aug 14 2014 - 1:23am
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by: Dabitch, Aug 14 2013 - 4:46pm
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I'm really surprised to hear that the third installment of Odd Future cherub Tyler the Creator was pulled.
by: kidsleepy, May 1 2013 - 10:41pm
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Starring Tyler the Creator and a goat and a battered woman. And this was pulled by Pepsi? Really?
by: kidsleepy, May 1 2013 - 10:27pm
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Well a merry christmas to us! Adland has had "ad serving disabled" without warning by our dear pals the Google Adsense folks.
by: Dabitch, Dec 21 2012 - 6:42pm
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Hey I'm just kidding. See, I'm being satirical.
by: kidsleepy, Jun 2 2012 - 3:08am
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Mary J Blige sing about Burger King's "Crispy chicken wrap with three cheeses" and bloggers are horrified.
by: Dabitch, Apr 7 2012 - 11:23am
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by: Dabitch, Jan 8 2012 - 8:02pm
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The international society of men's health campaign called Let's talk balls has run into trouble in Sweden with leading doctors writing an de
by: Dabitch, Oct 23 2011 - 1:40pm
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Hold up! Duke Nukem forever ad has been banned from pre-11pm TV. Why?
by: Dabitch, Oct 19 2011 - 11:23am
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So, in the midst of a rash of park assaults in Manhattan, Bowlmor Lanes thought, "Let's add some humor to the mix!"
by: Dabitch, Sep 12 2011 - 7:48pm
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You remember when Adland was banned from Google adsense for doing what we do - that is show ads, right?
by: Dabitch, Jun 3 2011 - 4:36pm
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What a deliciously clickable headline that is. Dagens Media notes that Adland has been banned by Google, for having nudity on the site.
by: Dabitch, Feb 28 2011 - 2:29pm
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You know that I've hated the Sloggi ass campaign with a passion, now it seems I have another reason to hate Sloggi.
by: Dabitch, Feb 28 2011 - 10:50am
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It's only been a month since the pregnant nun munching on ice-cream was pulled, now the latest Antonio Federici meets the banhammer.
by: Dabitch, Oct 26 2010 - 8:52pm
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It's been probably six months since the last advertising offense toward Catholics, but we're at it again reports AP.
by: Dabitch, Sep 15 2010 - 9:44pm
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Daft ad film "ban" of the week, Comviq has decided to withdraw their new film "Choir" because viewers have taken offense at what t
by: Dabitch, Sep 7 2010 - 3:11pm
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The ASA have banned the ad for the Anti-Terrorist Hotline on the ground it is seriously offensive and makes an undue appeal to fear - thems my cliff n
by: Dabitch, Aug 12 2010 - 5:45pm
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A woman in Norrköping has reported the Jarlsberg tv-show bumper idents to the Consumer Ombudsman for their "unpleasant" tagline: "the t
by: Dabitch, Aug 10 2010 - 1:11pm
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by: Dabitch, Mar 30 2010 - 9:37am
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Banned ad of the week, last years "Tombola Bingo" advert where a british upper class (and white) bloke sits on the beach in his tuxedo, havi
by: Dabitch, Mar 17 2010 - 3:45pm
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Upcoming Oscars, while the U.S. is not. Yea free speech down under! Or is it more, yeah good taste in the U.S.? Latter!
by: MTLB, Mar 2 2010 - 4:55pm
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The Guardian reports that the OAA campaign designed to promote the effectiveness of billboard advertising has withdrawn the poster that read: "Ca
by: Dabitch, Jan 7 2010 - 11:38am
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Arvika festival tried their darndest, but they weren't allowed to air this film on TV in Sweden.
by: Dabitch, Dec 10 2009 - 2:08pm
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The double breasted, well, burger
by: Dabitch, May 11 2009 - 10:26am
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by: Dabitch, Jan 28 2009 - 11:54am
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"Zack and Miri Make a Porno" opened at the Toronto film festival last week and this poster - yes, this one above here - was banned because..
by: Dabitch, Sep 9 2008 - 11:48am
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Stockholm is currently party-town with Stockholm Pride festival in full swing.
by: Dabitch, Jul 29 2008 - 11:34am
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July 1st, the Daily Mail headlined an article Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat and explained in
by: Dabitch, Jul 22 2008 - 12:16pm
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The Snickers AMV BBDO (London) team and Mr T tells us to "Get some nuts!". God I love puns and Mr T. He knows how to make an entrance.
by: Dabitch, Jul 14 2008 - 5:44pm
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You'd think it couldn't be done, the "Lowering of dignity" bit that is, but the annoying ringtone with the equally annoying ad fro
by: Dabitch, Jul 8 2008 - 2:11pm
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This was banned, see article here: Peachmobile Zim Zoo ad gets banned by the ASA for "lowering Robert Mugabe's dignity"
by: Dabitch, Jul 8 2008 - 2:04pm
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It was just a matter of time, wasn't it?
by: Dabitch, Apr 30 2008 - 10:18am
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Rimmel gets banned for not keeping it real.
by: claymore, Oct 4 2007 - 5:43am
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Not sure if I've categorized this correctly:
Things we take for granted are being eliminated in China. Check out this link:
by: Allan1, Oct 1 2007 - 4:14pm
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Proving that everything is upside down down under (oh c'mon, I <em>had</em> to work that in there) comes this bizarre story.
by: Dabitch, Jun 26 2007 - 11:00pm
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Gyro Worldwide alerts us the launch of their latest campaign for the English denim company Lee Cooper, which has garnered "an extreme reaction in
by: caffeinegoddess, May 24 2007 - 3:49pm
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by: Dabitch, Mar 20 2007 - 11:53pm
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The Dolce and Gabbana 'gang rape' ad has been banned in Australia too now.
"The advertisement showing a woman pinned to the ground b
by: Dabitch, Mar 7 2007 - 7:37pm
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And if at first you don’t succeed, you can dust yourself off and try try again.
by: Dabitch, Feb 9 2007 - 12:51pm
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Dolce & Gabbana has had some theatrical looking ads where men brandish knives banned by the ASA.
by: Dabitch, Jan 10 2007 - 5:26pm
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by: Dabitch, Nov 22 2006 - 12:47pm
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Earlier this week, Dabitch posted on controversy over the latest Bishop's Finger print ad.
by: caffeinegoddess, Oct 28 2006 - 12:15am
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A woman in a revealing medieval frock sits perched atop a hay bale, declaring "I love a good session on the Bishop's Finger"
by: Dabitch, Oct 25 2006 - 4:24pm
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