Tuesday, November 22, 2011

The Price of Controversial Ads

We've all seen them. They catch our eye but make us squirm. You can't look away but really don't want to in the first place. In the ad below, this fashion company has taken things to the next level. Not only is drug use by models being glorified, it's meant as a joke by them "snorting" a white t-shirt. I found the humor to be dark and out of place for an actual company's ad rather than a PSA. I would imagine this photo has not been printed in North America, yet ads such as these have been known to be printed in countries such as France, where nudity and activities seen as inappropriate in Western culture aren't even given a second glance. It can be a hit and miss situation with these kinds of ads, yet its more of a Russian roulette game if they aren't careful.
 
 

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