Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Banned! 18 Shocking Ads that Crossed the Line

These are "banned" print ads from all over the world that were not supposed to see the light of day because they were deemed too racy, violent, religiously offensive or just plain weird.

Some random descriptions: In image #17, high fashion is duly represented by Dolce and Gabbana's scandalously violent mob of beautiful, fashion-conscious young men (plus a naked chick) brandishing guns and knives. There's also the well-known D&G-spawned ad (#18) where a group of young men watch impassively as a half naked dude pins a chick down to the ground in what has been variously described as a "mob rape". We also have the weird and down right creepy "beauty to die for" ad leading the gallery of the absurd; former English PM Tony Blair bar code mustache at #4; the S&M duck which is second in the gallery(I'm sorry but that one is funny!); the Smint sex doll on #13 and plenty more images to be (hopefully) offended by.

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