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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Vol XCIII, No. 311
1950s
1960s
1990s
Banned adverts
This is a Tom Ford advert from the 1990s. It was banned because of the too 'spicy' content.
This young man is 11 months old – and he isn’t our youngest customer by any means. For 7-Up is so pure, so wholesome, you can even give it to babies and feel good about it. Look at the back of a 7-Up bottle. It was banned because it is an unhealthy message.
This is a Old Gold advert, which was banned in the 1960s because of the implied message that women are like cigarettes and they can be used whenever.
1970s
2010s
2000s
The ASA pulled the plug on the newspaper ad, which featured Ryan air staffers posing under the headline "RED HOT FARES & CREW," after receiving 17 complaints that it was offensive and objectified women.
This is a BMW advert from the 1970s. It was banned as it was demeaning to women.
A campaign for Diesel that won a top award at the Cannes advertising festival last week has been banned by the UK ad watchdog for being offensive and encouraging antisocial behaviour.
The Advertising Standards Authority cleared the ads to run in magazines but banned them running as posters because the outdoor versions were in an "untargeted medium" that was likely to be seen by children and to cause serious or widespread offence.
This is a banned advert from the
mid 2000s. It was banned
because of the image of a women
selling herself for sex as well as a drug
problem image.
On the eve of the Papal visit of Pope Benedict to the UK this week, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that these ads for Antonio Federici ice cream breached decency guidelines and banned them. The ASA received 10 complaints from readers who said the ad was 'offensive to Christians' - particularly Catholics
This is an advert from the 2000s. It was banned because of the nudity, weapons and violence.
This Killer Heels ad by the Newspaper Marketing Agency, a group set up by major national newspapers including the Times, Daily Telegraph, Guardian, etc.—was banned after the ASA received 81 complaints in 2004. The ad was deemed to be offensive, sexist, and condoning violence.
1980s
This advert was from the 1980s. It was banned because there was intent to commit suicide but also it was a bad message which people may be influenced by.