15 Most Offensive, Banned and Rejected Ads
Bacardi - Canada - Banned as it "objectified and demeaned women" (ASC)
Rejected, banned, and most complained advertising from all over the world. Check out 14 more pics on 15 Most Offensive, Banned and Rejected Ads after the jump.
Kiss Tobacco - Israel - Banned as it contains "obscenity and ressemblance of human beings"
Paddy Power - Ireland - Banned as "the betting odds referred to each woman's chances of either being knocked down by the truck were offensive and demeaned older people"
Energizer - Chile - Rejected by the client
NO2ID - UK - Most Complained as "the barcode on Tony Blair's upper lip made him resemble Hitler, which was offensive"
Killer Heels by NMA - UK - Banned as it "trivialised and stylised violence"
Gucci - UK - Banned
Six Feet Under TV Series - UK - Banned as they were "offensive, shocking and likely to cause undue distress"
Diesel - UK - Banned as its "sexual image was likely to cause serious or widespread offence and was unsuitable in a magazine that could be seen by children"
Russian Finance Magazine - RUSSIA - Banned for being "immoral"
The Rules of Attraction (movie) - USA - Banned as "the copulating toys were considered offensive and obscene"
Tom Ford - USA - Most Complained as "it was sexually explicit"
Towers Anti-Smoking Campaign - CHINA - Rejected as "inappropriate"
The Breast Cancer Fund - USA - Rejected by advertising spaces run by Viacom "over fears that its depiction of mastectomy scars would prove to be too shocking to the public"
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