NathanThe US State Department Ugly Thoughts
The State Department released a tweet that read ‘Not a “10” in the US? Then not a 10 overseas. Beware of being lured into buying expensive drinks or worse – being robbed.’ This post basically warns ugly travelers to be very careful. So it was not a surprise that people saw this as an offensive tweet. Who approved of this thinking it was funny or worth being seen online in the first place?
Satin Dreams
A departmental store in Harvey Nichols ran an advertisement campaign with the caption ‘Try to contain your excitement.’ This was again seen as highly inappropriate by many of the public. Many publications including The Metro and The Times published a censored version of the ads. Even if this was meant to hype up the store, it certainly could have been done much classier.
Hitler Ice Cream?
You can do whatever you want these days. So this ice cream company decided to use the infamous dictator of Germany Adolf Hitler’s name to sell its products. Is this marketing genius or another insensitive way of a brand to gain publicity.We have to admit that it is indeed a funny thing to see. Who knows, maybe Hitler was an expert ice cream maker?
God Of War II Ad Flop
This advertisement released for the popular game had a lot of backlashes. There were many people who felt that it glamorized animal abuse with respect to all of the blood and gore the video game contained. However, there were a few people who felt that since it is just a video game, it would not really affect its child fans. What do you think?
Dr. Pepper Treasure Hunt
The famed company Dr. Pepper hosted a treasure hunt worth $10,000 in Boston back in 2007. People had to locate a gold coin that was kept in the Granary Burying Ground, a 17th-century graveyard where John Hancock and Paul Revere lay. Since this event was disrespectful to the deceased and their families, the contest was canceled when the city councils intervened.
Chipotle’s Home Estas
Chipotle tried getting with the times celebrating marriage equality back in 2015 with a rainbow-wrapped burrito. But the tagline that means “Como estas,” — “how are you” in English” was switched to “Homo estas.” Since Homo is a derogatory term in the LGBTQ community, Chipotle was under fire. But the brand handled this mess perfectly and there was no big issue.