7 Shockingly Tone-Deaf Ads Which Should Have Never Happened
People on Social media are calling out Pepsi for co-opting and profiting off of resistance movements that real people really risk their lives and freedom over. The global campaign ad is tone-deaf, offensive and inconsiderable, but unfortunately, it’s not the first of its kind and we have seen many of such rude and offensive ads before. Brands, including Sony, Tory Burch and Gap, have created advertisements that they could’ve kept to themselves, but such ads happened and we have featured 7 of such ads here.
Tory Burch’s “Juju On That Beat” ad
Nivea’s “White is Purity” ad
Come on #Nivea. This is so racist that I do not even know where to begin.😠 Speechless. In future, refer to clothes or products, not colors. pic.twitter.com/m0KTSALFKo
— Scott Bellows (@ScottProfessor) April 4, 2017
Chinese brand Qiaobi’s racist laundry ad
Gap Kids’ complicated ballet ad
Thai company’s appalling skin-whitening ad
Nivea’s offensive “Re-Civilize Yourself” campaign
Sony’s blatantly racist PSP billboard
sony: literally just make the most racist thing you can imagine
designer: wait what
sony: we'll give you ten grand
designer: pic.twitter.com/02a9UJM4vA— enmet (@emmetbroaders) April 4, 2017
