Controversy often sellsbut not always.

That’s precisely what happened with some of these ads released over the years byPepsiCo.

Jenner herself later apologized forthe commercial.

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It’s wildly sexist, and that’s the main problem.

and Pepsi was immediately tied to the ad and the scandalous star.

It is tone-deaf and mildly racist.

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And the goat is flanked in the lineup entirely by African American men.

Little wonder this ad caused outrage and was soon pulled.

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cindy crawford pepsi

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madonna pepsi

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pepsi max ad

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pepsi vending machine

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pepsi mountain dew

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