Just the right amount ofcontroversycan be a great thing for a company.
Thus the edginess we see in so many ads.
“Read on for nine controversial commercials that fast-food chains wish we’d all just forget about.
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This ad backfired, then disappeared.
Well, not from the internet, of course.
Many even threatened to boycott the chain unless commercials featuring Rapinoe were pulled, viaMashed.
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But it feels so right?”
They’re talking about eating stuffed crust pizza.
The 2015 “Tex Mex Border Ball” ad from Carl’s Jr. is offensive on multiple levels.
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Second, it shows a couple of men gawking lasciviously at said women.
And it wasn’t implied or innuendo.
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