Brewdog once again shows that there is no need to pay for advertising when the self-proclaimed authority can be conned into doing the job for you.
Tag: Advertising Standards Authority
Shiitakeheads: The ASA Causes More Offence Than Any Ad They Object To
Once again, Britain’s self-appointed advertising censors are allowing a handful of tutting moralists to dictate what everyone else can see.
The Gallery Of Banned Advertising
A visual guide to forbidden advertising from the modern age.
Sob Story: The ASA’s Puritanical Fear Of The Female Body
The self-declared advertising authority uses modern buzzwords to disguise the decidedly Victorian morality behind its decisions.
Mega Seedy – Outrageous Sega Ads From The Pages Of Viz
The splendidly irreverent and tasteless video game system advertising of the 1990s.
Now Kissing Is Considered To Be Sexually Explicit: The Continuing Madness Of The ASA
Britain’s ever-prudish advertising censors get worked up about the idea of couples showing fully-clothed affection for each other.
Cheers! The Wonderful World Of Beer Advertising
A collection of beautiful, outrageous and frankly baffling print adverts for beer from around the world.
Misguided Moralising: Playboy Fashion Ads Cleared Of Sexualisation Claims
Even Britain’s notorious advertising censors couldn’t agree that this poster, featuring a fully-clothed 28-year-old-woman, was sexualising under-age girls.
The Tyranny Of The Perpetually Offended
A single complaint is all it needs to have lingerie advertising pulled – what on earth is that about?
Agent Provocateur’s Erotic Euro Horror Film
The lingerie company takes inspiration from Jess Franco and Hammer Horror in a provocative promotional film.
