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Zephie

(1,363 posts)
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 06:41 PM Dec 2012

Walmart's Terribly Tasteless Ad For Dental Floss



"Remove before the problem grows up". The awkward headline is probably because the ad was translated from Spanish for publicity purposes. But the idiocy of the idea translates just fine. In case you don't get the ad, the visual shows a young Osama bin Laden (according to the agency) throwing a plane at blocks meant to represent the World Trade Center. The dental floss is grabbing the plane before the problem "grows up."

The ad agency is Avance WWP.
Equate is a Walmart brand.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/copyranter/stunningly-tasteless-ad-for-dental-floss
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Walmart's Terribly Tasteless Ad For Dental Floss (Original Post) Zephie Dec 2012 OP
REALLY?! Fucking Disgusting!!! Behind the Aegis Dec 2012 #1
OMG Dalai_1 Dec 2012 #2
What's next? johnp3907 Dec 2012 #3

Behind the Aegis

(53,961 posts)
1. REALLY?! Fucking Disgusting!!!
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 06:43 PM
Dec 2012

That is beyond offensive and poor taste. I can't think of a word other than "disgusting" and it doesn't seem strong enough!

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