Posted on 11/16/2011 10:17:38 PM PST by therightliveswithus
Do you like mediocre clothes? Do you enjoy people of the same sex kissing each other? Are you sure? If you say yes to all of these questions, then you may enjoy Benetton's newest ad campaign, in which various leaders from the world are engaged in full lip-locks.
Particularly odd (other than all of them) are a kiss between President Barack Obama and Hugo Chavez, Pope Benedict XVI kissing an Imam, and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu kissing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Here are all of the ads that I am aware of:
Sick doesn’t even begin to set up the foundations of what this messedupness is...
I don’t really know from homoerotica, but this ain’t it.
Looks like Benneton is excited that Satan is their new art director
*uck Benneton and their crap.
Looks just like the pictures that get posted in the “Obama is gay” threads.
I don’t see how this grotesque display will increase sales.
How dare those hetero-normative breeders include a STRAIGHT kiss.
I’d say “I’M BOYCOTTING BENNETON,”
but who, including me, has EVER ONCE BOUGHT ANYTHING FROM BENNETON in any event?
Benetton’s goal in all their “campaigns” is to get their name into the news cycle. Mission accomplished here.
Of course I would sooner wear a garbage bag than spend a dime with the company.
They make me want to vomit.
You failed to warn us that the photos may need to be viewed with a vomit bucket nearby.
I don't even know what they sell. I've never heard of Benneton before.
I did google that poor child, because I was really shocked at what you said. I had never heard of that case, but internet-wise there are many many references. It was only on page 2 that I found the following link which discusses in some detail this DISGUSTING ad campaign that Benneton ran featuring many death row inmates. Child killers, old lady killers, cop killers, multiple killers, a lovely group of people to celebrate.
I cannot imagine being a friend or relative of one of these victims and seeing their murderer featured in a fashion ad.
This company is even worse than I realized, thanks for bringing that to my attention.
Here is the link:
http://www.prodeathpenalty.com/benetton.htm
I came right to freerepublic to see who would be the first to post a pic of the CEO of Bennetton kissing his/her/its banker. The title of the ad would be “HypoCRASSy”
Underwear, I think.
Wow - bizarre ads.
The posting of this thread is assisting benetton in their marketing campaign.
Don’t even know where they have a store. Could care even less...
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