teen pregnancy

NYC Shames Pregnant Teens in the Subway

First of all, this is a campaign designed to make people feel bad.
s.e. smith in
Issues, teen pregnancy, pregnancy, seriously just stop talking now, badvertising, sexism, fill-in-the-blank-shaming

Mar 6, 2013 at 5:00pm | 260 comments

politics

WTF, NRA? A New Pro-Gun Ad References The Safety Of The President's Kids, And It's Really Not OK

You know that expression: when you find you're standing in a hole, it's a good idea to stop digging? This is pertinent advice for the National Rifle Association at the moment.
Lesley in
Issues, politics, gun control, badvertising, parenting

Jan 17, 2013 at 10:00am | 180 comments

anti-abortion

Compelling Reader Comments of the Week: Tear It Up, Kittens!

Comments and Tacos: Very Important For Life
Madeline in
Fun, anti-abortion, badvertising, free speech, punk rock, pizza, kittens rule

Sep 29, 2012 at 3:00pm | 7 comments

badvertising

This Hooters Commercial Makes Me Want To Stab Myself In The Eye

This commercial is so flagrantly, unapologetically cruel and nasty, it’s shocking that it made it from conception to reality.
Amy Tennery of The Jane Dough in
Issues, badvertising, hooters, sexism, The Jane Dough

Aug 13, 2012 at 6:00pm | 23 comments

badvertising

Nikes Uses Fat Kid to Sell Shoes, Nation Rejoices

If this middle-schooler is feeling pressure and shame on a national scale and wanting to lose weight because the Nike Corporation put his fat body on display to sell shoes, then that's creepy and depressing.
Lindy West of Jezebel in
Healthy, badvertising, fat, fitness, Nike

Aug 7, 2012 at 4:00pm | 42 comments