Category — Print Advertising

A sarcastic spoof on the Intel ad below

If you think the era of political correctness has taught advertisers to create campaigns that are more sensitive and intelligent, think again. They are still quite happy to play into fears and stereotypes associated with race. While political ads are notoriously racist - even in the current presidential election - ads promoting everything from cars to office equipment to breakfast cereal have been laced with negative overtones. And while some ads are sneakily suggestive, others are almost unbelievably shameless. Here’s a look at some of the most racist commercials and advertisements in recent years, along with some vintage clips that still shock people with their racist messages.

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Advertising has to work extra hard in this media saturated world. Some advertising creatives though rise to the challenge, creating advertising that not only gets noticed, but gets talked about. This is one such ad!

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Radio Shack pulled in the big guns when they recruited ubergeek Bill Gates for this advertisement for their Tandy computer.

I imagine for Bill and Microsoft this was just an excuse to talk about Microsoft Windows, but still quite a coup for Tandy.

See the full page advert after the jump.
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Could this be the best print advert for a recruitment company or site EVER? I think it’s very much up there.

We rarely see innovation in advertising, especially in the print and display world so this is cool to see. Please let us know if you know of any recruitment ads that can possibly beat it

I won’t spoil the surprise - See more after the jump!

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