Dolce & Gabbana adverts "glorify violence", say the ASA
Images from Dolce & Gabbana's latest advertising campaign (not the image shown here, needless to say!) have been criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority, who say that the campaign glorified violent crime. The photographs in question, which were published last October, depicted models fighting, holding knives, and displaying graphic injuries.
166 complaints were received when the ads ran in The Times and Daily Telegraph: however, no complaints were received when they appeared in publications in China, Europe, Hong Kong, Japan and the US. Undeterred, the ASA said the advert in The Times was " likely to cause serious or widespread offence" - mostly because it appeared opposite an article on knife-related crime. Oops. You'll find some images from the campaign in question after the jump. What do you think? Do they make you want to stab someone (Dolce or Gabbana, perhaps?), or are the watchdogs taking it all just a little bit too seriously?
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I *heart* these ads!! I think French Vogue did a similiar spread back in May. They no more glorify violence than something like Die Hard or 24. If it did run opposite a sensitive article then the layout sub is obviously bored and thought it'd be funny or was asleep!
Posted by: SelinaC | January 10, 2007 12:54 PM