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Offensive Commercials: It's Showdown Time!

DigiBitch post by Kelsey Wallace, Submitted by Kelsey Wallace on April 6, 2009 - 12:17pm; tagged Axe Body Spray, Carl's Jr., offensive commercials, Orangina, Schick Quattro, showdown, WTF?.

I came into the office today prepared to blog about just one creepy, sexist, bizarre television commercial, but since that time three more have been brought to my attention. You know what that means, right? It's time for a commercial showdown!

In this showdown, four commercials will compete, but only one can be named the most offensive! Will it be the Carl's Jr. ad featuring Padma Lakshmi sucking on a strip of bacon? The Orangina ad featuring anthropomorphic animals getting busy in the jungle? The Schick Quattro ad asking women to mow their "lawns"? Or the Axe Body Spray "Dark Temptation" ad that takes black face to a whole new level? YOU make the call!

Vote for the most offensive ad after the jump, and add your own submissions as well! Four ads enter, one ad leaves! It's showdown time!


To kick us off, Padma Lakshmi hearts Carl's Jr.:

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