Sex Sells, the eternal mantra of the advertising world is constantly encouraging funny and creative ways of pushing the boundary of advertising. Here are a few that either tried too hard, were too dumb or just plain unlucky, resulting in their ban.

Banned by the Advertising Standards Authority in Britain for being too offensive. Excuse given? Couple cannot be having sex as the guy’s pants are still on. Seriously, is that the best you could come up with?

This is a Skechers ad that was banned for playing to the stereotypical image of nurses by men. You mean nurses are not all wearing tiny skirts, with garters and largely exposed cleavages?

Banned for exploiting sexuality through exaggerated means, this Bicardi ad violated the Canadian Code of Advertising apparently.

This ad was for a heated toilet seat, Washlet and was published with no problems on many magazines. The only problem with it on this Times Square building? Times Square Church was just below those asses.

New York’s Metro Transit Authority had a lesson in slang when they learnt that ‘Get Brain’ was slang for ‘Oral Sex’. But, who would have drawn that conclusion from this innocent looking poster?

“I’d Hit It’ is the culprit. Go figure.

Auckland cannot have their Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins seen getting horny with a stuffed toy, can they?

Imagine the surprise on teachers’ faces when their children start placing their stuffed toys in these positions. No no, stuffed toys are not meant to be played like that… I think.

Where might that thumb be headed? Was the question that got this ad banned by British censors. Seriously guys, can’t you lighten up abit?

Mattel was pretty unhappy with this ad that was interpreted to be insulting to their Barbie brand. Cause all women should look like Barbie and this obese is was an abnormality that should not be publicized.

This was Brokke Shields when she was all of 15 years old. Teenage sexuality was taboo then and Calvin Klein being ahead of their times bore the brunt of it.

James Bond 007 and lots of condoms? Durex was really pushing their luck on this one.

Comcast banned this ad for showing too much skin by Alicia Silverstone. Pity as the idea of nudity is such a closely related subject to errr…. being a vegetarian.

If you don’t see anything wrong with this ad (apart from the use of the B-word), you are probably more innocent than those perverts sitting in the censor board. Why? They saw something else other than a pickle.

Teenage girls should never be depicted in any sexual manner for ads or so the British censors thought. Seriously, what world do they live in?

This is an ad for a Russian business magazine. This is where the phrase: ‘A picture tells a thousand words’ cannot be more true.

First, what do you think this ad was trying to say? A guy sliding down naked with a huge obstacle in the way of his genitals, I would probably say ‘Ouch’. But noooo, it was thought to be celebrating drunkenness and excess drinking. ????

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