5 fashion campaigns banned around the world

I remember the Calvin Klein ads, way back when, that featured children. I was just a kid myself and even I thought they were creepy & meant to be sexual. One of the few that was actually shown was of a little girl about 12, wearing a skirt, sitting on the ground with her legs spread so you could see the crotch of her panties. She had her head tilted back with a heavy lidded, come hither look. I can't get over the fact that I, a kid, had enough sense to know how wrong a photograph like that was. Also, the Calvin Klein jeans ad really does look as if that woman is about to be gang raped. I imagine it evokes some pretty horrible feelings in rape victims. What the hell are these people that photograph, model for, and approve this s*it thinking?!

The problem is that people see things differently. Some might see these ads are tasteful and appropriate, while others see the opposite. EVERYONE'S opinion is valid and should be respected.

*POSITIVE!*POSITIVE!*POSITIVE MESSAGES* WE NEED POSITIVE MESSAGES FROM ADS!?! Not rape and violence against women!?! People wake up! What has the world come to!?! Shame! I want to ask Calvin Klein & Tom Ford if their photographers and creative heads are men - coz if they were woman, I hope they won't conceive such a thing!?!

Looking the parts like a heart is creepy.

Regarding the Calvin Klein and the Dolce & Gabbana ads....Why does is have to portray rape? Maybe it portrays a very sexual woman having fun with a couple of guys? I don't really see where the women look uncomfortable or hurt in any way. But they are just models posing, no one actually got raped or had an orgy (atleast I would think not), so just calm down people!

If some weirdo made these kind of pics in his basement and got caught, he'd go to jail. Why is it acceptable if you are a famous designer?

The only one in bad taste was the flipping the bird looking one. The rest looked like good advertising to me.

I like the Tom Ford one, it's funny.

The lady with the finger in her mouth... what is she advertising... sunglasses... lipstick... whatever. Not a good ad at all.

Shame on them! Wow, who think of these ads. Crumy and cruel ideas for ads.

Some of the people in that industry are clearly sick.

To all the people speaking about how thinking these are distasteful is ignorant... You're absolutely correct. I can tell you from personal experience that women are just as sexual, and get just as turned on by these types of ads. Some people like feeling like their partner has power over them. Some don't. All people are different. These pictures are obviously about consentual activities between men and women. Sex sells. So if you're creating an add directed towards the generally sexually active populace, it makes sense to create ads like these. I'm so fed up with all the talk about how these are promoting rape and sexual abuse. Let's look at the Dolce and Gabbana ad. The man isn't even between her legs! My fiancee loves it when I hold her arms down like that. It's not hurting her, and to be honest, the lady in the ad looks like she's trying to portray a porn star haha. We need to stop being afraid to mention, view, or have a casual conversation about sex. It is completely natural, and sex just for the sake of sex has been around for a very long time. Thousands of years ago, men used animal bladders as condoms, and "prostitutes" at that point weren't even that. They were religious figures that were considered close to their god, and so men would have sex with those women, and then leave donations for the religious institutions that were then used to improve overall daily life because they felt as if they had been brought closer to the heavens. Why is modern culture so damn fearful of mentioning it? Inform the populace about all the dangers, and then suddenly, these ads don't matter, because everyone knows that it's a real issue, but the ads aren't real. They're just photo shoots designed to get you to recognize their brand.

Women are plaything for men.Men eat Women for breakfast,it's just the nature of the beast.

The comment that Stephanie leaves is probably the epitome of clueless these ads are a big deal we need to pride ourselves on the beautiful the artistic the creative not the perverse depraved or just different for arts sake with no responsibility grooming the society for the good mud is beautiful to a hippo but its not for everyone how about a picture of a book on good taste slicing through Stepahnie's little brain would that be a nice image for Calvin [pedophile] Klein?

I think it's funny how sensitive people are. This is EXACTLY the type of advertisement response that the producers are looking for. Get upset, talk and complain, (don't forget to mention our name please!!) and of course being offended is a plus so we can laugh at you people giving our company free publicity.. come on people. Look, laugh, shrug, get on with life. LoL Life is too short to get upset by ignorance.

where did they ever dig up the people who came up with this crap! quite abhorring!

yo! stephanie what rock where you dig up from?!

how the f--- are any of these offensive? seriously. people need to stop being so offended easily. how about instead of immediately assuming it's offensive, try figuring out what the ad was trying to get across.

Very interesting how Female sexuality is considered vulgar and in poor taste. As if a woman having several men all over her couldn't possibly be something she would desire and revel in... however if the roles are reversed it's the most generic form of male fantasy and people barely bat an eyelash.

A play thing for a bunch a men...who are probably more in to each other