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    7 Most Offensive Beverage Ads

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    The controversial new "Got milk?" campaign is not the first drink ad to have offended the masses-
    You expect that liquor brands will come out with controversial ads. That ... more 
    Photo by: Credit: © YouTube
    The controversial new "Got milk?" campaign is not the first drink ad to have offended the masses-
    You expect that liquor brands will come out with controversial ads. That beer companies will run commercials that are a little racy. That an energy drink's promo spots will be a tad irreverent. But one drink you wouldn't expect to be at the center of an offensive ad campaign scandal? Milk.

    In pictures: 7 Most Offensive Beverage Ads

    The wholesome beverage's image recently went from "Got milk?" to "Got controversy" in the flash of an internet second thanks to a new campaign from the the California Milk Processor Board. Titled "Everything I Do is Wrong" the series of ads shines a spotlight on the lighter, funnier side of PMS. Based on research that alleges milk can help reduce the symptoms of PMS, the ads are directed at the poor, unfortunate, oh-so-helpless men subject to the monthly hormonal mood swings of their wives and girlfriends. "I'm sorry I listened to what you said and not what you meant," reads one of the stylized images. Under the text is the picture of an obviously conc less 
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    - Maryse Chevriere, The Daily Meal



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