(not a real advertisement)
This image is controversial as it is very offensive to religions and religious people who believe in Jesus. This is offensive as it makes a mockery of how he died to sell pastries. It is also very offensive as the symbol on the pastry is a pentagram which is associated with satan who is an evil figure in Christianity. The product they are trying to sell is called the 'Hell Cross Buns' which is again offensive to people who believe in Jesus again for the same reason as before. We can tell that this advert was first displayed in New Zealand (from the website address) which isn't expected as most of New Zealand's population is Christian. The Phone number they use includes the 3 numbers next to each other '666' which in Christianity culture is widely recognised as Satan's number.
Jake - I think that -while this is interesting- it's not really an --advert-- it's more like a provocative wannabe viral click-bait thing that someone's put out there to provoke and offend (it'd be interesting to see if it was linked to an organisation of some sort).
ReplyDeleteTry to find a much more everyday advert - they're actually the easiest to analyse!