Beer with (asshole) attitude

That's what "Stronzo"means in Italian, not literally, but in colloquial use.

See Granny's full beefcake shoot here.

Doc Guerilla (Facebook) tipped me off that this Danish beer with the rude Italian name is being launched in Italy. I'm not really sure what the ad is supposed to be about. Is she the asshole? (In which it should be "stronza".), or is she an older lady who really digs young douchebags?

Looking for other examples of brand advertising didn't make things any clearer:

Via Wordpress

Oh well, European advertising has always confused me. I'll just hold out for a Vaffanculo Lager.

Classic Benetton ad is still freaking out the squares

This infamous Benetton ad from 1989, by Creative director, copywriter, art director and photographer Oliviero Toscani, is still stirring up shit. A prominent Facebook breastfeeding advocacy page reports,

"Clearly Facebook doesn't like this image. This iconic, 23-year-old ad from UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON has been pulled down from countless accounts now, and [two users] have both been banned from Facebook for posting it, [one] for 24 hours, and [the other] for 3 days. It has been removed from this page several times."

A similar page has also been blocked for it.

Back in the '80s, Benetton was attempting to blow people's minds with its rather blunt attempts to show "interracial" love, understanding and equality. I wonder if people reporting on this image were more offended by the nipple itself, or that it showed a black woman nursing a white baby?

Nonetheless, Facebook remains a bastion of American breast anxiety.

See more classic Benetton ads here.

McDonald's Germany introduces Italian Stereotype Burger

Italians! They make big meals for their large and unruly families, they make domestic violence sexy, they play soccer and carve ham!



At least, that's how the Germans apparently see them. In this German ad for McDonald's new Italian-themed “Mamma Italia” burger, Italian stereotypes live life with a passion that is very hard on their dinnerware — which is why McDonald's has introduced Italian food you can eat with your hands.

I always though plate smashing was a Greek thing. But what do I know?

F'd Ad Fridays: Gianni Molaro busts out some bizarre fashion

At some point during Alta Roma fashion week, designer Gianni Molaro sent a model down the runway in this number, which was hideous enough with the arms crossed...

...until she revealed the uniboob (1:17 on the video below).



I get that fashion is theatre, but this is just slapstick comedy.

Tip via The Gloss. See the entire bizarre collection here, here and here.

Boozy baby bottles

Italian artist Anna Utopia Giardino has created this series of bottles that mash up popular alcohol and kids' brands, and outfits them with baby bottle nipples in case you missed the point.

Here is the artist's statement:

"The bottles are NOT for sale, they are part of an art exhibition. This is an art project to raise social awareness on topics such as alcohol abuse by teens, alcohol abuse by pregnant women, the disinterest of some parents towards their children (abandoned for days between toys and video games), how far marketers can go to gain the attention of their younger customers. There are no commercial purposes."

Personally, I think that they would have been better without the nipples. (Which marks the first time in history that art has not been improved by showing nipples.)

First seen on Copyranter. Full collection via Laughing Squid.

F'd Ad Fridays: This wine tastes like crotch!

Literally: "taste it!"

I can just imagine the tasting notes for this Abruzzo white: "a musky nose, with hints of camembert"

At least it's not the red...

Via nonconvenzionalenoparty (in Italian)