The article discusses 10 banned commercials that were deemed too offensive, insensitive, or disturbing for audiences. These commercials include:
1. Hyundai's "Pipe Job" which featured a man attempting to commit suicide in a car with zero emissions.
2. Red Bull's "Red Bull Gives You Wings" which made light of the Titanic disaster.
3. Wrigley's "Dog Breath" which featured a man vomiting a dog.
4. Mountain Dew's "Felicia the Goat Part Three" which was racist and misogynistic.
5. McDonald's "Signs" which was in poor taste and insensitive.
6. AshleyMadison.com's "Looking For Someone Other Than My Wife" which promoted infidelity.
7. Qiaobi Laundry Detergent's "Change Starts with Qiaobi" which was racist and depicted a black man being washed white.
8. Snickers' "Kiss" which was homophobic and offended the LGBT community.
9. Booking.com's "Booking Right" which used substitute swear words and offended parents.
10. Groupon's "Tibet" which was insensitive and insulting to Tibetan refugees.
These commercials were pulled from the airwaves due to public outcry and complaints, and some of the companies even issued apologies.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. In 2013, Hyundai's advertising agency, Innocean Worldwide, aired a 60-second commercial in the UK for the new environmentally-friendly ix35 without Hyundai's permission.
2. The commercial was aired for one day in late April to gather feedback from viewers.
3. The commercial showed a man attempting to commit suicide by running his exhaust into his sealed car.
4. The commercial was met with a massive outpouring of hate from viewers who were deeply disturbed and upset by the ad's subject matter.
5. Red Bull aired a cartoon clip in September 2013 featuring ship crewmen loading a large crate of Red Bull onto the Titanic.
6. The commercial made light of the 1912 disaster that killed over 1,500 people.
7. Viewers in the UK were offended by the ad, and the Titanic Heritage Trust and family members of Titanic survivors called for its ban.
8. In October 2014, Red Bull settled a lawsuit for falsely advertising that their energy drink would give people wings and agreed to pay nearly $15 million.
9. In 2003, Wrigley's decided to cancel the airing of their commercial for the new Excite brand of gum after receiving complaints.
10. The commercial featured a man waking up and vomiting an entire dog.
11. The commercial frightened and nauseated children who were unlucky enough to catch it during their favorite shows.
12. Mountain Dew released a commercial in March 2013 featuring an aggressive talking goat voiced by Tyler the Creator.
13. The ad was part of a trilogy and featured the goat assaulting a waitress, escaping from the police, and standing in a police line-up.
14. The commercial was released on April 24, 2013, and a week later, an article slamming the ad for being racist and misogynistic went viral.
15. Mountain Dew apologized for the ad and canceled it.
16. In 2015, McDonald's aired a commercial during the Golden Globe Awards featuring congratulatory messages on their sign marquees.
17. The commercial referenced the Boston Marathon bombing, 9/11, and the trapped Chilean miners.
18. Viewers took to social media to complain that the ad was tasteless and shameless, and the ad was pulled immediately.
19. In 2015, AshleyMadison.com aired a 30-second commercial featuring a catchy jingle about men wanting to cheat on their wives.
20. The commercial was banned in Australia after 138 complaints were issued to the Australian Advertising Standards Bureau.
21. In 2016, Qiaobi Laundry Detergent aired a 50-second commercial in China depicting a black man being washed and turned into a pale white Asian man.
22. The commercial was met with huge amounts of backlash on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, and was slammed by various American news media outlets.
23. In 2007, Snickers aired a 60-second commercial during the Super Bowl featuring two mechanics who kiss and then question their manliness.
24. The commercial was pulled from TV and websites after the LGBT community claimed it was homophobic.
25. In 2011, readers of AdAge voted the commercial as the second worst Super Bowl commercial ever.
26. In 2015, Booking.com aired a 60-second commercial featuring customers arriving at their vacation hotel resorts and using the word "booking" instead of swear words.
27. The commercial received 2,345 complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority.
28. In 2011, Groupon aired a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl featuring actor Timothy Hutton speaking about mountainous Tibet and the people's struggles.
29. The commercial suddenly switched to Hutton sitting in a Tibetan restaurant in Chicago, enjoying a fish curry he got for half-price on Groupon.
30. The commercial was met with backlash from offended social media users, and Groupon issued a formal apology and pulled the commercial.
Note: I've only extracted facts and avoided opinions or subjective statements.