11 Sexist Advertising Fails Just As Bad As BIC's 'Happy Women's Day' Blunder

11 Of The Most Shocking Sexist Advertising Fails
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This week, BIC South Africa made jaws around the world drop with an ad for National Women's Day with the slogan 'Look like a girl, Act like a lady, Think like a man, Work like a boss'.

Unsurprisingly it did not go down as BIC had expected causing a furious tidal wave of hugely critical comments on many social media sites.

Sadly, it isn't the first instance of such an ad, recent history is littered with ventures so horrendous that it's often impossible to believe could have been signed off by anyone...

11 Sexist Advertising Fails
Spirit Airlines (01 of11)
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"So you'll go down on us..." (credit:Spirit Airlines )
Estrella Insurance (02 of11)
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"No one drops them like we do..." (credit:Estrella Insurance )
Subway (03 of11)
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Subway devil woman... (credit:Subway )
Coca Cola (04 of11)
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Milk girl pinups (credit:Coca Cola )
Kia (05 of11)
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Kia hamsters (credit:Kia )
DirectTV (06 of11)
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Creepy marionette (credit:DirectTV)
Red Tape (07 of11)
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Women dispenser (credit:Red Tape )
Budweiser (08 of11)
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Reebok (09 of11)
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Madison Avenue (10 of11)
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"A woman's best friend..." (credit:Madison Avenue )
Axe Hair (11 of11)
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Axe Hair- Office Love Ad (credit:Axe Hair )