7 Shockingly Tone-Deaf Ads That Should Have Never Happened

Pepsi really tried it in its latest stunt.The brand came under fire on Tuesday after releasing a nearly3-minute ad starring Kendall Jenner. In the video, Jenner stops mid-photo shoot and throws off her blond wig (into the hands of a black woman) to join a protest and save the day by giving a police officer a soda.Social media users are calling out Pepsi for co-opting and capitalizing off of resistance movements that real people actually risk their lives and freedom over. The fact that they use one of the least politically active celebrities to do it just adds insult to injury.The global campaign ad is tone-deaf, offensive and shallow, but unfortunately, its not the first of its kind. Other brands, including Sony, Tory Burch and Gap, have created advertisements that they couldve kept to themselves.Feel free to roll your eyes at these seven ads: -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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