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YSL's Belle d'Opium Ad Banned In The UK

The people in the UK really don't like fragrance ads, do they?

Britain's Advertising Standards Agency has yanked Yves Saint Laurent's Belle d'Opium fragrance commercial after a whopping 13 people complained about it.

The baker's dozen that had nothing better to do but call and complain said actress Melanie Thierry's actions "simulated drug use".

The ASA ultimately ruled that the commercial "could be seen to simulate the effect of drugs on the body" and "could be seen to simulate the injection of opiates into the body".

Seriously!?

YSL obviously wasn't too happy with their decision and issued the following statement:

"YSL Beauté is disappointed that the ASA has upheld the small number of complaints about this advertisement for Belle d’Opium. The advertisement was not intended to make any reference to drug culture, but to promote the sensuality and seductive qualities of the fragrance in keeping with the Opium brand, which was launched by Yves Saint Laurent over 30 years ago. Nonetheless, when the ASA told YSL that there had been some complaints about the advertisement, YSL, as a responsible advertiser, amended the advertisement in order to avoid any possible misinterpretation."

Watch the ad (above) and let us know what U think.

Does YSL's commercial simulate drug use???

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Tags: advertising standards agency, belle d opium, complaints, drug use, melanie thierry, ysl

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Nazi Costumes Pulled From Japanese Discount Stores

Filed Under: Icky Icky Poo

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Japanese discount chain Don Quijote Co came under attack after a Los Angeles based Jewish rights organization discovered they were selling Nazi party costumes.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center fired off an angry letter asking the company to remove the so called "party" costumes after members spotted them on sale in Japan.

The letter read:

"Nazi Germany carried out a genocidal campaign against the Jewish people during World War II. Six million innocent Jews and millions of other innocents were murdered by the Nazis, including 1.5 million children. In December 2010 Nazism is not dead and the swastika is still deployed as a symbol of hatred against all “non-Aryans” including Asians."

Aico, the company that makes the $60 black jacket and swastika armband, claims they’ve been selling the uniforms for 7 years and have never received a complaint.

A rep from the company told the press:

"This was meant purely as a joke, as something that would easily be recognizable. If we have complaints will certainly stop sales."

Wow.

Regardless of what Aico thinks, Don Quijote confirmed on Monday they will stop selling the costumes.

[Image via AP Images.]

Tags: aico, complaints, don quijote co, japan, letter, los angeles, nazi costumes, nazi uniforms, simon wiesenthal center

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Parents Complain To The FCC About Grammy's Revealing Fashion

Filed Under: Wacky, Tacky & True Fashion Smashion Beyonce Awardz Pink Jewel Lady GaGa

While tuning into the 52nd Grammy Awards, some viewers were so enraged by what performers like Lady GaGa, Beyonce and Pink were wearing they filed complaints with the FCC!

Seriously?

Here are some hilarious, misspelled and grammatically incorrect highlights from the complaints:

From Pittsburgh, PA:

During the viewing of the Grammy award ceremony, we witnessed Lady Gaga (if you could call her a lady) show the viewing audience her mostly bare behind, and frontal crotch area. I had children watching and do not appreciate what I would consider inappropriate dress…

From Savannah, TX:

Please fine them and compel whomever puts such smut on the television to make it viewable for people of all ages - and that includes commercials (so no Enzyte, feminine products, cheat on your spouse ads either) - or find some way to prevent shows like this from being aired on television at all.

From Douglasville, GA:
The Grammy's 1st 3 acts were outlandish! Lady Gaga was barely covered below the belt! Her rear end was very exposed and that is inappropriate. Pink wore a nude suit, however you could see her tattoo's through the suit so I am apt to believe that you could see her rear end while dangling from the ceiling. Beyonce grabbed her crotch and proceeded to get down on her knees where her breast almost fall out of her dress…My children were watching this durning PRIME TIME and this is what they view. How disappointing this was. I had to explain to a 10 year old why turning on a tv now is a hazard!

From Lawrenceville, GA:
…beyonce simulated fellatio+lady gaga's nude buttocks and vagina was publically aired to the public. too pink did her routine in an outfit which only covered 5% of her.cbs publically aired to the public which we are all totally disgusted by shots of pinks nude buttocks&shots of lady gagas nude buttocks and vagina&direct shots of pinks nude vagina which was very barely covered…cbs should be fined BILLIONS just to insure the cbs does not ever publically air female nudity or shots of women performing a simulated sex or sex act ever again.

From Pineville, NC:
The opening act (8pm) was Lady GAGA. Show and she went too far in the costumn. The lower section of her skimmy attire-is best described as a thong. Just barely enough to cover her lower pubic hair area and she literally showed her buttocks as she ascended stairs-which revealed her exposed butt! Very inappropriate for the 8 pm viewing slot. This is the 2nd time Lady (?) Ga Ga was allowed GaGa to expose her bare buttocks on TV. Ga Ga and Jewel both pushed the envelope last night and lost us a viewers. Clean it up or send um to an R rated station! Who's minding the store, before this stuff airs in 8 PM slot?