Editing Television advertisement (section)

==Advertisement controversies==
Several advertisements were banned shortly after being televised due to their controversial nature. In 2005, the notorious "[[Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks#Controversy|Blood on the Carpet]]" commercial for ''[[Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks]]'' was pulled for its depicted [[mutilation]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Non-broadcast Adjudications |date= 2005-12-21 |url= http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/adjudications/non_broadcast/Adjudication+Details.htm?Adjudication_id=40698 |access-date= July 28, 2024 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080326232845/http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/adjudications/non_broadcast/Adjudication%2BDetails.htm?Adjudication_id=40698 |archive-date= 2008-03-26 }}</ref> The ''[[Game Boy Advance Micro]]'' commercial was withdrawn due to showing a [[laboratory rat|lab rat]] "[[animal sexual behavior|humping]]" on the handheld system, using it as a [[sex toy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/chadtronic/comments/5vql9w/a_gameboy_micro_commercial_where_a_mouse_humps_a/ |title=The Game Boy Micro "Lab Mouse" Ad|work=[[Reddit]]|date=February 23, 2017 }}</ref> The ''[[Snickers]]'' commercial featuring [[Mr. T]] shooting Snickers at a feminine speed walker was quickly pulled for being [[homophobia|homophobic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/mr-t-on-his-snickers-ad-being-yanked-over-gay-controversy|title=Mr. T on His Snickers Ad Being Yanked Over Gay Controversy|work=[[Fox News]]|date=August 7, 2008}}</ref> The ''[[Pebbles (cereal)|Cocoa Pebbles]]'' commercial featuring a caricature based on [[Hulk Hogan]] was removed after Hogan filed a lawsuit against [[Post Consumer Brands|Post]] for [[plagiarism|plagiarizing]] his image.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/hulk_hogan_challenges_post_foods_to_a_lawsuit_cites_humiliating_defeat_in_c/|title=Hulk Hogan Challenges Post Foods to a Lawsuit, Cites Humiliating Defeat in Cartoon Ad|publisher=[[ABA Journal]]|first=Debra|last=Cassens Weiss|date=May 28, 2010|access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref> In 2020, the ''[[Match.com]]'' commercial depicting a petite woman ([[Taylor Swift]]) dating [[Satan]] ([[Ryan Reynolds]]) was only shown once before it was withdrawn as it is deemed religiously sensitive.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-12-03/ryan-reynolds-match-2020-satan-harry-met-sally|title=Match.com ad depicts a woman's relationship with Satan|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 3, 2020|access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref> Some advertisements are refused to be shown to the public, such as the risqué [[Agfa digital cameras|AGFA]] underwater camera commercial that was never televised.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.looper.com/16113/commercials-banned-tv/|title=Banned Commercials You Won't Be Seeing Anytime Soon|date=May 8, 2017 }}</ref> In 2012, the ''[[Burger King]]'' commercial featuring rapper [[Mary J. Blige]] received backlash by [[African-American]] reviewers after it was previewed on the internet. Yet, it was shelved before being televised.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/mary-j-blige-blasted-hawking-chicken-burger-king-ad-653579|title=Mary J. Blige blasted for hawking chicken in Burger King ad|work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]|date=April 4, 2024|access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref>

Controversial advertisements have been observed to be subject to change during the advertised product's lifespan:
The slogan for ''[[Dr Pepper#Varieties|Dr Pepper Ten]]'' "It’s not for women" was no longer used for subsequent ads after it was deemed too [[sexism|sexist]].<ref>{{Cite web 
  |publisher=Advertising Age
  |title=Can Dr Pepper's Mid-Cal Soda Score a 10 With Men?
  |url=http://adage.com/article/news/dr-pepper-10-avoid-marketing-missteps-pepsi-coke/148983/
  |date=February 21, 2011
  |author=Nátalie Zmuda
  |access-date=July 29, 2024
  |archive-date=March 12, 2011
  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312050040/http://adage.com/article/news/dr-pepper-10-avoid-marketing-missteps-pepsi-coke/148983/
  |url-status=live
}}</ref>
The slogan for ''[[Kotex]]'' "It fits. Period." (one advertisement showed a [[computer animation|CG]] [[anthropomorphic]] red dot dissolving on a [[sanitary napkin|pad]]) was no longer used in subsequent ads due to the slogan's term "period" referring to both [[Period (punctuation)|punctuation]] and [[menstruation]] have been deemed inappropriate for television owing to the regarded viewership surrounding children.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} Commercials on children's [[underwear]], such as ''[[Underoos]]'', featuring clad child models had since gained criticism by parents due to concerns of [[child sexual exploitation]], resulting that children will no longer be used for these advertisements in this fashionable matter,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/18/nyregion/calvin-klein-cancels-ads-with-children-amid-criticism.html|title=Calvin Klein Cancels Ads With Children Amid Criticism|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 18, 1999}}</ref> not limiting to advertisements on baby [[diaper]]s. The [[Mac Tonight]] mascot made minimal appearances before retiring from the ''[[McDonald's]]'' commercials due to the theme song "[[Mack the Knife]]" infringing upon the likeness of [[Bobby Darin]] as sued by his son, [[Dodd Mitchell Darin]], in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web
  |url=https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/mac-tonight-moon-man-oral-history
  |title=A Delicious Oral History of 'Mac Tonight'
  |date=January 21, 2022
  |access-date=July 29, 2024
  |archive-date=January 11, 2024
  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111091950/https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/mac-tonight-moon-man-oral-history
  |url-status=live|author=Brock Walsh
}}</ref>