# Worst advertising campaigns ever

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** commercials-ads\
**Created:** [April 16, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-advertising-campaigns-ever/962932 "2022-04-16T22:12:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-advertising-campaigns-ever/962932/16 "2022-04-17T01:46:16Z")

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There was a [2017 commercial for Pepsi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_for_Now) that tried to co-opt the Black Lives Matter movement to sell soda. They pulled the ad after only one day so its damage was limited.

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