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Alexander Wang Denim Ads: Tantalizing or Tasteless?

Alexander Wang has come out with a new line of denim clothing. But you might not know it based on the designer’s latest ad campaign. Wang is under considerable fire for a couple of VERY racy posters, the first of which makes Kim Kardashian look clothed in her recent spread for Paper Magazine. Think this photo of model Anna Ewers naked on behalf of Denim x Alexander Wang is risqué? Consider THIS one: Yeah. Perhaps we should have issued an Extremely NSFW warning there, huh? Our bad. “Once you see it, you can’t stop thinking about it,” Wang told Women’s Wear Daily of the campaign images, adding: “It’s not provocative just in terms of sexy, but provocative to provoke conversation…I’m not dictating what that message is exactly. The interesting part is to see how people interpret it, and what they have to say about it. Of course, there are going to be people who disagree with it.” Ya think?!? This clothing line features a trio of different denim styles in three washes. Prices are set from $225 to $295, but we have a feeling those numbers aren’t what folks will be focusing on. Not when a woman is simulating masturbation as a way to advertise jeans. Think these ads go too far? What about the Spirit Airlines ad that mocked the celebrity naked photo scandal ? Sound off below! 14 Controversial Articles of Clothing 1. Vintage Kent State Shirt Urban Outfitters actually put a shirt for sale that it called “vintage” and which recalled a massacre at Kent State in 1970.

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Spirit Airlines Mocks Naked Celebrity Photo Scandal: Funny or Foul?

Has Spirit Airlines gone too far? Or is the company’s latest ad campaign just too darn funny? With more and more lewd pictures of celebrities being released online each day ( Jill Scott nude pics have now been verified as legitimate) by a hacker on the photo-sharing site 4chan, Spirit has taken advantage of this scandal with a new advertisement. It features a nude woman covering up her breasts and it includes the tagline: Our Bare Fare was Hacked! “We feel naked; you were never supposed to see this Bare Fare!” reads the flyer. “It was meant for a special someone (who isn’t you). Now it’s all over the internet for you to take advantage of as you see fit. Scandalous! “We thought the cloud was our friend, y’know, because we spend so much time flying with ‘em. But now our private prices are on display! Bad for us; GREAT for you.” The campaign as come under some from those who don’t believe this nude photo scandal is something to mock. Lena Dunham, for instance, believes the hacker is a sex offender and has urged everyone to boycott the illicit images of Jennifer Lawrence nude and Kate Upton without clothes on. “Spirit isn’t your typical airline,” a spokesman for the company says in response to the backlash. “Our ads are fun and often irreverent. We have a long history of taking major, national news stories and connecting them to our marketing.” This is true, as also evidenced by the Carlos Danger ad that parodied the Anthony Weiner text message controversy. Of course, no woman had her privacy intimately violated in that controversy. And, perhaps even more importantly, this new ad campaign simply isn’t funny. If you’re gonna cross a line, Spirit, you’ve gotta bring the laughter. What do YOU think of this Spirit Airlines ad. It is…   Funny! Foul! View Poll » The Fappening: 11 Lessons We Learned From the Nude Photo Scandal 1. Jennifer Lawrence Loves Selfies J-Law really loves posing for nude selfies. Unfortunately for her, someone broke into her private collection.

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Aw Nawl, Hell Nawl! New Report Shows Airlines Made $27 Billion Off Of Consumer Travel Fees In 2012

All of a sudden, the bus isn’t looking so bad…. Report Shows Airlines Made $27 Billion In Customer Fees In 2012 Ever wonder just how much money the airline industry is banking from robbing customers with sky-high baggage, food, booking and other fees? Bet you would have never guessed that the total was $27 billion…. via NBC News From paying for checked luggage and early boarding to extra legroom and on-board snacks, travelers know flying these days means never closing your wallet. Now, there’s more proof. Carriers around the world collected more than $27 billion last year in fees and other non-fare revenue, which has become “a crucial component of airline income,” a new report finds. The figure represents a 20 percent jump over 2011. “Every year, key numbers are getting larger. The most aggressive airlines easily generate more than 20 percent of their revenue from a la carte fees,” according to the report by IdeaWorks. The study was sponsored by CarTrawler, an Irish company that provides online car rental distribution systems. “Once largely limited to low fare airlines, ancillary revenue has now become a financial necessity for airlines all over the globe.” United Airlines was tops among carriers in the total amount of non-fare revenue collected last year, followed by Delta, American and Southwest, the study found. Ultra-low cost carrier Spirit Airlines collected the most as a percentage of its total income, with fees and other extras making up 38.5 percent of its revenue pie. The report analyzed financial information from 53 airlines that disclose their ancillary revenue, which includes the much-hated fees for services such as checked bags, priority check-in and assigned seats. “This is $27 billion of deception,” said Charlie Leocha, director of the Consumer Travel Alliance, adding all those extra charges are making it harder for fliers to know and compare the true cost of tickets at the time of booking. We already knew these airlines were getting away with murder in terms of how much they charge passengers in fees, but $27 BILLION?!? C’mon son. Shutterstock Continue reading

Shady Azz Spirit Airlines Caught Up In Lawsuit Over Fake “Mandatory” Passenger Fees

Spirit Air just got dat azz caught in a crazy lie! The airline was reportedly enforcing phony passenger fees that were disguised as a mandatory Government charge! The lawsuit was filed by a Miami firm and it is asking a U.S. District Court to collect “unspecified civil damages and attorney’s fees” from the shady airline company. The suit claims that between 2008 and August 2011 Spirit violated anti-racketeering laws to charge a passenger usage fee that the airline represented on its website under a list of government-imposed fees. The fee, according to the suit, was simply a scheme to collect more money from passengers while advertising what appeared to be a low base fare. The passenger usage fee ranged from $9 to $17 per flight segment, according to the suit, which also claimed that since 2008 the airline has collected about $40 million as a result of the fee. “Spirit misleads customers to believe that the PUF [passenger usage fee] is an official government tax or fee when in fact the fee is nothing more than additional air fare because Spirit does not provide a bona fide service in exchange for the PUF,” the suit claims. Spirit may offer discounted rates but is one of only two airlines that charges for services like carry-on luggage, which is free on others. We hope these greedy fools and their terrible customer service get what they deserve. Source Images via Twitter

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Tiger Mocked in Airline Ad

Filed under: Tiger Woods It didn’t take long before someone used the Tiger Woods crash to cash in — betcha didn’t think it would be an AIRLINE COMPANY!?!?!?Spirit Airlines — a discount carrier based out of Florida — is running an ad on their website featuring an animated … Permalink

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