This is a Pepsi commercial that went viral due to its controversial act. Many people and even activists thought and said that this was not right and that it ” Trivialized” the Black Lives Matter Movement. Pepsi tries to display a message of peace and unity with the people unfortunately it did not work out.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/business/kendall-jenner-pepsi-ad.html
Here is a Nivea print ad that many thought of it as a racist remark. This was a German ad that was posted on Facebook under their account specifically aiming to their middle eastern followers. Nivea wanted to promote their ‘invisible for Black and White’ deodorant but ended up having backlashed by so many saying that its supporting white supremacy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/04/05/niveas-white-is-purity-ad-campaign-didnt-end-well/
Here is a Nike Ad that went viral, it featured the famous NFL player Colin Kaepernick who took a knee during the national anthem which became a controversial issue. This ad angered many Americans and even Donald Trump who didn’t stop tweeting about it bashing Kaepernick and Nike saying that ‘it was a terrible message’. the message displayed is ” Believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything” Americans started boycotting Nike thinking that they were ‘anti American’ like Kaepernick. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/colin-kaepernick-donald-trump-nike-ad-creative-arts-emmy_n_5d7efe19e4b00d69059b023f