An Anne Summers radio ad promoting a line of Halloween-themed outfits has been blocked by the UK’s Radio Advertising Clearing Centre which claimed the ad contained, “fairly overt sexual references in terms of sound effects.”
The spot contains sounds of fear-based screams which then transform into more pleasurable sounding screams. In other words, women having orgasms. Nothing wrong with that in our book, of course, but according to the RACC, the spot overstepped the organization’s guidelines regarding taste and offense.
As spokesperson for the RACC said, “The ad contains fairly overt sexual references in terms of sound effects. We believed that it was too strong for broadcast on commercial radio, notwithstanding timing conditions.”
Anne Summers, on the other hand, thinks the ad is just fine with CEO Jacqueline Gold saying, “We have appealed the decision made by the RACC and would love to know what the great British public think. We are proud of our brand that always sparks debate and we hope this gets people talking about sex in a positive way.”
