Belvedere, Bacardi, Svedka: The Ten Most Offensive Beverage Ads

Belvedere via Facebook

Belvedere's vodka ad is deemed offensive to women.

​Belvedere vodka was lambasted in the press last week after the company posted an ad on its Facebook page depicting a man grabbing a woman from behind. The copy on the ad, "Unlike some people, Belvedere always goes down smooth", led people to comment on Twitter and Facebook negatively, like this tweet from @hswindell that said:

@belvederevodka nope. Not "sorry we offended you." Try, "Sorry for our part in promoting rape culture. We will do better" #apologyfail
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The issue has gained so much international media backlash that the vodka company's home page features an apology from its president Charles Gibb, as well as a statement the the company has made a contribution to RAINN, America's largest anti-sexual violence organization.

Though Belvedere has pulled the ad in question, this is not exactly the first time that a company has used controversial or sexist tones to sell a product. In fact campaigns for alcohol especially feature scantily dressed women to sell their drinks to what seems like a male-dominated audience. Here are the ten we found the most offensive.

Bacardi

​10. Bacardi Breezer gives a great new way to look better in time for beach season. Let's see... hit the gym? Train for a marathon? Stop eating junk food? Nah! Just place your pale beer gut body next to a fat ugly chick! See? You instantly look better in comparison!

​9. In this classic Schlitz ad, the little woman can't do anything right. She burned the dinner, but thankfully, hubby can still get shit-faced on beer.