Weight-Loss Ad Might Be the Most Sexist Ever

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"Hubby is coming back … I must look fit and pretty." Thus begins this riotous print ad for a weight-loss tablet from India, decried by Jezebel as "one of the worst ads we're ever seen." That assessment's way too harsh. Though clearly an egregious piece of crap, the ad is enormously entertaining. The smiling gal with a logo stuck to her head; the ghost-like image of a baby perched on a sofa in the background for no good reason … yeah, this rocks like only the "best" bad ads can.

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