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Government cracks down on sexy deo commercials. Do you agree?

Warning: These commercials are NSFW (not safe for work). Firstpost has collected some, rather, bold deodorant commercials that has got the Indian government fuming. What do you think?

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FP Editors|Jul 08, 2011, 19:57:02 IST

Raunchy housewives ready to break the monotony of their monogamous lives. Girls going wild in a man's presence. And a hint of the orgy that is about to erupt... But of course for all of this you need your deodorant. At least according to the average script of a deodorant commercial these days.Maybe deodorant companies have taken comedian Russel Peter's line that Indians need deodorants (he calls Indians a smelly bunch) a bit too seriously. It's not just about smelling great but also getting the women to go gaga over you.But the Indian government is not amused with all this sexual imagery.The Times of India reported that the Information and Broadcasting (IB) ministry has decided to crack down on obscene commercials stating that they should be taken off air or at least be made less sexually explicit.[caption id="attachment_16087" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="No thanks, we don"][/caption]The IB has decided that these advertisements are far too raunchy for the Indian janta— housewives seducing young boys can't go down too well with a ministry known to have banned commercials for flavoured condoms—but we at Firstpost would like to know what you think.So we've chosen 4 deodorant commercials for you to watch and then there's a poll where we'd like to know what you think.  The first is the Axe chocolate man commercial. (FYI this advertisement also won the Golden Lion at the Cannes International Advertising Festival 2008.) Followed of course by our desi housewives.The Axe Chocolate man commercialWildstone 'It happens'Addiction:'Can you handle two?'

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First Published:May 26, 2011, 16:27:37 IST
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