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Other questionable commercials from Madison Avenue

Here are some ad campaigns that raise the question: What were they thinking?

Cablevision A bewildering set of ads for Cablevision's "Optimum Triple Play" service package features corny reggaeton jingles and frolicking women in bikinis. Bloggers were both confused and insulted, saying that the campaign presented huge cultural generalizations of the Hispanic community.

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