Here Are More Ad Controversies! In 2013, Cheerios released an ad that featured an interracial family. Unfortunately, the ad became less known for its content and more known for the racist comments it received. Discussions of the marketing for The Emoji Movie will almost inevitably gravitate towards an infamous promotional tweet that parodied The Handmaid's Tale , a TV show about slavery. Needless to say, referencing something like that while trying to advertise a movie for children provoked significant ire. Just For Feet was a growing shoe retailer that distinguished itself with basketball courts inside stores, an in-store snack bar, in-store appearances by professional athletes, and a large clearance section among others. Nowadays, however, they are known for being taken down by a Super Bowl commercial accused of being racist and insensitive. The ad, alongside accusations of accounting fraud, helped bankrupt the company, which col...