RadioShack Has A Ridiculously Suggestive New Ad [THE BRIEF]

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When you think sexually suggestive advertising, RadioShack isn't the first company that comes to mind. And yet the electronics store came out with a commercial in which scantily clad women dance around with phallic shaped Beats Pill speakers by their open mouths. Robin Thicke sings the song "Blurred Lines" as the models dance in sexy nurse costumes and more. If you look up RadioShack's hashtag for the campaign — #UWantIt — almost every commenter has noted that it doesn't look like RadioShack is trying to sell speakers.

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