I love French AIDS (awareness campaigns).

Everything after the jump is totally NSFW. I was going to open this entry with something like “There’s a lecherous middle-aged man inside me,” but realized that such a statement is just all sorts of wrong, so I’ll just say I love creative campaigns that use biting images (Natch!) and really push the limits. Some of these ads and I have a long history. (Of admiration.)

I guarantee that if you look once, you’ll never forget them. For all of your coherent advertising-immersed life. Here’s viral marketing at its best. HAH! This topic has a surprising amount of pun potential… (You’re welcome for not actually writing “puntential.” [Oops, spoke too soon.])

Because I have an abhorrent hatred for all Netsurfing teenagers, I’m also going to say you shouldn’t read further if you’re younger than 18.

Part I: Cartoon sex!
I’ve always been a bittersweet girl. More than a few high school and college LiveJournal posts have been devoted to that never-ending quest to find “my male counterpart.” And then when you think you’ve found someone worth it, how do you balance the need for affection with the need for physical intimacy? When is it too much, too little? I don’t remember how I came across this ad, but God bless who/whatever sent it my way. You gotta feel for this girl.

And thus you learn that flying penises didn’t start with Second Life. That video was on my MySpace for a long time, and when I first discovered PodTube, that was one of my first file conversions. (Second only to “Manatee Squash.”)

The Frenchies also paid attention to their homosexual hommes, and released a gay version of the public service announcement as well. I love that!

That roller coaster looks like SO much fun!

Part II: Buggin’ in yo’ party zone.
The following PSA print ads send perfectly quick messages of “unprotected sex = potentially toxic.” I had these babies as my MySpace default pics in 2005. That is, until MySpace removed them! They obviously didn’t bother to investigate what the oral sex images were actually about, and thus they did a disservice to their own users (within my “extended network”) who could have been inspired to think twice the next time they got into bed with an arachnid stranger.

See other ads from the campaign at Adland. Mandibles, oh my!

Part III: There are many other other fishdicks in the sea.
These next engaging print ads just won bronze at Cannes. Girl protected by condom from a sea of swimming penises. That’s all there is to it. Enjoy:

In a laughable effort to try to be mature about this one, I’m rather impressed by how diverse the representation of penile creatures is. But the thought of starfish on any guy’s balls is… I don’t know what. I’m speechless. This series wins.

OMG, so much ass and titties. I feel inspired to listen to some DJ Assault.

Tags: advertising, aides, aids, condoms, french ads, funny, nsfw, psas, safe sex, unprotected sex, wtf