This document discusses ethics in applied media aesthetics and provides examples of controversial marketing tactics. It summarizes PeTA's use of shocking imagery exploiting topics like religion, obesity, and history to promote their animal rights message. It then discusses how popular TV shows like Breaking Bad subtly use product placement to influence viewers' brand preferences, giving examples of how the show prominently featured Funyuns and Raisin Bran cereal brands in ways that increased viewers' cravings for those products.