in january 2008, fucked up, along with xiu xiu, filed a lawsuit against "rolling stone" and camel cigarettes for an advertisement that included both bands in an "indie rock universe" special. the advertisement apparently portrayed the bands as supporters of camel. pink eyes stated that "the fact that "fucked up" was mentioned in there wasn't some great coincidence. this isn't a case of subliminal advertising, where we're claiming that there were penises in the shadows — our name is right there. maybe they thought we were too stupid to know what was going on."