[Politics] Politics (or is it?) Iceland Advert

Westdene Seagull

aka Cap'n Carl Firecrotch

NSC Patron

Oct 27, 2003

21,029

The arse end of Hangleton

• Nov 12, 2018

• #21

Should never have been banned. As it happens, thanks to NSC, I have watched it and over the weekend I went through all our cupboards to check if we had anything with palm oil in it - we did and I will be replacing those products with non-palm oil versions as soon as they run out. Never knew how damaging it was ...... and for that reason alone it shouldn't have been banned.

 

Wozza

Shite Supporter

Jul 6, 2003

23,634

Online

• Nov 12, 2018

• #22

Amazing PR from Iceland.

As established, they didn't make the advert. They would have known it wouldn't get cleared for TV, given the established rules. It's not Christmassy in anyway whatsoever.

And the world is literally calling it "Iceland's banned Christmas ad". Incredible.

 

beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius

Jul 21, 2003

35,315

• Nov 12, 2018

• #23

Westdene Seagull said:

Should never have been banned. As it happens, thanks to NSC, I have watched it and over the weekend I went through all our cupboards to check if we had anything with palm oil in it - we did and I will be replacing those products with non-palm oil versions as soon as they run out. Never knew how damaging it was ...... and for that reason alone it shouldn't have been banned.

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if you drive a diesel you might want to look at how much palm oil is blended into that.

 

Westdene Seagull

aka Cap'n Carl Firecrotch

NSC Patron

Oct 27, 2003

21,029

The arse end of Hangleton

• Nov 12, 2018

• #24

beorhthelm said:

if you drive a diesel you might want to look at how much palm oil is blended into that.

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Thankfully I don't.

 

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scamander

New member

Aug 9, 2011

596

• Nov 12, 2018

• #25

Wozza said:

Amazing PR from Iceland.

As established, they didn't make the advert. They would have known it wouldn't get cleared for TV, given the established rules. It's not Christmassy in anyway whatsoever.

And the world is literally calling it "Iceland's banned Christmas ad". Incredible.

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Absolutely this. They knew it would be banned and realised not having an advert but lots of chat about it was a better strategy. People now associate the palm oil issue with Iceland. Job done!