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It wouldn't be any worse than their furry Alien puppet family ads from recent years. The one where the weird furry alien mum (voiced by Caroline Qurentin or something) says she wants to get off with Justin Bieber. Utterly bizarre.
The advert is for Sainsbury's. not just the chocolate bar.
The amount raised for RBL is miniscule compared to the ad spend.
But I basically agree with you.
To be clear, I actually quite like the Sainsbury's advert.
I do think it's schmalzy and glossy and utterly at odds with any of the actual accounts of the war (I'd really recommend last years Radio 4 'Voices' podcast for a fantastic account of these), but I don't think that's a problem. I also...
Surely the difference between The Pianist, Guernica and a Sainsbury's ad doesn't need to be pointed out?
A clue - only one is designed with the purpose of schilling turkeys.