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[News] Philadelphia and VW ads banned for gender stereotyping
- Thread starter goldstone
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Given the rate of climate change there probably won't be any such thing as a "chilly winter".
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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I'm surprised there hasn't been more ad campaigns subverting these ridiculous 'gender stereotyping'. U-Switch should get Richard Madeley driving a pink Fiat 500 and Judy Finnegan smoking a pipe, that would get people talking.
Tyrone Biggums
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Women do a perfectly good job of upholding stereotypes, they don't need ads to do it for them.
Beach Seagull
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- Jan 2, 2010
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Absolutely correct they have banned these adverts. High time gender stereotyping is eradicated.
Perkino
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- Dec 11, 2009
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They've known about the damage that smoking causes for years yet haven't banned it yet. Their responce with such things is usually to start taxing a higher rate on it
Meade's Ball
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If it takes such a meagre number of complaints to bring about a ban, wouldn't a rival company look to hire a small collection of randoms to write a letter or email declaring their outrage at a hurtful stereotype used? Campaigns can be brought down fairly simply, it seems. Maybe even by a set of bungling dads.
No, YOU'RE offended by people being offended by something you're not offended by. You could just shrug and ignore it. Or get all 'snowflaky' like
No. I haven't seen, read, or heard anything about these cases, other than this thread. Because frankly, I couldn't care less. My only interest was in waiting to see all the predictable list of reliable posters, rushing to get all hot under the collar, over it. As ever.
The Wizard
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- Jul 2, 2009
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No, YOU'RE offended by people being offended by something you're not offended by. You could just shrug and ignore it. Or get all 'snowflaky' like
Nah I’m good I’ll carry on looking for things to get offended and irate about, that’s what people do nowadays it’s the done thing.
In case you don't recognize it, this is a close up image of an actual snowflake.
Your Mum
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your mum
Dick Swiveller
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Southern Scouse
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I first heard of this when the lady chairperson was on BBC this morning explaining why they had done it.
I literally cringed, she was trying to justify how the VW ad could “Harm” someone.... not sure if this was the 28 or 3 complaint example but FGS... get a life!!!
Obviously control is required but these two examples were IMO embarrassing.
I literally cringed, she was trying to justify how the VW ad could “Harm” someone.... not sure if this was the 28 or 3 complaint example but FGS... get a life!!!
Obviously control is required but these two examples were IMO embarrassing.
Bolton va va
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- Nov 20, 2012
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If it's this easy, it might be worth arranging & scuppering your own advert........Philadelphia & VW might not be that upset at the extra free publicity / advertising that this fuss has given them.
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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This. My money's on these companies knowing EXACTLY what they were doing. They may even have had people on the inside making 'complaints' about the output...
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Full rulings here:
https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/volkswagen-group-uk-ltd-g19-1023922.html
https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/mondelez-uk-ltd-G19-1023670.html
I like the was they have to dissect an ad (and a terrible one to begin with) to the Nth degree, and then have it defended by the company. It's really quite surreal.
https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/volkswagen-group-uk-ltd-g19-1023922.html
https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/mondelez-uk-ltd-G19-1023670.html
I like the was they have to dissect an ad (and a terrible one to begin with) to the Nth degree, and then have it defended by the company. It's really quite surreal.