Praise, condemn, ignore... Who cares?

Ben Reilly wrote:I'd want to know what kind of praise they're getting. I would say, though, that they probably anticipated a backlash from homophobes, so I guess they were at least brave enough to go ahead with the campaign anyway.

Syl wrote:I don't think the idea of using same sex couples in the ad is meant to titillate.....be it 2 men or 2 women.

Maddog wrote:

Syl wrote:I don't think the idea of using same sex couples in the ad is meant to titillate.....be it 2 men or 2 women.

Well, then make sure it's too fat chick's and it won't.  

Maddog wrote:

Syl wrote:I don't think the idea of using same sex couples in the ad is meant to titillate.....be it 2 men or 2 women.

Well, then make sure it's too fat chick's and it won't.  

Syl wrote:

Maddog wrote:

Well, then make sure it's too fat chick's and it won't.  

Sexist AND fattist.

Maddog wrote:

Syl wrote:

Sexist AND fattist.

And a poor speller of the word "two"!!

Syl wrote:

Maddog wrote:

And a poor speller of the word "two"!!

I did notice.

Eilzel wrote:I think most people won’t mind/care.

A few enthusiasts among gay people and vocal LGBT allies will praise it to the moon.

And a vocal minority will whine about it, and those get it the attention the creators obviously want with the ad  

Maddog wrote:

Syl wrote:

I did notice.

My phone will always spell the words correctly.  It won't always choose the correct word.  

Eilzel wrote:I think most people won’t mind/care.

A few enthusiasts among gay people and vocal LGBT allies will praise it to the moon.

And a vocal minority will whine about it, and those get it the attention the creators obviously want with the ad  

Syl wrote:

Maddog wrote:

My phone will always spell the words correctly.  It won't always choose the correct word.  

Predictive text errors?
I have seen some right whopppers online, there was a thread about them once....very funny.

Maddog wrote:

Syl wrote:

Predictive text errors?
I have seen some right whopppers online, there was a thread about them once....very funny.

It's even worse when I use it for my truck voice commands.  It would make a hilarious video of me calling the female voice in my truck a dumb ass bitch because she can't understand "call the office" or navigate to the post office in Meridian, Texas.  

I don't think she understand redneck.  

Syl wrote:

Maddog wrote:

It's even worse when I use it for my truck voice commands.  It would make a hilarious video of me calling the female voice in my truck a dumb ass bitch because she can't understand "call the office" or navigate to the post office in Meridian, Texas.  

I don't think she understand redneck.  

Maybe she is English?

Maddog wrote:

Syl wrote:
Maybe she is English?

Probably from Canada.

They talk funny there too.  

Syl wrote:

Maddog wrote:

Probably from Canada.

They talk funny there too.  

Do they have bad teeth too?

Tommy Monk wrote:


Pro poof propaganda.

Tommy Monk wrote:


Pro poof propaganda.

Eilzel wrote:

Tommy Monk wrote:


Pro poof propaganda.

Homophobic idiot.

Normally I overlook it since you drop it in as part of your usual rants but as you have only jumped in here to throw in a homophobic comment, I’m giving you a warning. Do it again, you’re in the basement.

Syl wrote:I honestly thought this thread wouldn't get a response. I am even surprised anyone talked about it on social media, to praise it or otherwise.

I am still convinced Cadburies have brought this up themselves to bring attention to their product.

Thinking about it, in these days of Netflix, Amazon P rime, SkyPlus etc, where everyone pre records and zooms through the ads to get to the actual programme, I suppose after paying fortunes to show their products on TV, companies need all the publicity they can get.

Maddog wrote:

Syl wrote:I honestly thought this thread wouldn't get a response. I am even surprised anyone talked about it on social media, to praise it or otherwise.

I am still convinced Cadburies have brought this up themselves to bring attention to their product.

Thinking about it, in these days of Netflix, Amazon P rime, SkyPlus etc, where everyone pre records and zooms through the ads to get to the actual programme, I suppose after paying fortunes to show their products on TV, companies need all the publicity they can get.

Cultural issues always get talked about on social media.  

Advertising is about manipulating folks and people know it and will resent it.  Some people think using pretty women to sell products is sexist and demeaning.  

It seems about every week someone is offended by an advertisement and people will argue about it on line.  

Syl wrote:

Maddog wrote:

Cultural issues always get talked about on social media.  

Advertising is about manipulating folks and people know it and will resent it.  Some people think using pretty women to sell products is sexist and demeaning.  

It seems about every week someone is offended by an advertisement and people will argue about it on line.  

I only see what Twitter folk talk about if it comes up in my news links when I log on in the morning.
Seems nowadays everyone is offended by something.

God knows how they would react if they aired some of the ads that were popular years ago, pre pc culture.

This is one of the tamer ones.

Syl wrote:Just found this hilarious one, .
Cadbury's again, this one was banned in the UK for some reason.

Syl wrote:Just found this hilarious one, he looks like a cross between Norman Wisdom and Jim Carey.
Cadbury's again, this one was banned in the UK for some reason.

Syl wrote:You mean the one with the nice teeth wearing the viking horns?