New advert rules.

[62tucker]

Philadelphia and VW ads banned for gender stereotyping

Ads for cheese and an electric car fall foul of new rules banning the showing of gender stereotypes.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Dave]

Seriously??

Some people need to get a life and stop being offended by their own thoughts and opinions.

Has it come to this now where every minute detail of our lives is scrutinised just in case someone somewhere might read into something something that doesn't exist?

 

[Fishy Medic]

The world is going mad!

 

[Lee Richards]

Rightly so the conveyor ad was banned,do they not know that for all adverts now the children should be of a different coloured skin to at least one of the parents.

On the flip side though perhaps banning this ad wasn't a bad thing
"The other, VW ad, showed men being adventurous as a woman sat by a pram. "

 

[dezzatheblue]

PC gone mad, snowflakes are taking over.

 

[Dave]

The world is going mad!

Correction - the UK is going mad

 

[Lee Richards]

Could be plenty more to come yet and it won't be EU driven.

 

[Dave]

There was an advert on the telly recently which showed various couples, gay, lesbian, b&w, w&b, just about every possible combination except, you've guessed it a white heterosexual couple - I was so offended

 

[Wise Owl]

Is there now A lesson in Being Offended Taught at school ?

 

[TonyA]

There was an advert on the telly recently which showed various couples, gay, lesbian, b&w, w&b, just about every possible combination except, you've guessed it a white heterosexual couple - I was so offended

I'm going to organise a straight pride day

 

[lp1886]

Madness!!

 

[Corn Master]

Remember the VW ad that got banned which had the little dog that was nervous when outside but when in the VW Polo was happy and signing. That was a bit much. Was a great ad

 

[Chervil]

Could you imaging if they rerun adverts, like the old Cadbury's flake one? The snowflakes (see what I did there), would be apoplectic.

 

[Lee Richards]

What that be down to she is eating milk and not dark chocolate = that's racial discrimination in some eyes

 

[Arry]

Could you imaging if they rerun adverts, like the old Cadbury's flake one? The snowflakes (see what I did there), would be apoplectic.

sod em

 

[tonerain]

Almost always the people who object to such as this are employed by national and/or local government or a quango.
So they are employed on a great salary with job security.

Their job, therefore, is to investigate claims of stereotyping or, in other cases, prejudice against someone or other.

If I was in a great job with a big salary, benefits and pension I'm damn sure I would find something to investigate!

 

[Neil ofthe nene]

There may be a positive spin off. Eventually all ads will be banned.

 

[62tucker]

Rightly so the conveyor ad was banned,do they not know that for all adverts now the children should be of a different coloured skin to at least one of the parents.

On the flip side though perhaps banning this ad wasn't a bad thing
"The other, VW ad, showed men being adventurous as a woman sat by a pram. "

Only 3 people complained about the VW ad. Yes 3. Three.

 

[Corn Master]

Could you imaging if they rerun adverts, like the old Cadbury's flake one? The snowflakes (see what I did there), would be apoplectic.

Looks like a log ?

 

[2ts]

What if the men in the advert identify as gender neutral and have been offended by the ASA stereotyping them as male ?....