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Bus company uses naked woman and 'Ride me all day for £3' slogan on back of their buses

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DuelingFanjo · 11/05/2015 09:40

their facebook page

this is their company site

These are running in Cardiff and the South Wales valleys and I am absolutely disgusted.
Anyone who feels offended could you contact them and leave a message on their facebook page?

Bus company uses naked woman and 'Ride me all day for £3' slogan on back of their buses
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Mengog · 11/05/2015 11:54

I saw the male version first and thought it was in bad taste. A bit too risqué for a bus company.

chocolateyay · 11/05/2015 11:52

What is this, 1974?
Reminds me of the Tenants pin up girl csns and the dd peanuts.

Amethyst24 · 11/05/2015 11:46

Good that it's being pulled but it is a bit depressing that we're likely to see more small companies with small budgets doing this kind of thing, getting far more attention than they otherwise would, and then saying, "Oh, some feminazis people took offence so we're pulling it," once they've benefited from the increased visibility.

BuffyNeverBreaks · 11/05/2015 11:44

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DuelingFanjo · 11/05/2015 11:37

Yes, good news.

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passmethewineplease · 11/05/2015 11:32

Being pulled.

Bus company uses naked woman and 'Ride me all day for £3' slogan on back of their buses
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DuelingFanjo · 11/05/2015 10:47

There is a Male version, still sexist and still wrong.
I think they will trot it out as some kind of 'equality' thing, though they do not feature it on their twitter page.

Bus company uses naked woman and 'Ride me all day for £3' slogan on back of their buses
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passmethewineplease · 11/05/2015 10:46

and me Buffy though I bet you'll get one muppet come along soon.

BiscuitMillionaire · 11/05/2015 10:45

I have just sent them a strongly worded message via their 'contact us' page on the website.

Shockingly bad.

LastNightADJSavedMyLife · 11/05/2015 10:38

I've reported to the ASA. Bloody disgraceful!

Oscarandelliesmum · 11/05/2015 10:31

Urghhh!!!! Leaving message now.

AnnieLewis · 11/05/2015 10:17

Have contacted them through their website. Utterly pathetic.

WicksEnd · 11/05/2015 10:05

I have left a comment. That's bloody outrageous Angry

BuffyNeverBreaks · 11/05/2015 10:04

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DuelingFanjo · 11/05/2015 09:59

Already people are supporting them saying 'if you don't like it don't look at it' and 'it's funny'. Apparently these buses are also used to transport school children?

I imagine the company will trot out:

'no offence was intended' and be of the opinion that it's just all good fun and all publicity is good publicity.

By all accounts they are a small firm in a competitive market so perhaps the best and speediest thing they should do is apologise, withdraw the advertising and convince people that they fully understand why it was so offensive. They won't though.

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passmethewineplease · 11/05/2015 09:45

Who on earth thought that was a good idea?!

Left a msg on their FB post.

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DuelingFanjo · 11/05/2015 09:42

Their twitter

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