to think the new ASDA advert is the biggest pile of sexist crap in a long time

[MaureenLove]

to think its trying to APPEAL to women? dur!

What?! The unselfish boy who thought of others at the time of the year so many children are me me me?!

It brought back the time I saved up and gave my Dad a watch. I was only 9, but it was the first time I had bought him something all by myself. It was probably a piece of tat to be honest, given the pocket money budget. But I was so excited for him to see it.

I bought him a better one for his first Father's Day as a Grandad. But when he died we found he'd kept the old one too.

I know Amber, but a real life not in an advert woman who cooks Christmas dinner all alone with no help from her family, isolated from the fun? If that's what the Asda focus group turned up I think the January divorce statistics speak for themselves.

Yeah that lovely john lewis one, with Mum dishing up dinner in the background and dad sitting on his arse reading a paper, but its ok its john lewis and it features and is aimed at As and Bs so is all ok.

No one said cooking Christmas dinner made you a drudge. I cook Christmas dinner every year. I love doing it. But if your Christmas looks like that advert then yes, you are a drudge.

I have no idea what As and Bs are Amber, sorry. If it's a store ranking thing I can say I've never shopped in John Lewis or Asda. Tesco Value and Lidl Christmas in this house.

Amberleaf but she didn't just cook Christmas dinner did she.

She did all the prep, the cooking and the cleaning up as well.

Mug.

Kim and Chubb

People did say that makes you a drudge.

I cook Christmas dinner every year. I love doing it

That makes you a drudge too then Chubb! I dont think so, but according to some on this thread it does.

I don't think anyone said that. They said doing every single bloody thing associated with Christmas while your husband sits on his arse makes you a drudge. Which it does.

cortana

As and Bs someone else mentioned it, its not something I would ever bring into a discussion!

Id love to get a truely honest answer as to who buys [goes out and gets] and wraps all the gifts at christmas time among the MN members.

I never called anyone a drudge. I just think it's sad that some women might miss out on so much by taking it all on their shoulders. Even if you're in charge of the kitchen and orchestrating it all, a hand with the washing up or the peeling is to be expected from those enjoying the meal too, no?

Kim....one person? what you mean the OP of the thread?!

Cooking Christmas dinner does not make you a drudge. Organising the entire Christmas single handedly does make you a drudge.

I rarely get wound up by ads, but the idea that Asda think that in 2012 anyone would aspire to be this woman blows my fucking mind.

Amberleaf you have spectacularly missed the point.

I also wonder what was for 'tea' later. Vol au vents probably.

I hate Asda because it is full of shit food, not because it's cheap btw. Lidl is cheap and I'm a big fan. It's just the one time I went to Asda I could on;ly see one aisle of fresh food, the rest was processed crap, cakes and sweets.

As I said upthread, im no longer with my EX, but when I was and I was doing the christmas dinner, he was entertaining 3 small children, while I was cooking, drinking and chatting on the phone to my long distance family.

I loved doing it, I am a great cook and get real pleasure out of it.

No way does that make me a drudge, im far too lazy to be a drudge anyway!

Greygardens, no I havent at all.

AmberLeaf - I don't believe your posts are for real. Are you being deliberately obtuse?