Firstly, I should say that I am very anti-cheating. I was cheated on a couple of years ago, and I am still trying to come to terms with it. I have recently also severed all ties with 2 friends due to cheating. These were very good friends of 20+ years. Friend A was having an affair and friend B was providing her with alibi's etc. That is how strongly I feel about cheating.
Ok, so that was just a bit of background.
Today I saw the TV advert for Flora Buttery and was absolutely horrified. The tagline of it is "Go ahead, cheat on butter."
Am I being unreasonable in thinking that they are encouraging/glorifying cheating?
That they are using the word cheat as if it is something good to do?
I'm not only concerned about cheating in an infidelity sense, but cheating in things such as school tests/sports etc. If children are watching this advert, they may see no harm in cheating.
I emailed Flora company directly to tell them how disgusted I was with the advert, and their lack of morals, and to tell them I would never be buying a Flora product again.
However, when I told my mum what I had done she told me that I had over-reacted and that it was just an advert and I'd behaved like a 'crazy thing'. I left her house and haven't replied to her text.
I'm really upset with her and don't feel that I did over-react.
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AIBU?
Was I Unreasonable To Have Complained About This Advert...?
PeppaFuckingPig · 25/02/2013 16:59
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BUPPPPERSSSS!! ( / marmalade)
Peachy keen thanks honey. Been mostly chewing gum, kickin asss and hanging out with hoods, ya know.
I look forward to chasing you around the boards 
YANBU to want to boycott Flora because Lurpak is far superior.
YABU to truly think it will have any effect on whether people cheat or not, even if it is making light trivialising cheating.
I've cheated loads during the course of my life. All of them board/card games because I'm a bloody bad loser 
Isn't it about time you took a bow OP and told us your usual NN?
Worra - I don't think anyone would recognise me from my 'usual' NN. And I've had a couple of usual 'NN'. I'm more of a lurker really, and don't tend to start threads.
And, just to clarify - I didn't namechange solely to start this thread.
I was namechanging anyway - for similar reasons, no doubt, that other people namechange!
It just so happened that I namechanged and then started a thread where people have accused me of being on the wind-up. Which I'm not.
Shakey - you're admitting that you've cheated?? GET OFF MY THREAD!!!
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