...to think this perfume advert sets a terrible example?

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The advert for Miss Dior with Nathalie Portman (I think) really irritates me, and for more than the usual reasons of it being just generally perfume-ad daft. It portrays a young woman in a "passionate" relationship, which appears to involve yelling at each other, shoving, and sobbing hysterically on public transport. At the end, she snarls at the camera "What would YOU do for love?" and I just think "Woah, calm down there- I'm probably just going to make him a brew when he gets in and we'll watch The Chase."

AIBU to think that it's probably not a great message to send about about what love should look like?

"Woah, calm down there- I'm probably just going to make him a brew when he gets in and we'll watch The Chase."

I did laugh. Yanbu to hate that advert it's terrible.

What would I do for love? I'll change the bins every so often to give him a treat, and if he makes me sob hysterically on public transport I'll LTB.

Em.. wash his pants?

Woah, calm down there- I'm probably just going to make him a brew when he gets in and we'll watch The Chase

I agree with you though. There is a lot of it about at the minute. "Passionate" relationships (of the type where you fight and shove each other about) are apparently desirable.

Woah, calm down there- I'm probably just going to make him a brew when he gets in and we'll watch The Chase

What would I do for love? I put up with his farts and feet and fry some bacon every now and then.
The last time we argued on public transport was when he carelessly tripped me up with his wheely suitcase on an airport shuttle bus.

Don't forget she jumps off a pier!

It's a ridiculous advert. Nothing whatsoever to do with love.

Love the fact the song in the advert is about alcoholism

It's a ridiculous advert. Nothing whatsoever to do with love

Or perfume.

Last year she ditched the bloke at the alter for this one, didn't she?

Gone a bit tits up since then in my opinion, they clearly hate each other

This is the worst advert on currently - I hate it with a passion. All that snarling and shouting. I go all cat's bum faced and think 'that's not passion, that's just bad behaviour".

I thought it was Keira Knightly , which, together with the cat's bum, shows I am not the target sector.

I just hate all perfume ads - the worst one was the one with Keira Knightly on that motorbike. I have various allergies to most perfume so its personal for me to hate them all. Not seen this one, but it sounds grim!

Yay! It's not just me! When she shouts 'PROVE IT' I want to vomit.

It's ridiculous! Yanbu!! It's put me off getting the scent.

Perfume adverts ALL have to be about the woman rebelling in some way

Its awful.

Destructive relationship patterns = "passion" "intense" etc, instead of exhausting and hurtful....

I shared my minstrels, THATS true love!

This is the worst advert on currently

Now that I have to disagree with. Surely the Chanel one, with Kristen Stewart randomly punching through a glass wall, is far more cringy!

Perfume adverts are just odd most of the time anyway (always have been).

This is the worst advert on currently

You have clearly not watched 4od recently, and had the choice of watching the toothbrush advert with the yodeller or beatboxer, then...!

I hate the one with the guy undressing in front of a two way mirror and there's a group of women swooning on the other side

Totally agree with you on it. Some adverts are real crap and we have no choice but just watch it.

The women behind the glass fainting at the mere sight of attractive man advert infuriates me

Cross post with Winterfell ... glad it's not just me!

It's almost as bad as the Nicole Kidman "I'm a dancer not" one

Yes Winterfellismyhome and RachelRosie... that advert gives me the absolute rage!

Yanbu. I hate it. None of the perfume adverts make any sense to me, they're either really sexualized or just plain fucking weird.

The kenzo jungle (i think..) with the woman in the green dress punching her way through floral arrangements!