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OAA Apologise for "Career Women Make Bad Mothers" Campaign

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OAA · 06/01/2010 16:16

The OAA are running a campaign to demonstrate the power of outdoor advertising to drive people online. This is being done in conjunction with a new website called ?Britainthinks.com? which encourages debate amongst the people of Britain.

We regret any misunderstanding that led to feelings of offence on the part of members of the Mumsnet community.

The intention of the website is to generate debate by posing questions that are deemed to be socially relevant by members of society.

We did not intend to cause any offence and we would stress that the questions posed were not the opinions of the OAA or any of its members.

Three posters were designed to initiate the debate using sport, life and politics and these are supported by dozens of other questions on the website itself.

Regrettably the question relating to ?career women? has caused offence and the OAA unreservedly apologises to anyone who has been offended. This was not our intention and, to ensure that this misunderstanding does not persist, instructions have been given to remove this poster.

Subject to the vagaries of the weather, all copy will be removed as soon as possible. The sites currently carrying this poster will be either blanked-out or carry one of the other designs. The poster will also be removed from the ?Britainthinks.com? website. All Digital posters have already been removed.

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LeninGrad · 08/01/2010 16:21

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Swedington · 08/01/2010 16:23

MP - You've made me flood my Tena Lady.

Chunkyrice · 08/01/2010 16:23

Does anyone know what those up at MN towers make of this?

WilfSell · 08/01/2010 16:24

I do hope MNHQ have got Xenia lawyers on standby in case (Beta) infringes our their copyright by NICKING any of this discussion?

morningpaper · 08/01/2010 16:24

this was their first campaign

SorryBeta · 08/01/2010 16:25

As some of you have suggested we have a go at a poster - what about 'WILL MUMSNET WIN THE NEXT ELECTION?' We've taken this idea from your homepage so we assume it is 'on brand' for mumsnet. We have been impressed by your power and motivation as a group over the last few days. In this coming election communities like mumsnet will be able to make a big difference. We hope you do. If you like this approach we will have to share it with the OAA for their agreement and legal approval. We'll get back to you a little later to see what you want to do.

SydneyScarborough · 08/01/2010 16:25

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morningpaper · 08/01/2010 16:25

Outdoor advertising works!

Swedington · 08/01/2010 16:26

They are probably having tea and cup cakes and looking at what's hot on style and beauty.

HerBeatitude · 08/01/2010 16:27

Most of what we've been discussing has been around the subject of sexism, not the general election...

LadyBlaBlah · 08/01/2010 16:27

Please no.

It gets Garry off the hook. And makes him look great. Which he isn't.

And bring back the haiku thread - that was genius. And very funny. I mean, how touchy can this man be?

MN doesn't need publicity. He does.

BecauseImGarry · 08/01/2010 16:28

PMSL @ will MN win the next election.

I had no idea we were standing.

Mind you, Mothers4Justine could support a bid for her as PM?

BecauseImGarry · 08/01/2010 16:28

By the way, has anyone noticed the absence of ABetaDad?

I think we should be told ...

CiderIUpAndSetIFree · 08/01/2010 16:29

But (Beta), the 5pm deadline on a corporate branding deal of this nature immediately renders it a dead duck, surely? Or am I just being a bit negative?

panicbuycottonwool · 08/01/2010 16:30

what happened to the haiku thread?

morningpaper · 08/01/2010 16:30

Mmm delicious McDonald's poster

I really must do some proper work

Crazycatlady · 08/01/2010 16:31

No no no no NO .

Garry I see what you're trying to do, and I think it stinks.

Right - now for a rational response. Garry, did you see the posts earlier about MN being a meeting place for different opinions? The concept of 'on brand' doesn't really work.

morningpaper · 08/01/2010 16:32

ooh could we have this

dittany · 08/01/2010 16:32

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HerBeatitude · 08/01/2010 16:33

What does MN Towers make of this?

I just think this is probably a non starter but if it did happen it would HAVE to be something about sexism, not something asinine about mn and the next election.

We got angry because of sexism. The only appropriate way to apologise via a poster, is to deal with that issue, not to go off onto another issue.

Anyway people are sick of the election and it hasn't even started.

MadameDefarge · 08/01/2010 16:33

Your work is achieving new heights of marvellousness, MP

StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 08/01/2010 16:33

It seems very suspicious to me that we can write a poster for them (and I bet they are wanting us to be grateful to them for condescending to offer us this) but apparently we can't write haikus or limericks about the whole affair!

I was on the haiku thread (I wrote my first ever haiku for it) and didn't see anything libellous or offensive there. It was intelligent humour - though as such, I can understand how some chaps could find it scary.

dittany · 08/01/2010 16:33

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morningpaper · 08/01/2010 16:34

good cop

bad cop

what to do?!

morningpaper · 08/01/2010 16:35

Did Garry write this one?

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