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Adverts we hate

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Gumdrop · 31/07/2002 13:30

I've started this one because of something someone said on another thread about overly sexualised advertising.

My prize idiot award this week goes to the TV exec who thought that running a program about matchmaking with the tag line "25 eager beavers - 1 lucky Jim" was humorous in an ironic, post modern way.

My other pet hate is the "look, my tampon looks like a sweet so that I will not be humiliated by the fact that you know I have periods" advert. Oh yes, that's a fantastic message to be giving to young women - a natural part of your life is so shameful that no one must know. (I had hoped we had progressed beyond having to hide tampons - although it took many weeks of negotiation to get DH to add tampons to shopping when he went).

Bring back the blue dye ..............

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WideWebWitch · 19/08/2002 18:59

Only just read your post about the Pot Noodle ads being banned, good!!! I didn't like them at all. Agree about Samuel L. Jackson, v irritating.

JayTree · 19/08/2002 21:22

Home security - I hate that one where the actors stare at you and say in a dead pan {vague attempt at hypnotising audience?) voice and say "I WILL be safe in my own home" - do they really think that we can all be influenced by that psycho tosh. Just irritates me and makes me reach for the remote.

jessi · 20/08/2002 08:51

Love the Thierry ad, just read that the model in the ad is his girlfriend, he apparantly insisted that she got the job or else he wouldn't make the ad!

PamT · 20/08/2002 08:58

Kraftmatic adjustable beds! Need I say more?

Enid · 20/08/2002 09:47

Jessi, you mean Theirri Henri has a girlfriend? But what about saving himself for me?? Gutted.

Willow2 · 20/08/2002 21:04

Yeah, well you know Thierry - he's so sweet, and I just couldn't refuse him when he asked. Glad you like the ad - worth all our hard work.

CathB · 21/08/2002 13:06

My particular hate at the moment is the ad for toothpaste for the over 40s, is nothing allowed to age gracefully these days. Possibly this may be because I am staring at 38 and have enough to worry about thank you. Oh and the ones for extra strength flu remedies, yes you too can stagger into the office and spread your virus around...

We have sky and it seems to be wall to wall debt and personal injury ads, though it does give you a chance to see failed sitcom actors from the 80s any self respecting celebrity should not do them IMO. Carols Vorderman and Smilie cant possibly need the money.

Seriously and at the risk of sounding po faced I really regret this trend towards celebrating the nasty and cynical in ads (Carling, Smirnoff Ice etc). Its not funny and post-modern its unpleasant sneaky behaviour.

nexus · 21/08/2002 13:38

Oh how I hate that hair ad where the girl is flicking her hair about to the bloke who has a boyfriend.

Totally irritating.

Jasper · 21/08/2002 13:52

CathB, what on earth is that over 40s toothpaste about anyway?I am about to turn 40 and my teeth have not suddenly developed special needs.

As for ads celebrating the nasty, what about that awful one for coke when the oikish young lad on the ride-on mower crashes through the old man's hedge then rides it up the side of the road to the beach with pathetic adoring female pillion passenger. Yeuch.

Mog · 21/08/2002 16:07

I hate the ad, which I think is for el Paso fajitas, where the bloke is cooking them and the women is talking to a mate on the phone giving a running sarcastic commentary on how awful they are going to be. Then she tastes them and they are allright. Surely we've got beyond the idea of it being funny to swap gender roles and "them coping with the cooking". Just find it really irritating.

Tinker · 21/08/2002 16:13

It was like that awful one during the World Cup where the lad rings his girlfriend in the kitchen for pizza and she storms in and throws bags of pizza crisps or whatever at them. She still did it instead of telling him to s** off!

Enid · 21/08/2002 18:41

Willow2, you cow. And you look fat in the ad.

Bron · 21/08/2002 20:45

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MABS · 21/08/2002 21:33

lol Bron - I wondered that myself

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Gumdrop · 21/08/2002 21:41

Presumably because despite his partner having "cooked" it, he wouldn't dream of clearing up in the kitchen afterwards - or emptying the bins. He's too busy doing funny walks in the bedroom................

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Willow2 · 21/08/2002 22:45

Enid - neh neh ne neh neh!

jessi · 21/08/2002 22:51

Willow2, of course you know that I knew you were Thierrys woman, but I felt I had to mention this as it was unfair on poor Enid, who had no idea.

Willow2 · 22/08/2002 07:53

thanks for clearing that up xx

CathB · 22/08/2002 12:34

Jasper
Amazingly I cant remember the brand of the over 40s toothpaste, but it involves a couple waltzing to "the first time ever I saw your face" and goes on about the ravages of time on your teeth and gums. Maybe its only on Sky.

I do like the Barclays ads though as SLJ is so cool. Not that it would make me want to bank with them though.

CAM · 22/08/2002 16:51

I'd better go and buy some over-40's toothpaste then..but what is about waltzing? I doubt if anyone under 60 has waltzed ever.

Rara · 02/09/2002 20:41

Update on my complaint to the ASA about the "Hurt me you Slag" pot noodle adverts: I got a letter from the ASA last week with a report on their findings and basically all of the posters have been withdrawn and the complaints have all been upheld. Incidentally, there were 270 complaints to the ASA about this campaign nationally. If you want a laugh - or a snort at how some people (advertisers) can be so ignorant, go to the ASA's website and look at the ruling and see what the advertisers said in their defence.

GillW · 03/09/2002 10:37

The ruling is here to save anyone else having to hunt it down.

Fionn · 08/10/2002 22:27

Just seen the ad for Chewee bars where the underlying message is Give your child some crap to eat so that they don't bother you by talking - "Chewee stops the chatter" yeucchh!!

glitterbabe · 08/10/2002 22:39

Oh no just when it couldn't get any worse. I've just seen the updated Pot noodle advert. It's still got all the tarts in various states of undress but they have changed the slogan to & get this..... 'Pot noodle the phwoarrr of all snacks'....urgggh!!!

SoupDragon · 09/10/2002 08:53

ALL the Halifax adverts. Don't know if they've been mentioned before but they are SO annoying!