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That bloody Virgin advert

112 replies

SnitterBug · 07/01/2023 21:48

Is anyone else sick and tired of that bloody Virgin Atlantic advert ? It's not the content that annoys me it's just on all the time !

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SleepingStandingUp · 05/01/2024 23:39

LiesDoNotBecomeUs · 04/01/2024 15:11

Only if you really see yourself in the ad.
There are so many extreme stereotypes in it that real people can feel excluded.
Where are the happily unglittered ordinary ones?

I agree about the wrong emphasis too. 'What' isn't the most important thing about a person. 'Who' is more interesting.

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The first flight hostess who didn't put up on the make up? The old granny. The pilot. The plane watching couple. The dude in a wheelchair. The young couple making eyes at each other. I mean literally EVERYONE in the ad apart from the one flight attendant.

SleepingStandingUp · 05/01/2024 23:42

LutonBeds · 04/01/2024 12:45

Came here to post this! This was a brilliant ad! The pilot looks like the one from VA who did my Fear of Flying course. It could be as I was told by someone they used to use a lot of their staff in their advertising.

What the "fly with us cos our women are hot and yes, look at me, manly pilot in amongst them all". Jesus give me glittery eyeshadow on a bloke any day!

TheMarzipanDildo · 05/01/2024 23:58

I’m slowly coming to the conclusion that I just hate individuality, because I’m a miserable twat. I go to a lot of fucking effort to blend in and then these eejits come along with their fringes and eyeshadow being all extra special and bringing their whole selves to work. (I am joking ish)

I don’t think the adverts actually got anything to do with trans though, just a bloke with eyeshadow on innit?

Ladybrrrd · 05/01/2024 23:59

SleepingStandingUp · 05/01/2024 23:42

What the "fly with us cos our women are hot and yes, look at me, manly pilot in amongst them all". Jesus give me glittery eyeshadow on a bloke any day!

Preach!

It's so bizarre that people reminisce about an advert featuring a self-important business bloke gawping at women, who are all forced to wear the same thing including make up regulations.

TheMarzipanDildo · 05/01/2024 23:59

SleepingStandingUp · 05/01/2024 23:42

What the "fly with us cos our women are hot and yes, look at me, manly pilot in amongst them all". Jesus give me glittery eyeshadow on a bloke any day!

Yes bit grim that. Banging tune though (as is I am what I am).

Nitram25 · 09/01/2024 10:56

So just because they disagree with you they are bigots?

Nitram25 · 09/01/2024 10:57

So - because people have a different opinion to you they are bigots?

SleepingStandingUp · 09/01/2024 12:46

TheMarzipanDildo · 05/01/2024 23:58

I’m slowly coming to the conclusion that I just hate individuality, because I’m a miserable twat. I go to a lot of fucking effort to blend in and then these eejits come along with their fringes and eyeshadow being all extra special and bringing their whole selves to work. (I am joking ish)

I don’t think the adverts actually got anything to do with trans though, just a bloke with eyeshadow on innit?

Well also this, yes. I can't see that there's anyone who's obviously trans. There's one guy who doesn't look like he's trying to look like anything but a guy in sparkly eye makeup.

TheCurlyKnobhead · 14/01/2024 22:43

The weirdest thing about this thread is that anyone thinks the bald punk woman is Mel C! Looks absolutely nothing like her

Monarch32 · 03/02/2024 17:29

Love the Virgin advert. In fact decided to give them a go tomorrow. So hope I get the beautiful steward with the gold and red eyeshadow !!!

SwordToFlamethrower · 03/02/2024 17:30

PelvicFloorClenchReminder

Why don't you just switch off the television set and go and do something less boring instead?

That's a quote from a kids tv show from the 80's - can't think what it was called at this moment in time.

Why don't you?

Flavabobble · 03/02/2024 18:24

I quite like the advert but am infuriated at the bit where the woman sets off the metal detector, sticks her tongue out and carries on walking - wouldn't happen in a month of Sundays. She'd be getting a full pat-down.

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