Adverts that make you wanna smash your TV set up. (Vol 2)
Discussion
waynecyclist said:
aka_kerrly said:
Has the new Suzuki Swift advert had a mention?
The premise is a guy doesn't know how to buy a car so his friend has to explain and give him various tips then he is seen walking into a dealership and saying yes to the first offer
It is crapThe premise is a guy doesn't know how to buy a car so his friend has to explain and give him various tips then he is seen walking into a dealership and saying yes to the first offer
Harry H said:
waynecyclist said:
aka_kerrly said:
Has the new Suzuki Swift advert had a mention?
The premise is a guy doesn't know how to buy a car so his friend has to explain and give him various tips then he is seen walking into a dealership and saying yes to the first offer
It is crapThe premise is a guy doesn't know how to buy a car so his friend has to explain and give him various tips then he is seen walking into a dealership and saying yes to the first offer
Air B'n'B look like they're using the same ad agency that do the Apple adverts, what with the photo slides set to background music setup, based on their new campaign about thanking all their "hosts" for being patient due to CV and how soon super, amazing holidays will soon follow
I've seen 3 different ones so far - all fairly equal with the level of
I've seen 3 different ones so far - all fairly equal with the level of
aka_kerrly said:
Has the new Suzuki Swift advert had a mention?
The premise is a guy doesn't know how to buy a car so his friend has to explain and give him various tips then he is seen walking into a dealership and saying yes to the first offer
I think this advert is genius. It basically says: “Not good at negotiating? Come to us!”. Like all great advertising, brilliantly targeted to pull in exactly the consumers they want. The premise is a guy doesn't know how to buy a car so his friend has to explain and give him various tips then he is seen walking into a dealership and saying yes to the first offer
Also a welcome relief from all those car adverts that show a perfectly nice, but entirely ordinary, car and try to convince us that anyone driving one is amazing and feted wherever they go, when the reality is they are driven by perfectly nice, but entirely ordinary people, like the guy in the Suzuki ad.
king poem thing being spoken which rhymes only occasionally. fHarry H said:
The usual, blokes are stupid, women are the smart ones script. BAME for good measure.
If a Martian landed in the UK and judged what he would find as a population here based solely on TV ads, it would be amazed to find any straight, white men at all and any it did it would expect to be utter idiots.Silverage said:
Harry H said:
The usual, blokes are stupid, women are the smart ones script. BAME for good measure.
If a Martian landed in the UK and judged what he would find as a population here based solely on TV ads, it would be amazed to find any straight, white men at all and any it did it would expect to be utter idiots.Silverage said:
Harry H said:
The usual, blokes are stupid, women are the smart ones script. BAME for good measure.
If a Martian landed in the UK and judged what he would find as a population here based solely on TV ads, it would be amazed to find any straight, white men at all and any it did it would expect to be utter idiots.BawlBag said:
Taking it at face value that Hylronic acid and such chemical names are just what you need to rub all over your face.
All cosmetic adverts really do make me chuckle at the level of gullible targeting
I thought David Mitchell was spot-on with his "Bifidus Madeupivum" comment, though I don't recall where I heard it. WILTY, probably. Presumably Hyaluronic acid exists, as the entire world seems to mention it in ads now.All cosmetic adverts really do make me chuckle at the level of gullible targeting
Edited by droopsnoot on Friday 26th February 18:49
Silverage said:
Harry H said:
The usual, blokes are stupid, women are the smart ones script. BAME for good measure.
If a Martian landed in the UK and judged what he would find as a population here based solely on TV ads, it would be amazed to find any straight, white men at all and any it did it would expect to be utter idiots.Is any straight white man reading this honestly saying their position in society is being undermined by these adverts? That by showing a range of people in a positive light these ads are affecting their ability to get a job, be treated fairly by the authorities, feel positive about their body image or respected by others?
What’s particularly ironic is that the people objecting to these ads are often those that then claim others are being ‘snowflakes’ and easily offended. Come on, it’s just some ads. I think you can probably take it.
Personally, I think the position of the straight white man is secure enough that they can take a bit of underrepresentation in adverts, and perhaps even a bit of gentle ribbing. Especially if it does some good for the rest of society being featured.
21st Century Man said:
I don't think anyone has a problem with it, it's more the cynical exploitation of these groups by the advertisers that irks, particularly when there's one of absolutely everything all together in one advert. So contrived, so silly. There's no virtue in it, for anyone, imo.
I don’t think anyone’s falling for it either.White people are wondering where they have gone.
BAME people are wondering why they appear to be 70% of the population.
moffspeed said:
Any skin-care product advert which proudly states that it has been “dermatologically tested”.
So it has been tested on human skin, you’d b****y well hope so wouldn’t you ??
I always have a laugh at the "test" figures in small print at the bottom. It's often something like 72% of 83 people agreed. Massive test and even then 28% didn't agree. It's all a joke.So it has been tested on human skin, you’d b****y well hope so wouldn’t you ??
Edited by moffspeed on Saturday 27th February 09:17
The sad thing is with all these fair weather advertisers, I think even the minorities in the country can see how pathetic it is when you see a black guy with a white wife and two kids of totally different colours maybe one Asian, I mean cmon, you are trying to represent the impossible and I am sure it must be so obviously lame to people in these minorities surely
I get why they do it, but do it representatively, not trying to tick every box in one show, and don't get me started on makeup, drink, phones, every advert is like the God awful Michael Jackson song with all the faces on the screen changing every second,
I get why they do it, but do it representatively, not trying to tick every box in one show, and don't get me started on makeup, drink, phones, every advert is like the God awful Michael Jackson song with all the faces on the screen changing every second,
67Dino said:
This keeps coming up and I really don’t get what the problem is here.
Is any straight white man reading this honestly saying their position in society is being undermined by these adverts? That by showing a range of people in a positive light these ads are affecting their ability to get a job, be treated fairly by the authorities, feel positive about their body image or respected by others?
What’s particularly ironic is that the people objecting to these ads are often those that then claim others are being ‘snowflakes’ and easily offended. Come on, it’s just some ads. I think you can probably take it.
Personally, I think the position of the straight white man is secure enough that they can take a bit of underrepresentation in adverts, and perhaps even a bit of gentle ribbing. Especially if it does some good for the rest of society being featured.
Speaking for myself I don't get offended by it, but it is now such a cliche that I find it very funny indeed. I can't help feeling that isn't the intended effect.Is any straight white man reading this honestly saying their position in society is being undermined by these adverts? That by showing a range of people in a positive light these ads are affecting their ability to get a job, be treated fairly by the authorities, feel positive about their body image or respected by others?
What’s particularly ironic is that the people objecting to these ads are often those that then claim others are being ‘snowflakes’ and easily offended. Come on, it’s just some ads. I think you can probably take it.
Personally, I think the position of the straight white man is secure enough that they can take a bit of underrepresentation in adverts, and perhaps even a bit of gentle ribbing. Especially if it does some good for the rest of society being featured.
It's got to the point now that any new advert with lots of people in it me and the missus have started playing a sort of diversity bingo.
I'll choose transgender for example and she'll choose mixed race with massive hair, and the first one to score gets made a cuppa by the other.
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