Iceland's Christmas TV ad banned
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It is not unusual to see charities' TV ads sponsored by corporations as part of their corporate responsibility policies. It is a good thing in my book that some companies are prepared to raise the profile of important issues like this; far better than those using ads to push the very products based on palm oil that are the root cause of the problem here and remain silently about the cost. If anybody deserves criticism it is those companies.
Orangutans are critically endangered and despite massive efforts are still sinking fast, anything that flags this up is I think excellent. We really need to be doing more to protect them already. Their breeding patterns mean that even if we can turn around the slaughter they will be extremely slow to recover. They nurse for years and are very slow to mature to breeding age. They are the smartest primate next to humans, tool users, they solitary and extremely peaceful creature that are absolutely no threat to people. Frankly if any creature can be considered kindred to humans it is Orangutans.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2183839-orang...
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/orangutan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatran_orangutan#C...
Orangutans are critically endangered and despite massive efforts are still sinking fast, anything that flags this up is I think excellent. We really need to be doing more to protect them already. Their breeding patterns mean that even if we can turn around the slaughter they will be extremely slow to recover. They nurse for years and are very slow to mature to breeding age. They are the smartest primate next to humans, tool users, they solitary and extremely peaceful creature that are absolutely no threat to people. Frankly if any creature can be considered kindred to humans it is Orangutans.
New Scientist last week said:
Orangutans have staggeringly low rates of infant mortality. They are better at keeping their offspring alive than people in most human societies throughout history.
The high survival rate is linked to orangutans’ lifestyle, which is more solitary than other apes. But it also puts them at risk, because it is tied to their low birth rate – meaning they would struggle to recover from a population crash.
On average, female orangutans give birth once every 7.6 years: among humans, it is typically closer to 3 years. Female orangutans also did not give birth until they were on average 14-15 years old.
Infants had a very good chance of surviving. Overall 91 per cent survived until they were weaned. Breaking the data down by gender, the researchers discovered that 94 per cent of females survived into adulthood and gave birth themselves.
Full article, unfortunately paywalled, I think you can get a few free articles each week if you register.The high survival rate is linked to orangutans’ lifestyle, which is more solitary than other apes. But it also puts them at risk, because it is tied to their low birth rate – meaning they would struggle to recover from a population crash.
On average, female orangutans give birth once every 7.6 years: among humans, it is typically closer to 3 years. Female orangutans also did not give birth until they were on average 14-15 years old.
Infants had a very good chance of surviving. Overall 91 per cent survived until they were weaned. Breaking the data down by gender, the researchers discovered that 94 per cent of females survived into adulthood and gave birth themselves.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2183839-orang...
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/orangutan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatran_orangutan#C...
dandarez said:
Snubs said:
I struggle to see why it was banned. If the original film was by the Green Party, rather than Greenpeace, i could see it. The code for these things apparently bans adverts 'with a political end'. What political end was being promoted here? The protection of habitats and ecosystems? I don't see that as political.
We have lots of adverts on TV that promote the protection of animals, for example that one about knackered donkeys that been going on for ages. How can an advert that promotes the protection of animals on behalf of a campaign group be allowed, but one that promotes the protection of their habitat on behalf of a supermarket (albeit originally produced by a campaign group) not be? What am i missing?
Many years ago Greenpeace were well-loved for the actions they took and many donated to them. The same can be said for many of the 'name' charities, ie Oxfam et al. Today they 'are' all political. They waste money like water. Like many organisations they have been infiltrated by those with political aims. They have (like others) their own lobbyist sections. We have lots of adverts on TV that promote the protection of animals, for example that one about knackered donkeys that been going on for ages. How can an advert that promotes the protection of animals on behalf of a campaign group be allowed, but one that promotes the protection of their habitat on behalf of a supermarket (albeit originally produced by a campaign group) not be? What am i missing?
From Greenpeace's own paraphernalia:
'At Greenpeace our political unit in the UK works with people across the political and policy arena in Westminster and across Britain. We build political support for our campaigns, produce and disseminate reports, organise events for MPs in Westminster and at Party Conferences, make submissions to consultations and take legal action if appropriate – in short, we intervene wherever we think we can best engage people in the process of change.'
So to the poster who said 'this is virtually a party political broadcast' (apologies i forget who it was); a party political broadcast on behalf of which political party? And to put it the other way around, which UK political party is campaigning for the destruction of native forests to plant palm trees?
Mr Tracy said:
Iceland's Christmas TV ad banned for being too political, according to our advertising laws.
Here is the ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&...
saw the thread title, thought, 'this'll be good.' read the op, and watched it straight away with reading no comments.Here is the ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&...
dang, got me in all the feels, 100% true and also very...not sure if political is the right word, but very active, damn good ad, but also ultimately, fking depressing.
it's chrrrrisssstttmmmaaaassssssss
Halb said:
Mr Tracy said:
Iceland's Christmas TV ad banned for being too political, according to our advertising laws.
Here is the ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&...
saw the thread title, thought, 'this'll be good.' read the op, and watched it straight away with reading no comments.Here is the ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&...
dang, got me in all the feels, 100% true and also very...not sure if political is the right word, but very active, damn good ad, but also ultimately, fking depressing.
it's chrrrrisssstttmmmaaaassssssss
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