[Cricket] Offensive TV Ad

[sydney]

can't see anything offensive about it .....just ****ing stupid.

 

[Eric the meek]

What a terrible advert though. The “lyrics” are dire.

“I was halfway through a scone”

Terrible.

This is a real example of just how low standards have got. They think by filling the advert with a selection of BAME Zoomers acting slightly whimsically, they can sacrifice quality.

If I was in that meeting this wouldn’t have got past the “I think I have an idea…” stage.

You may have hit the nail on the head.

My wife comes from Accrington, next door to Darwen, where Crown paints are based. There is no way a group of Lancashire businessmen would have agreed to that advert unless they could put their own stamp on it. Hence the 'humour', in a 'we don't agree with this advert, but we know that the BAME stuff is right on trend in the south, where we sell our paint' kind of way.

Along comes Jenny Eclair, and they inadvertently strike a goldmine.

 

[Guinness Boy]

You may have hit the nail on the head.

My wife comes from Accrington, next door to Darwen, where Crown paints are based. There is no way a group of Lancashire businessmen would have agreed to that advert unless they could put their own stamp on it. Hence the 'humour', in a 'we don't agree with this advert, but we know that the BAME stuff is right on trend in the south, where we sell our paint' kind of way.

Along comes Jenny Eclair, and they inadvertently strike a goldmine.

Ah, so you're saying this is the fault of Brexity Northerners.

*taps nose*

 

[jcdenton08]

I think OP used the wrong account for this one.

 

[Eric the meek]

Ah, so you're saying this is the fault of Brexity Northerners.

*taps nose*

Not the advert. Just the attempt at humour. Of course it is purely a guess on my part. For all I know, the ad could have been commissioned by the group owners in Copenhagen.

But all you have heard about Burnley, just up the road from Accrington, Darwen, is unfortunately, true. There are exceptions of course, but not many.
This is the land where someone in Haslingden hadn't made his wife even a cup of tea in 27 years of marriage. And he was proud of it. Inclusion, diversity, equality and 'remain' are things that happen down south.

 

[beorhthelm]

dont know about offensive, but its daft ad for paint and on about every bloody ad break. i'm not buying on principle.

 

[sydney]

jesus christ ...some of you lot have lost the plot.

 

[herecomesaregular]

I appreciate that I'm probably on my own here but I find all Crodo isms fecking tiresome. Constant "witty" (mostly, not really) fishing threads, just boring. Someone who is always on a wind up, nothing they ever say to be taken at face value. Not for me, Clive. Some of the replies to him/her thankfully are funny though.

 

[Gully Forever]

IMO I find very offensive that 99% of adverts show a mixed race marriage.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Some company actually got paid to come up with that dross?

 

[luge]

Not offensive in the slightest, a bit dross in my view.

But it's pretty accurate of life and conversations that are had.

 

[Bakero]

IMO I find very offensive that 99% of adverts show a mixed race marriage.

That's a tick on my bingo card.

 

[Acker79]

I always think the driver in this one she says the F word. Still haven't worked out what she does actually say

Where?

-You alright, hun?
-Got the blankets?
-yeah
-and the car seat?
-in the back
[holds candle, confused]
-yeah, it's got essential oils
[low fuel indicator]
-Argh, you didn't think petrol was an essential oil?!
-It's gonna be fine. Just a quick top up and we'll be there.
-go go go

 

[KZNSeagull]

Where?

-You alright, hun?
-Got the blankets?
-yeah
-and the car seat?
-in the back
[holds candle, confused]
-yeah, it's got essential oils
[low fuel indicator]
-Argh, you didn't think petrol was an essential oil?!
-It's gonna be fine. Just a quick top up and we'll be there.
-go go go

Between fine and just a quick top up.

 

[kentgully]

Crown paint is shite...

 

[portlock seagull]

Don't know what is offensive anymore...

It’s offensive if 1 person in 10billion doesn’t like. Time to BAN EVERYTHING!

 

[Stat Brother]

But...





But...




But this isn't a Crodo thread!!!

 

[AmexRuislip]

Just another excuse for the modern day Mary Whitehouse brigade to tut and raise a monosyllabic eye brow at

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Don't know what is offensive anymore...

I’m offended by this.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I’m offended by this.

I’m offended that you are offended