Paid Members FLips Posted April 26, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted April 26, 2013 I quite like it, but I suppose it depends what your sense of humour is like. I can see why it would offend some, but I don't think one blogger kicking up a fuss should have made them back down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted April 26, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 26, 2013 (edited) I don't mind black humour but this shit was really crass, because it's Hyundai using it to sell cars. Not because of the joke itself. Â Edit: I haven't watched the advert yet because I'm at work.. I think there is obviously something to consider in the tone in which it was delivered so I may yet change my mind. (I found the Tim White WWE stuff pretty funny). Â Regardless though, I thought that blog post was really good. With something that emotive and visceral they would always have been fighting a losing battle to justify themselves. Kinda hard for some marketing suits to battle that kind of individual moral outrage and not look like assholes, so definitely a good business move apologising and pulling it. Â They got their publicity. Pushing it any more would likely have been a PR disaster. Edited April 26, 2013 by Chest Rockwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators neil Posted April 26, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 26, 2013 Lil Dicky - Ex-Boyfriend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheman Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 LEGO Breaking Bad! Â All the little details in this are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelEdge Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 LEGO Breaking Bad! All the little details in this are great  Question before I watch this. I've only just finished Season 4. Are there any spoilers for the first half of Season 5 in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobystag Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 You're fine it's seasons 1-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted May 2, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted May 2, 2013 (edited) Another controversial advert. In America this time.  Pepsi Forced to Withdraw "Racist Ad" for Mountain Dew.  CLICK HERE FOR IT! JUST DEW IT!  US soft drinks giant PepsiCo has withdrawn a commercial over criticism that it depicts racial stereotypes and makes light of violence against women. The online ad shows a battered white woman on crutches being asked to identify a suspect out of a police line-up of black men and a goat.  One blogger described the 60-second video as "arguably the most racist commercial in history".  PepsiCo has since apologised for the ad for its Mountain Dew soft drink.  In the video, the goat threatens to beat the woman up if she identifies him to the police.  The woman eventually screams in horror and runs away.  The dialogue in the clip is a wordplay around "Dew It" - the slogan promoting Mountain Dew.  In a statement on Wednesday, PepsiCo said that it took "full responsibility" for any offence caused by commercial.  It said it had removed the ad from its online channels.  The material was developed by African-American rapper Tyler the Creator. Edited May 2, 2013 by bAzTNM#1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Coconut Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I genuinely can't see any racism there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted May 2, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted May 2, 2013 I'm more offended by how shit it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maytrix Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 One for us sci-fi fans. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Thesz Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 One of the greatest adverts of all time: Â Scalextric Christmas 1980 Â Shuggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimo the great Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philo_Vance Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 My mate from Indiana posted this the other day. He's the cameraman that gets bashed. He said the player was really nice and asked him a couple of times if he was ok, a rarity apparently. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Registration_Form Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Charles Ramsay  Guy who rescued Amanda Berry. Worth reflecting on the circumstances and how people are 'supposed' to react i.e. adding gravity to the situation, before watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted May 8, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted May 8, 2013 Imran Khan falls off a stage. OUCH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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