Cotty wrote: > > On 18/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > >Pentax and their ad agency can say anything they want to in their ads. > >Whether you or I might be offended doesn't mean much in the overall scheme > >of things. But pissing off huge segments of the population (women, > >sensitive new age guys, politically correct pinko weenies, the religious > >right, parents, whoever...) just doesn't make good marketing sense. > > In the UK we have the Advertising Standards Agency. It has the power to > pull ads of any kind here if there are enough complaints. IMO this ad at > a bus-stop or on a billboard would contravene guidelines, not because of > the buns, but because it is sexist and demeaning to women!
"Sexist and demeaning to women?" In what way, pray tell? I might even buy "sexist" but demeaning? To whom? The man? I hardly think so. That leaves the woman? Why? Demeaning means "debasing, degrading, humiliating." And to whom? Gotta be women, but for the life of me, I can't see how a happy, grown woman with a healthy mind and a sound life style is going to be affected in any way... Ahhh, "happy," "healthy," "grown," "sound..." Some stipulations are indeed hard to meet... I don't intend to go on defining English words to one and all, but this is patently ridiculous. Demeaning, my patoot. I suppose that offends someone too... That the women who objected were supposedly from California offends me, truth be known. I would have expected them, as educated women to be world class smart and more sophisticated. Seems that's askew too... I ask too much. They had to be tree-huggers and bunny-lovers, who... oh well, nevermind. If you (whomever) fail to understand it by now, no way I'll ever be able to change your mind. > BTW, I'm not new age or pinko or anything else - just a regular guy but > come on - this ad would be seen by many as crossing the boundary! Imagine > if there was a jibe at war-dead or worse, Leica users! > > As a marketing ploy, of course it is down to personal taste, and it's a > bit outdated IMO. Titillation is NEVER outdated. It's people who are outdated... The target market should probably have been more carefully chosen, but... even that is in question. keith > Peace, > > Cheers, > Cotty
