On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Mark J. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Coors Light ad, described as "Flight of the Conchords"-inspired, > was also tagged as "racist"--the Advertising Standards Authority > rejected that, but felt that the general tone of the spot, including > actors acting "juvenile," was in violations of their standards stating > that liquor advertisers should "avoid themes that are associated with > immature, adolescent or childish behaviour or practical jokes": > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/15/asa-advertising1 > > At the risk of sounding like those certain types in the UK who > complain about background music in pubs or restaurants or BBC Radio 3 > playing anything other than Bach, Brahms and Beethoven, why should > British people of any age be drinking something like Coors Light in > the first place?
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