On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Joe Coughlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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? > > Why should anyone?
I couldn't see the commercial on the Guardian site so I found it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsbK664Yico Why would anybody seriously consider banning this ad? Tom W --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
