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hedgehog50  Croydon 06 Apr 17 4.36pm |
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Have you seen the Pepsi advert that has been deemed to be offensive? It is literally insane that they have had to withdraw it.
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 Part Time James 06 Apr 17 4.38pm |
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Is it the one with Frankie Boyle dressed up like Jeffrey Dahmer using a vat of Pepsi to dissolve the body of a young rent boy?
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| gambler Kent 06 Apr 17 4.39pm |
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No i haven't seen it. What's wrong with it? Or indeed, not wrong with it?
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| hedgehog50 Croydon 06 Apr 17 5.16pm |
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Here is the BBC report on it.
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 Hrolf The Ganger 06 Apr 17 8.26pm |
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This is how minorities will control us. Don't say I didn't warn you people. The stupid white middle class w***ers who pander to this sort of crap should be thrown into a large tank of s***. Signed.
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 Michaelawt85 Bexley 06 Apr 17 8.30pm |
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Snowflake society
When I was a young girl my Mother said to me.. You listen here kid you're CPFC |
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| Part Time James 06 Apr 17 8.32pm |
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Who is it that's still watching adverts anyway? The Amish?
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| Mr_Gristle In the land of Whelk Eaters 06 Apr 17 8.45pm |
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It's a w4nky advert and a w4nky reaction. However, in the mid 80's with Orgreave and the Poll Tax riots among others, the Devil's Advocate in me wonders how a similar advert would have gone down with the unwashed masses in England?
Well I think Simon's head is large; always involved in espionage. (Name that tune) |
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| Oliver Bodega Bay 06 Apr 17 8.56pm |
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Fire the ad agency but anyway [Link]
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NKEagle  Pyongyang 06 Apr 17 9.14pm |
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Protesting snowflakes, a Kardashian, and Pepsi. It's got something for everyone to hate!
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| Part Time James 06 Apr 17 9.16pm |
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Why the f**k is "a Kardashian" even a thing? It's not a job.
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| OknotOK Cockfosters, London 07 Apr 17 10.29am |
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Originally posted by hedgehog50
Have you seen the Pepsi advert that has been deemed to be offensive? It is literally insane that they have had to withdraw it. No one forced them to withdraw it, they chose to after the negative attention. It was a poorly conceived campaign, easily parodied, and any proper review of it should have had someone thinking twice. Apparently it was all done by the internal team rather than by any external agency. Maybe Pepsi will learn from it. Do I think the outcry is a (massive) over-reaction? Probably. But the point of advertising isn't to alienate a huge potential consumer group and anyone should have been able to see that there was potential for this advert to cause that.
"It's almost like a moral decision. Except not really cos noone is going to find out," Jez, Peep Show |
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