UK bans Protein World ad. Launches 'social responsibility poll'.

Naoto · April 30, 2015, 10:51:33 AM

http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/article/1345269/asa-bans-protein-world-ad-launches-social-responsibility-probe
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11571978/Beach-body-ready-campaign-to-be-investigated-by-watchdog.html

That's basically banning for wrong think right? I mean how many magazines are on sale with the same cover?
gg freedom

For those of you who haven't been following the company has been receiving bomb threats for their 'fat shaming' ad. Now its banned.

King pesto · April 30, 2015, 11:24:40 AM

Europe is fucked. I just hope no Euros come over here and shit up my country when theirs go full thought police.

Mr. Psychologist · April 30, 2015, 12:36:35 PM

So are boxes of Special K next? God forbid that we encourage people to eat healthily.

Mr. Psychologist · April 30, 2015, 12:41:01 PM

Super Irish · April 30, 2015, 01:05:54 PM

Lol this is more ridiculousness. If it were a man posing all impossibly muscley or whatever, no-one would give a flying fuck.

Just checked a little poll both of these articles asked if it was offensive, of which 84% of ~3600 people and 65% of ~9000 voted "No". Glad to see other people are following the right lines here, but I'm still surprised that many even considered it offensive, it's not different to many ads seen everyday with little outburst from the masses.

More Than Mortal · April 30, 2015, 01:19:51 PM

So this ad has now been removed after a bunch of feminists caused a storm on twitter, and then some of them thought it'd be appropriate to deface it. One such comment was "stop encouraging women to starve themselves", despite the fact that the woman behind the image is a very active, very healthy individual it'd seem.

Once again we see the insecure projections of people who simply must insist that cultural standards about beauty are a result of "the patriarchy", and that women who look like this must be starving themselves, and that weight loss to feel good about yourself is something inappropriate. For fuck sake people, get over yourselves.

big sponge · April 30, 2015, 02:34:32 PM

So is this kind of thing actually common in the UK or is it just something all of you like to "report" on?

More Than Mortal · April 30, 2015, 02:38:50 PM

Quote from: LC on April 30, 2015, 02:34:32 PM

So is this kind of thing actually common in the UK or is it just something all of you like to "report" on?

It's much, much too common. Especially in the fucking universities.

Mr. Psychologist · April 30, 2015, 02:42:53 PM

Quote from: LC on April 30, 2015, 02:34:32 PM

So is this kind of thing actually common in the UK or is it just something all of you like to "report" on?

Unfortunately it is getting more and more common.

gats · April 30, 2015, 03:29:46 PM

seriously fuck kinder man

i am karjala takaisin · April 30, 2015, 04:05:20 PM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on April 30, 2015, 01:19:51 PM

So this ad has now been removed after a bunch of feminists caused a storm on twitter, and then some of them thought it'd be appropriate to deface it. One such comment was "stop encouraging women to starve themselves", despite the fact that the woman behind the image is a very active, very healthy individual it'd seem.

Once again we see the insecure projections of people who simply must insist that cultural standards about beauty are a result of "the patriarchy", and that women who look like this must be starving themselves, and that weight loss to feel good about yourself is something inappropriate. For fuck sake people, get over yourselves.

lol u jack it to fat girls tho

King pesto · April 30, 2015, 05:07:23 PM

Quote from: guts on April 30, 2015, 03:29:46 PM

seriously fuck kinder man

kek

The Lord Slide Rule · April 30, 2015, 05:21:10 PM

Quote

stop encouraging women to starve themselves

The only correct response is,"stop being a heifer, you heifer".

Not Comms Officer · April 30, 2015, 05:27:00 PM

Quote from: King pesto on April 30, 2015, 11:24:40 AM

Europe is fucked. I just hope no Euros come over here and shit up my country when theirs go full thought police.

lolwut?

The US would go full-on thought police centuries before Europe would. And even then, the US going full-on thought police is like a 0.1% chance.

Mr. Psychologist · April 30, 2015, 05:39:23 PM

Quote from: Not Comms Officer on April 30, 2015, 05:27:00 PM

Quote from: King pesto on April 30, 2015, 11:24:40 AM
Europe is fucked. I just hope no Euros come over here and shit up my country when theirs go full thought police.
lolwut?

The US would go full-on thought police centuries before Europe would. And even then, the US going full-on thought police is like a 0.1% chance.

I hate to burst your bubble but at least in bongistan it sure seems to be headed that way.

Not Comms Officer · April 30, 2015, 05:40:40 PM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on April 30, 2015, 05:39:23 PM

Quote from: Not Comms Officer on April 30, 2015, 05:27:00 PM
Quote from: King pesto on April 30, 2015, 11:24:40 AM
Europe is fucked. I just hope no Euros come over here and shit up my country when theirs go full thought police.
lolwut?

The US would go full-on thought police centuries before Europe would. And even then, the US going full-on thought police is like a 0.1% chance.
I hate to burst your bubble but at least in bongistan it sure seems to be headed that way.

Well, a lot of you guys don't wanna be a part of Europe anyways. And Britbongistan is kind of a special exception in terms of paranoia. It's really stupid, I don't get it honestly..

The US and UK are practically butt-buddies.

Girl of Mystery · April 30, 2015, 05:52:08 PM

Quote from: King pesto on April 30, 2015, 11:24:40 AM

Europe is fucked. I just hope no Euros come over here and shit up my country when theirs go full thought police.

America is already shitty though

Not Comms Officer · April 30, 2015, 05:55:14 PM

Quote from: Ayy Lemönao on April 30, 2015, 05:52:08 PM

Quote from: King pesto on April 30, 2015, 11:24:40 AM
Europe is fucked. I just hope no Euros come over here and shit up my country when theirs go full thought police.
America is already shitty though

You win +1 respect

King pesto · April 30, 2015, 07:50:05 PM

Quote from: Ayy Lemönao on April 30, 2015, 05:52:08 PM

Quote from: King pesto on April 30, 2015, 11:24:40 AM
Europe is fucked. I just hope no Euros come over here and shit up my country when theirs go full thought police.
America is already shitty though

exactly

We don't want to be any more like europe

Sylvie · May 01, 2015, 03:10:35 AM

So you lot are angry that misleading health claims are banned in ads?

DAS B00T x2 · May 01, 2015, 06:40:29 AM

I'm fat and this isn't offensive in the slightest. Man up, bongistani fucks.

Girl of Mystery · May 01, 2015, 08:22:02 AM

Quote from: King pesto on April 30, 2015, 07:50:05 PM

Quote from: Ayy Lemönao on April 30, 2015, 05:52:08 PM
Quote from: King pesto on April 30, 2015, 11:24:40 AM
Europe is fucked. I just hope no Euros come over here and shit up my country when theirs go full thought police.
America is already shitty though
exactly

We don't want to be any more like europe

like that has anything to do with america being shitty

ΚΑΤΑΝΑΛΩΤΗΣ · May 01, 2015, 08:43:14 AM

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Girl of Mystery · May 01, 2015, 08:46:46 AM

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Quote from: Ayy Lemönao on May 01, 2015, 08:22:02 AM
Quote from: King pesto on April 30, 2015, 07:50:05 PM
Quote from: Ayy Lemönao on April 30, 2015, 05:52:08 PM
Quote from: King pesto on April 30, 2015, 11:24:40 AM
Europe is fucked. I just hope no Euros come over here and shit up my country when theirs go full thought police.
America is already shitty though
exactly

We don't want to be any more like europe
like that has anything to do with america being shitty
the more like europe we become

the shittier we will become

europe a shit

i know europe is shit, but that has nothing to do with america being shit

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Girl of Mystery · May 01, 2015, 08:55:39 AM

Quote from: Arm The Mob on May 01, 2015, 08:51:17 AM

Quote from: Ayy Lemönao on May 01, 2015, 08:46:46 AM
Quote from: Arm The Mob on May 01, 2015, 08:43:14 AM
Quote from: Ayy Lemönao on May 01, 2015, 08:22:02 AM
Quote from: King pesto on April 30, 2015, 07:50:05 PM
Quote from: Ayy Lemönao on April 30, 2015, 05:52:08 PM
Quote from: King pesto on April 30, 2015, 11:24:40 AM
Europe is fucked. I just hope no Euros come over here and shit up my country when theirs go full thought police.
America is already shitty though
exactly

We don't want to be any more like europe
like that has anything to do with america being shitty
the more like europe we become

the shittier we will become

europe a shit
i know europe is shit, but that has nothing to do with america being shit
>crimes being committed for the "greater good"
>religious leaders attempting to hijack government
>centralization, collectivist and statist thinking gaining more ground every day

America today is facing the same things European nations faced in the past.

do you not understand what i've been saying?
america is a shitty country, regardless of european influence

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Girl of Mystery · May 01, 2015, 08:57:56 AM

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Quote from: Arm The Mob on May 01, 2015, 08:51:17 AM
Quote from: Ayy Lemönao on May 01, 2015, 08:46:46 AM
Quote from: Arm The Mob on May 01, 2015, 08:43:14 AM
Quote from: Ayy Lemönao on May 01, 2015, 08:22:02 AM
Quote from: King pesto on April 30, 2015, 07:50:05 PM
Quote from: Ayy Lemönao on April 30, 2015, 05:52:08 PM
Quote from: King pesto on April 30, 2015, 11:24:40 AM
Europe is fucked. I just hope no Euros come over here and shit up my country when theirs go full thought police.
America is already shitty though
exactly

We don't want to be any more like europe
like that has anything to do with america being shitty
the more like europe we become

the shittier we will become

europe a shit
i know europe is shit, but that has nothing to do with america being shit
>crimes being committed for the "greater good"
>religious leaders attempting to hijack government
>centralization, collectivist and statist thinking gaining more ground every day

America today is facing the same things European nations faced in the past.
do you not understand what i've been saying?
america is a shitty country, regardless of european influence
we're cooler in a shitty way

shit is still shit