Crown Paints advert controversy

[mugnapper]

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/aug/16/crown-paints-advert-complaints-misogyny-sexism

I mean, really??
215 complaints??
Some (ie 215) people need more to do in their lives.

[i_ateallthepies]

There will always be people who MUST find something to object to.

[Ldr]

Some ppl just like to be outraged

[glosterred]

I’m outraged because I’m not outraged by this advert

[Glyn_Wigley]

Brilliant campaign strategy, you have to admit. Three placement hits for the price of one.

1. The original advert publicity hit.
2. The outrage at the original advert publicity hit, then
3. The outrage at the outrage publicity hit.

You've done their advertising for them for free!

[Branton Red]

Well I'm outraged!

What a tacky, crap advert.

Dulux for me from now on

[Colemans Left Hook]

she is obviously Dyslexic or got poor eyesight ?

confusing Dulux with Durex

should have gone to specsavers

[phil old leake]

For me the worst part of this is the media reporting that 215 people were upset.  Why not report that somewhere in the region of 48,000,000 adults weren’t and don’t care

[Dagenham Rover]

For me the worst part of this is the media reporting that 215 people were upset.  Why not report that somewhere in the region of 48,000,000 adults weren’t and don’t care

And yet Talking Pictures TV get half a dozen complaints about a 1960's film and they jump on them with an inquiry  hey guess what, big channel, little channel 

[SydneyRover]

A little corner of Jurassic Park lives on forever

[phil old leake]

Let’s hope they don’t bottle it and take it off the TV or have they