Barnardo's ad cleared despite complaints
A TV ad for children's charity Barnardo's featuring a girl being repeatedly hit about the head by her father has been cleared by the advertising regulator despite almost 500 complaints that it was distressing and offensive.
www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/10/asa-advertising1
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Boris Johnson's Press Secretary, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 14:20,
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I do have to say,
whenever that ad comes on, it always makes me wince.
However, that is surely the whole point!
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 14:22,
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The point of the advert is that it's distressing
It's dealing with distressing subject matter. Do the same people who complained about this advert, write into complain about news stories about violence, or nature documentaries that show fluffy animals getting eaten by lions? I doubt it.
I saw it the other night, and it made me uncomfortable, sure. I don't think it should be banned though. They are showing it responsibly; post-watershed, and not in between programs targeted at kids.
Some people need to find a little focus for their lives rather than complaining about fuck all. Start by doing some work for Barnardos, so eventually they won't need to show this sort of advert.
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LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 14:23,
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This.
On a similar vein, it annoys me when the news has footage from war zones and warns that it may be disturbing.
OF COURSE! IT'S A FUCKING WAR! YOU OUGHT TO SHOW THE CORPSES.
(Has anyone else seen the film Rated R. Someone there makes the point of the absurdity of violence getting a more restrictive rating the more honest it is...
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 15:52,
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The cuts do get a bit too intense at the end
But it does what it sets out to do, and very well indeed.
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Monty Propps, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 14:29,
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This^^^^
*Advertising Meeting*
Man 1: Right, we have had a commision from Barnardos for an advert about child abuse.
Man 2: OK, well what if we show the girl getting smacked around by her father, and the path she goes down in the future as a result of this.
Man 1: Great Idea! Storyboard this now!
Man 3: Hang on Guys, could that not offend people a bit?
Man 1: Ah yes, I guess you are right.
Man 2: What about kittens then?
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 14:36,
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kittens getting smacked around their heads by her father?
this is getting far too abstract for my brain, just take my money and stop it happening!
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kittens
getting smacked, then shooting up?
wouldn't that be more distressing?!
edit: oh.. beaten to it =-(
edit2: i obviously dont' refresh often enough before posting.. i'm still low on the learning curve so I am
(, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 15:01, Reply)
i've never
been accused of that before, but it has a pleasing aspect to it.. being a shadow and all
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(, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 15:05, Reply)
It was on a website that had it going
till you mouse-overed the ad.
I thought it was a funky beat.
(, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 14:35, Reply)
& thats meant to be disturbing?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
she is a worthless little cow what with all that robbing/not reading/smack malarky.
(, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 14:58, Reply)
This version lightenes it up a bit.
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3a_q_YcU60w
(, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 15:11, Reply)
this advert is hilarious...
Don't get me wrong, the organisation does good work and there is nothing funny about the victims and their situations...
...but it's an actress you're watching, after all, and the editing reduces the ad to slapstick. It's like one of those 70's football vids where they reverse and forward the film and play the benny hill music.
edit: someone please set it to the benny hill music.
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Kung_Fu_Russ ran out of amusing signatures on, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 15:46,
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