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Post by tom on Nov 2, 2023 14:54:45 GMT
M & S have had to pull a Christmas advert, because it has offended a loonie minority. The advert shows the burning of red silver and green party hats in a living room fire. The loonies have said that it symbolises the burning of the Palestinian flag. How can the loonies tie a Christmas advert into the truly horrific events taking place in Gazza, its beyond me. Could it be the fact that M & S used to be owned by Jews...they got me doing it now. This advert was filmed in August, obviously the advertising company have contacts in high places, to have known to burn the Palestinian flag. Curiously enough the Red, White and Green colours are used in many many more flags, so who else have these colours..Italy, Mexico and Wales come to mind, I dont hear them spouting off about being offended. RANT OVER. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67294809
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Post by will on Nov 2, 2023 16:55:52 GMT
No black hats? Symbols drive me doolally. Usually people fixate on the symbol rather than what it's supposed to represent. Mind you, Christmas adverts drive me mad too. They are a "symbol" of Christmas, but rather than representing something noble such as "peace and joy to all mankind" they simply represent the commercial side of the festival, i.e. "profits and wealth to all shareholders".
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Post by mulv on Nov 2, 2023 19:26:34 GMT
That's absolutely potty.
I have seen the ad in question and I thought it was possibly the best Christmas ad I'd seen in a long time.
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Post by mulv on Nov 2, 2023 19:29:10 GMT
As for symbols - while I totally agree, I never let Jayne wear claret and blue, or anything close to the combination.
(I say "let", but I know it's not my choice. However, she wouldn't because I'm so much against it)
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Post by mulv on Nov 2, 2023 19:35:33 GMT
Ah. It seems that the offence was caused by an outtake that they posted on TwiX, and it's THAT that had been pulled, not the whole ad.
Looking at it, I can see why the Palestinian flag sprang to mind for some, but to be offended by it is just barmy.
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