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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Ad@m on July 21, 2010, 01:53:08 PM

Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: Ad@m on July 21, 2010, 01:53:08 PM: This might have been posted somewhere else but it's a rare case of common sense prevailing...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10709417

Why does this sort of thing have to go to the ASA?! They should publicly name and shame the complainants to stuff like this so that they can be ridiculed for wasting everyone's time!!!
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: ADVILLAFAN on July 21, 2010, 01:55:33 PM: I was thinking of posting something about this.

Over a 1000 complaints. Just shows that some people have too much time on their hands and very boring lives.

Good to see that the advert hasn't had to be withdrawn.
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: TheSandman on July 21, 2010, 01:57:12 PM: Well it's less complaint worthy than Carlton Palmer in a bath.

Or indeed the Villa midfield.
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: Ads on July 21, 2010, 02:05:38 PM: People love being offended on behalf of others.
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: UK Redsox on July 21, 2010, 02:47:10 PM: I don't find it offensive but I do find it stupid
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: march on July 21, 2010, 02:47:44 PM: everyone in our house thought the ad was very funny and not offensive to blind people at all

bet some stupid people thought the cat was real
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: paul_e on July 21, 2010, 03:12:56 PM: My cousin is one of the current members of the england blind football squad and he thinks it's fantastic for the exposure they've gotten from it, just another case of people making complaints because they've got nothing better to do with their time.
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: The Man With A Stick on July 21, 2010, 03:17:35 PM: It's probably the Daily Mail mob, the same bunch that complained about BrassEye before it was even broadcast.
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: Concrete John on July 21, 2010, 03:18:25 PM: As an advert, if they got it wrong they would suffer from a lack of custom following it. Why bother complaining as opposed to let them keep showing it and suffer financially, if you thought it was wrong?

Personally I thought it was very funny.
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: badluckeric(gates) on July 21, 2010, 03:26:16 PM: Not offensive but incredibly stupid. Borrowed from the old joke which does work well.
My first thoughts were, if they were blind why would they be wearing eye masks?
Idiots!
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: hipkiss92 on July 21, 2010, 03:31:37 PM: Blind people can't watch the advert anyway, what's the problem?
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: lovejoy on July 21, 2010, 06:23:58 PM: Ad watched by c 20 million and 1,000 complaints. No issue in my book.
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: Sister of Top Cat on July 21, 2010, 07:26:35 PM: Quote from: "march"
everyone in our house thought the ad was very funny and not offensive to blind people at all

Me too - it made me laugh out loud.
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: Dave Cooper please on July 21, 2010, 08:15:54 PM: [quote="badluckeric(gates)]
My first thoughts were, if they were blind why would they be wearing eye masks?
Idiots![/quote]

Blind football is also played by the partially sighted, they wear masks so everyone is disadvantaged to exactly the same extent.
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: rutski on July 21, 2010, 09:57:38 PM: Quote from: "hipkiss92"
Blind people can't watch the advert anyway, what's the problem?
quite right! giggle!
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: Pete3206 on July 22, 2010, 12:15:39 AM: The ad is excellent.

I also like their "Hollywood" sign at Cheltenham. Tacky, but very effective.
Title: 0% Villa: Paddy Power ad
Post by: Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air on July 22, 2010, 11:22:55 AM: I used to get home from Villa games regularly circa 1966-68 and kick the cat because we were so shite, and I didnt have a blindfold.
Oh sorry, crap bad taste joke. I must have offended somebody, better report me and have me removed.