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Skazwolf · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:05 pm Post subject: Orangina advert 'too sexy'

Erm, marginally nsfw I guess.

Remember this? Now children charities and equal rights groups are saying it's too sexy for TV. Razz

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2612657/Orangina-advert-too-sexy.html

Kellan Meig'h · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject:

Yeah ...

That commercial is not really fit for prime time television if you ask me, but some aspects of it are done very nicely.

Not for Saturday morning children's shows, obviously. Can't imagine why they would have gotten complaints. Rolling Eyes

Kel

Sigurd Volsung · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject:

It showed between segments of "How to Look Good Naked" why on earth would a child be watching that anyways it is obviously aimed at older viewers. And as far as that goes I've never thought of Orangina as being marketed towards kids, at least not in the US. On shelves in the stores that do carry it around here it's on upper shelves on eye level with adults, not kids.

Anyways the commercial was made by a French agency and the French aren't so damn anal about sexuality, so what do you expect?

Tygon · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject:

A few years ago here in Germany it was usual to see a naked breast or two in pretty much every average shower gel commercial. Nobody complained to my knowledge, at least not enough. It faded away after a while, I guess a sort of trent.

Anyway, I don't see what the big deal is. What are the children supposed to do after seeing it? They'll probably just think it funny. And anyway, they are children. They'll have forgotten all about it once their cartoons are on again.

And those it DOES have an effect on... well, these days they are smart enough to get to see much worse on the internet.

Shadu · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject:

I agree with Tygon on that.

I will say that the animation is very good though.

WhiteStorm · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:56 pm Post subject:

rofl... ads should be that amusing here.

aryeon · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject:

i hope to see more of this type of ads.
yes its sexy but it is not obsceen.
so i have to go with tygon on this one.

Kelvin · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject:

People don't seem to realize there's more than one channel to watch. Change it if you don't like what's on, or even better, STOP WATCHING TV! Go do something with your life!

Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta go level up my character on Pi Story.

Styx · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:17 pm Post subject:

racky raccoon · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject:

I have that ad saved on my hard drive....

Weird its only just out.

I hate E4 what a crappy channel that is anyway i'm surprised that 147 where actualy watching it at the time it must have been their entire audience.

Loafer · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:20 pm Post subject: ads

what can I say? I agree with Tygon and Midi. Kids arnt going to grasp it. Though I agree it is a bit, over the top for prime time. that's more like a lat e night but then again as Midi said. if you don't like it, turn the channel.

ScottyDM · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:16 am Post subject:

That web page is at Telegraph.co.uk, and the Advertising Standards Agency which has been fielding complaints about the ad is a UK organization. I wondered why a UK org was messing with a French commercial, but I found a bit of online news saying the ad was released in the UK starting in August.