Well,....They are a tad volatile,....but besides that...
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LONDON (Reuters) – An ad for a TV dating show has been banned for suggesting that redheads are unattractive, Britain's advertising watchdog said on Wednesday.
Virgin Media's newspaper advert for the program "Dating in the Dark" included the text: "How do you spot a ginger in the dark?"
Virgin said the premise of the show was to challenge people's perception of attractiveness and to encourage decisions based on personality as well as looks.
However the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) agreed with three complainants that the ad was likely to cause serious offence and should not be used again.
"We considered the text was likely to be interpreted ... as a statement that reflected a choice between looks and personality ... being a suggestion that people with ginger hair were unattractive," the ASA said in a statement.
"We considered the ad was unlikely to be interpreted to be light-hearted in tone and was instead likely to be seen as prejudicial against people with ginger hair."
Other adverts in the series used to promote the show had included the tagline: "When the lights come on I just hope I haven't been kissing Shrek."
On Tuesday, Britain's biggest retailer Tesco apologized and said it had withdrawn a Christmas card which showed a child with red hair sitting on the lap of Santa Claus under the banner: "Santa loves all kids. Even ginger ones."
(Reporting by Michael Holden; Editing by Steve Addison)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091216/od_nm/us_ginger
http://filmgordon.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/hr_red_sonja_poster_2.jpg
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' "We considered the text was likely to be interpreted ... as a statement that reflected a choice between looks and personality ... being a suggestion that people with ginger hair were unattractive," the ASA said in a statement. '
Yeah, because if there's one thing we can assume about people, it's that they just can't seem to actually take the time to ask oneself: "hey, does this ad depict red-heads as ugly, or is it a question about our society and its rather perverse problem of attraction only through beauty?"
People jump to conclusions way to quickly these days... I understand their concerns, but maybe they're the prejudice ones?
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CalPal
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DeliaTheArtist
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Ummmmm....mine's broken.
- 2 years ago
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DeliaTheArtist
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pjacobs51
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Got your Ginger right here! Though, Mary Ann wasn't bad either.
- 2 years ago
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remanns
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kitteneater. ----Yes it is! (funny,...that is.) The "real ones" are toooooooooo formidable and awesome to view directly,....sort of like pronouncing the true name of god,.....your likely to end up in a burning bush!
Or a burning bed.http://p21chong.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/the-burning-bush.jpg
- 2 years ago
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remanns
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kitteneater
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Its funny that you guys are posting all these fake red-heads.
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kitteneater
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remanns
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Remember,....take your time when making a selection. There are many varieties to choose from,.....haste makes waste,......and the wrong choice CAN.....KILL U!
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remanns
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remanns
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................once you "go red" your good as dead.
(well,.....not if your quick and cunning,.....but I wouldn't count your eggs in that lil red basket) - 2 years ago
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remanns
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Hot,............but DONT let them FOOL you,......it IS a trap!!!
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remanns
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remanns
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Cult of seeing red!
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remanns
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remanns
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Gotta luv the Viking gurls!
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