The new Virgin Atlantic TV ad, which I blogged about earlier, has apparently been getting some people's hackles up for being sexist.
According to this report in The Guardian, the UK's Advertising Standards Agency has been forced to dismiss complaints that the advert is sexist and insulting to women.
Oh pur-lease, sometimes it feels as though all some people do is look for things they're "offended" by and then make formal complaints. It reminds me of British campaigner Mary Whitehouse, who used to prattle on about the decline in moral decency on television.
Sometimes she was so offended by the sexual content of certain TV shows that, rather than switch over to another channel, she'd watch the whole programme before picking up her pen and paper and complaining about how disgusted she was.
Was anyone else offended by this advert? Or did most of you just passively watch it, maybe have a slight chuckle about the over-sized 1980s mobile phones, and then continue having a life?
on February 9, 2009 3:44 PM | Reply
I know there are more women in the ad, but doesn't the male pilot also end up flirting with some old woman?
on February 24, 2009 7:39 PM | Reply
Oh please the virgin ad is brilliant.
on April 22, 2009 2:54 PM | Reply
as a female i loved the ad and i ,please can we have it back i am sorry virgin feel they have to withdraw it, please can we have it back
on April 22, 2009 2:55 PM | Reply
as a female i loved the ad and i ,am sorry virgin feel they have to withdraw it, please can we have it back.
on January 20, 2010 10:36 AM | Reply
Oh I love the pilot - he is absolutely gorgeous.