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RTE bans the word 'crib' from Christmas advert

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    #32
    toiletduck
    Registered Users Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭toiletduck


    kelly1 wrote: »
    Yes of course I can change the channel but people watch it and are influenced subtly by it.

    Hmm just like the angelus.. :D

    Tbh I wouldn't watch it purely based on her presenting it.


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    #33
    TheBigLebowski
    Registered Users Posts: 1,463 ✭✭✭TheBigLebowski


    kelly1 wrote: »
    She certainly didn't condemn it! I suppose condone is a better word but I still think it promotes immorality.

    Anna told how welcome and relaxed she was made to feel at the orgy and afterwards said she was exhilirated and needed a drink!

    So RTE showed a program called web of desire about an orgy. You watch the whole thing and then complain. They wouldn't show it if people like you didn't want to see it (you clearly wanted to see it if you tuned in and didn't change the channel, it must have kep your interest if you didn't change...) so get off your high horse.


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    #34
    condra
    Registered Users Posts: 3,849 ✭✭✭condra


    kelly1 wrote: »
    Sure everyone's at it, maybe I'll give it a go...

    That's the spirit fella!


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    #35
    Splendour
    Registered Users Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Splendour


    PDN wrote: »
    Given that most of the adverts on RTE are more entertaining than much of their programming, a few church adverts should be an improvement on current religious broadcasting. I suppose it depends if they would demonstrate the creativeness of the Carlsberg ads or the inanity of the dreadful Cilit Bang ads. We could even have some really gory stuff like the road safety ads. ;)

    Thsi reminds me of a conversation I had yesterday with my 11 year old. We were discussing how Tesco are 'taking over the world' what with petrol stations,their own brand of mobile phones, credit cards etc.
    My son pipes up and says " Soon they'll have their own church and preacher", and then he adds "yeah, and their theme could be 'the bible-every verse helps'.
    Great eh?!


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    #36
    Zombrex
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25,848 ✭✭✭✭Zombrex


    kelly1 wrote: »
    Sure everyone's at it, maybe I'll give it a go...

    Why would you want to?


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    The Chessplayer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭The Chessplayer


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    On a similar note of trying to remove the Angelus from RTE. It has now banned the word "Crib" to be used in a current Veritas premotion. It wont be long and the word "Christ" and "Jesus" will also be banned except for its use in swear words used in its home produced soaps that it spews out. There is something to be said for having that remote! http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1207/crib.html

    That link doesn't seem to be working. Are you sure that RTE actually censored the word crib? What a bunch of morons!


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    #38
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    The Chessplayer wrote: »
    That link doesn't seem to be working. Are you sure that RTE actually censored the word crib? What a bunch of morons!
    It was to do with the Catholic retail outlet Veritas advertising "navity cribs" on a recent radio christmas advertisement. Apparently RTE have now enforced a strict policy not to advertise any religious merchandise. Heres another link to the subject. http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/kevin-myers/may-i-be-allowed-crib-about-this-latest-rte-imbecility-1243929.html


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    #39
    toiletduck
    Registered Users Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭toiletduck


    The Chessplayer wrote: »
    That link doesn't seem to be working. Are you sure that RTE actually censored the word crib? What a bunch of morons!

    Read through some of the posts here which quoted bits from it, they didn't ban the word 'crib'. Veritas were asked to check with the BCI (Broadcasting commission of ireland) whether it was ok in its context by RTE. Veritas didn't bother and instead changed the ad. Pretty much a non-story.


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