Paddy Power's 'transphobic' ad

token101 · 21-02-2012 12:04PM #1

http://www.thejournal.ie/call-for-transphobic-paddy-power-advert-to-be-withdrawn-360586-Feb2012/

I don't know if there's already a thread re this anywhere else. This happened again a few months ago, with No Nonsense car insurance (I think, it might have been another car insurance provider). I didn't think it was funny tbh, but I'm definitely not in favour of it being banned! Thoughts?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 21-02-2012 12:07PM

transexuals seem to love being offended almost as much as hardcore christians and muslims
it's a pretty **** ad, but if it's banned i'll be vaguely depressed at the power of loud morons.

also transphobic is almost as retarded a term as islamophobic

almost

Stark · 21-02-2012 12:09PM

token101 wrote: »

http://www.thejournal.ie/call-for-transphobic-paddy-power-advert-to-be-withdrawn-360586-Feb2012/

I don't know if there's already a thread re this anywhere else. This happened again a few months ago, with No Nonsense car insurance (I think, it might have been another car insurance provider). I didn't think it was funny tbh, but I'm definitely not in favour of it being banned! Thoughts?

Didn't think the No Nonsense ad was offensive but this is offensive.

chin_grin · 21-02-2012 12:09PM

"Transphobic".

I just can't keep up with all the bullsh!t nowadays.

smash · 21-02-2012 12:11PM

It's not offensive to me, but I can see why it would offend them so I'll explain. For someone to call them a man would be offensive because even though they may have male genitalia, they consider themselves to be female but they're trapped in a man's body.

I don't think it should be banned though.

Bad Panda · 21-02-2012 12:12PM

'Transphobic'?

SHUT UP!!!! :mad:

TeddyTedson · 21-02-2012 12:14PM

Of course it's offensive to transgendered people.
Who are the people working in marketing these days, I thought it would be obvious that if you make fun of any minority group there will be outcry.

token101 · 21-02-2012 12:15PM

Stark wrote: »

Didn't think the No Nonsense ad was offensive but this is offensive.

But does that mean it should be banned? I mean, there are countless adverts mocking a lot of other things. To me, if you're saying that transgendered people are equal, then they are equally entitled to be mocked aswell.

bigneacy · 21-02-2012 12:16PM

Jesus christ it was a funny ad, they were poking fun at themselves in a way, "Sure we'll take a bet on anything"

Next it'll be offensive to smile in case you offend people with bad teeth. The weren't making fun of transgender people. End of.

Also - this "TRANSPHOBIC" bollocks is playing directly into the hands of Paddy Power, the same as their biblical ads - if the PP marketing team and Michael O'Leary joined forces i'd say boards.ie servers would melt.

lardossan · 21-02-2012 12:17PM

token101 wrote: »

But does that mean it should be banned? I mean, there are countless adverts mocking a lot of other things. To me, if you're saying that transgendered people are equal, then they are equally entitled to be mocked aswell.

So mocking people on a nationwide marketing campaign based on their faith or race is OK too?

Mickey Dazzler · 21-02-2012 12:18PM

Jesus, transexuals seem to be the easiest offended freaks shows in town.

Mod Note: Poster Banned.

bigneacy · 21-02-2012 12:18PM

lardossan wrote: »

So mocking people on a nationwide marketing campaign based on their faith or race is OK too?

Ok, and hilarious. :pac:

buck65 · 21-02-2012 12:18PM

We are talking about it and it is being written about in papers?
Result for the ad men. Plus more coverage when it is pulled.
Plus guys in panties is funny. Always was ask the Bounty guys.

token101 · 21-02-2012 12:19PM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Of course it's offensive to transgendered people.
Who are the people working in marketing these days, I thought it would be obvious that if you make fun of any minority group there will be outcry.

Yeah but lots of things are offensive. I'm offended at that Sheilas Wheels advert. Can I get that banned? No! So why should this be different? It's not promoting hatred (which would be different), it's clearly taking the piss.

ThinkAboutIt · 21-02-2012 12:21PM

Everyone talking about it. Job done.
Free newspaper coverage without evening paying, they must be delighted.

danniemcq · 21-02-2012 12:21PM

so anyway that screen grab from the ad

http://s2.jrnl.ie/media/2012/02/ppad-390x285.jpg

guy or gash?

AeoNGriM · 21-02-2012 12:21PM

token101 wrote: »

http://www.thejournal.ie/call-for-transphobic-paddy-power-advert-to-be-withdrawn-360586-Feb2012/

I don't know if there's already a thread re this anywhere else. This happened again a few months ago, with No Nonsense car insurance (I think, it might have been another car insurance provider). I didn't think it was funny tbh, but I'm definitely not in favour of it being banned! Thoughts?

Honestly, who gives a fcuk what they think? Every week, some random 'group' no-one has ever heard of or gives two sh!ts about finds something to be offended at.

Tough boobies if they don't have a sense of humour. Those transgendered can go fcuk themselves.

:pac:

Fishooks12 · 21-02-2012 12:23PM

It's a ****e ad but It's not offensive in any way.

People need to stop getting so uppity about every little thing

44leto · 21-02-2012 12:24PM

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

transexuals seem to love being offended almost as much as hardcore christians and muslims
it's a pretty **** ad, but if it's banned i'll be vaguely depressed at the power of loud morons.

also transphobic is almost as retarded a term as islamophobic

almost

That is a pretty disgusting attitude, they are people in the wrong bodies so with the miracle of modern medicine they can at least make their lives a little more comfortable.

Trans-gendered people are a group of people looking for respect and some kind of acceptance, if they regard this add as offensive then it is.

Us Irish as a whole, there is usually a national uproar when ever the British media slags us off, but it wasn't always like that, anti Irish jokes on the British media were so common it was routine. But we demanded respect and you seldom hear them now. As the TGs are now.

buck65 · 21-02-2012 12:24PM

AeoNGriM wrote: »

Honestly, who gives a fcuk what they think? Every week, some random 'group' no-one has ever heard of or gives two sh!ts about finds something to be offended at.

Tough boobies if they don't have a sense of humour. Those transgendered can go fcuk themselves.

:pac:

I'm too classy to comment on this line.

WindSock · 21-02-2012 12:24PM

Try and live a day with a transgendered person and come back and tell us transphobia doesnt exist.
The ad is a load of bollocks.
Awaits the genius to come in with the 'well youre talking about it...clever marketing' derp.

TeddyTedson · 21-02-2012 12:24PM

token101 wrote: »

Yeah but lots of things are offensive. I'm offended at that Sheilas Wheels advert. Can I get that banned? No! So why should this be different? It's not promoting hatred (which would be different), it's clearly taking the piss.

I just think that it would have been obvious to Paddy Power that there would be some sort of controversy over this ad.
It's probably what they wanted to be honest.
I don't really get offended by anything so I'm not the right person to be saying whether it's right or wrong. All I know is that Paddy Powers service is ****e and I'll continue to use bet365 any day over them.

21-02-2012 12:24PM

Power pointed out that several members of the transgendered community in the UK had participated in the making of the ad, and that it had also been cleared by the country’s television adverstising standards NGO, Clearclast, before being broadcast.

He explained that the ad was part of the bookmakers’ new We Hear You campaign – which aims to show more interaction with social media users. Although admitting that response to the ad had been “mixed”, Power said that it was intended to be “a bit of mild mannered fun”.

He rejected the suggestion that the ad mocked transgender women, saying it “depicted transgender women as beautiful” and was making the point that you “wouldn’t be able to tell the difference”.

not sure i get the fuss about it

Fishooks12 · 21-02-2012 12:25PM

As a man trapped in a womans body I'm not offended, so lighten up

buck65 · 21-02-2012 12:26PM

WindSock wrote: »

Try and live a day with a transgendered person and come back and tell us transphobia doesnt exist.
The ad is a load of bollocks.
Awaits the genius to come in with the 'well youre talking about it...clever marketing' derp.

You're right, try walking in their shoes for a day.
Ooouch.

TeddyTedson · 21-02-2012 12:27PM

Bet365.com

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 21-02-2012 12:29PM

44leto wrote: »

Trans-gendered people are a group of people looking for respect and some kind of acceptance, if they regard this add as offensive then it is.

.

well obviously, if anyone regards anything as offensive then it is. that's how offense works.

smash · 21-02-2012 12:30PM

Mickey Dazzler wrote: »

Jesus, transexuals seem to be the easiest offended freaks shows in town.

I'm going straight to hell

The King of Moo · 21-02-2012 12:32PM

Mickey Dazzler wrote: »

Jesus, transexuals seem to be the easiest offended freaks shows in town.

Can you blame them for being offended, when people continue to display such hatred and prejudice against them in public?
What do you mean by "freaks shows?"
Come join us in the 21st century.

If I were transgender I might not be completely outraged by this ad, but I can see how I might be offended. The ad makes them out to be objects to be marvelled at and figured out by the men.
Not all transgender people would be offended, but I can see how some would.

But most importantly, it's not remotely funny.

As to people saying Paddy Power must be delighted with the publicity: are you serious?
How would they be happy with people saying the ad is offensive and not funny?
In advertising, all publicity is not good publicity.

danniemcq · 21-02-2012 12:34PM

This kinda reminds me of retarded policeman,

its an youtube comedy about well you can guess.

the amount of complaints that this has got is incredable so much so that the actor Josh perry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1694675/) has come out and made another video having to explain that he is ok with it and fully supports it.

YOu say that these people want to be treated as equals well guess what sometimes that includes taking the piss. you can't wrap the person in bubblewrap all their life, piss taking is part and parcel of life.

If we are constanly saying "you can't say this or that about a group of people" then we are treating them as "special cases" (no insult meant btw) and thats not treating someone as equals

AeoNGriM · 21-02-2012 12:35PM

The responses here are fairly comical. Nobody is saying transgendered people don't have a hard time of it. We're saying they needn't decide to be offended by something so trivial, which is intended to be lighthearted and humorous. And they are deciding to be offended by it.

The makers of the ad stated that transgendered people participated in making the ad, so obviously not ALL transgendered people are bothered by it. What then qualifies this TENI group to speak on behalf of people who obviously think the complete opposite of what the TENI are complaining about?

Paddy Power's 'transphobic' ad

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