Perky1106 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 [url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/aug/22/advertising-racism-meerkats]http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/20...racism-meerkats A few weeks ago, my girlfriend and I were watching TV at home when the advert for comparethemarket.com appeared on our screen. I had seen the ad before and not thought anything of it. However on this occasion, my girlfriend, who is Ukrainian, turned to me and said: "I don't like this advert, it is very offensive to me." I mentioned it to a friend who said his Latvian lodger also found it offensive. The advertisement centres on the word "market" – a word that eastern Europeans/Russians pronounce "meerkat" – using talking CGI-animated meerkats. The sole point of this African animal's appearance is, it seems, to highlight the idea that east Europeans cannot pronounce the word market properly when they speak English. It struck me how racist it was to parody what is now a significant part of the British population in this way. Crikey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 in australia they have a saying that goes---- love it or leave it!, should try it out in the uk before its too late! dom dom dom dom dom:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Bloody meerkats! taking all our jobs!:mad: MEREKATS GO HOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 doesn't even mention eastern europeans the sad fooks people like these need to get a feckin life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Shouldn't be in our country watching our adverts anyway.......is that racist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 if there that sad they want to moan about it turn it feckin over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 he should have told her to feck off back to her own country and kick her out the door! Simples! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 wayyyyy heyyyy lol davy boy you,ve gone up loads in trigs books now. come over to aus mate for some real racial training lol, dangerous and derby dan you can be in trigs stand up and be proud crew too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 fook off and take your goats to the meerkat and sell your daughter for soup. in the the great words of dangerous simples!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thornhill Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 When the whole idea of the advert is the 'eastern european' meerkat is trying to get people to stop using his site instead of comparethemarket, the whole point of the 'racism' row is completely idiotic. Compare the Market is british, it's for british people, and thus BRITISH people are those mistaking market and meerkat, not eastern europeans. They just want something to ******* moan about as per bastarding usual. SIMPLES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 think ive slept with that sheep (3rd on the left) 8/10 she would have got a perfect 10 (she did actually but thats a different story) if she did,nt have that yellow ***** stain on her beautiful coat:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky-27 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Originally posted by Dangerous;29945 he should have told her to feck off back to her own country and kick her out the door! Simples! Well said that man ! do you want to be Prime Minister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 couldnt do a worse job than that scottish tit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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