vicky-27 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Complaints that a milk advert was racist because it showed a white bull getting "purer" by losing its black patches have been rejected. http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2009/May/Week2/15280601 Cravendale Ad deemed not to be racist The Advertising Standards Authority's ruling comes after it received 11 complaints about the ad which has been shown on television and in magazines. "The cows were intended as a visual metaphor for [url=http://indepth.news.sky.com/InDepth/topic/milk]milk which underwent extra filtration processes," the advertising regulator said. The watchdog believes viewers of the ad were unlikely to view them as racist so widespread offence was unlikely. During the TV ad an angry, animated bull visits a milk bar and demands milk until he drinks every bottle. Controversial milk advert The bull is sent down a chute where his patches are gradually removed as it passes signs that say "pure" and "purer" on the way to the Cravendale Purity Room. The ad, which was put on YouTube, has attracted a lot of controversy. YouTube user Majestic9 commented: "I think it is damn out of order, what are they trying to say? When the cow is all white that it is sane and when it has black spots on it, it's violent." A spokesperson for Leeds-based Arla Foods Ltd, which makes Cravendale milk, said the ads were created to represent the milk's filtration process and were not meant to be racist. [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fJhJnWizkQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fJhJnWizkQ 3 words - GET A LIFE !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 bloody losers have they got nothing else to tie up their sad little lives with ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrOrdinary Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 who knew even cows can be racist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 This is ******* ridiculous I'm sorry. People want to be offended, it's a joke. I'm sick of this country's authoritarian political correctness supporting 'left-wing' loonyness. What planet are we on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Fecking racist cow moooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 It's a load of Bull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky-27 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 That was quiet amooooosing Boycie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 My locals the Black Bulls Head, is that racist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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