Naomi Campbell complains about 'racist' press ad

[Gravonia]

Cadbury's pulls ad after racism claims

Cadbury has pulled a press ad created by advertising agency Fallon after supermodel Naomi Campbell suggested it was an openly racist attack against her.

See the ad here: http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/1072 ... sm-claims/

I saw the ad and only thought about her reputation as a pain in the arse and had to scroll down the article to find out that she objects to being compared to a chocolate bar which she thinks references the colour of her skin. Does anyone else here think that? I don't. It seems to me she's trying very hard to be offended and the ad is clearly referencing her diva reputation but then I'm a white man.

Maybe the diamonds the chocolate bar are lying on are a dig at the blood diamond she accepted from Liberian president Charles Taylor.

[Risottia]

Cadbury has pulled a press ad created by advertising agency Fallon after supermodel Naomi Campbell suggested it was an openly racist attack against her.

It seems to me she's trying very hard to be offended and the ad is clearly referencing her diva reputation

She's trying very hard to get some money, that's what she's after.

[Vellosia]

PC has got out of control.

[Georgism]

Political Correctness Gone Mad.

[Bottle]

PC has got out of control.

"PC" has nothing to do with it. This is just one celebrity making a stink for profit.

[Vellosia]

PC has got out of control.

"PC" has nothing to do with it. This is just one celebrity making a stink for profit.

You missed the point. The very fact she can go down that route shows how out of control PC has become.

[Georgism]

"PC" has nothing to do with it. This is just one celebrity making a stink for profit.

You missed the point. The very fact she can go down that route shows how out of control PC has become.

I know, next they'll be telling us we can't even call her a dirty nigger whore any more

[Laerod]

PC has got out of control.

How so? Has a court ordered Cadbury's to pull it or did they do it themselves?

[Laerod]

"PC" has nothing to do with it. This is just one celebrity making a stink for profit.

You missed the point. The very fact she can go down that route shows how out of control PC has become.

Down what route? No one has forced Cadbury's to do anything. And if they do, it's unlikely it will be over the ridiculous claim that it's a racist ad and rather that they're using her to advertise without permission. If a court were to rule in favor of Campbell in the first place.

[Vellosia]

You missed the point. The very fact she can go down that route shows how out of control PC has become.

Down what route? No one has forced Cadbury's to do anything. And if they do, it's unlikely it will be over the ridiculous claim that it's a racist ad and rather that they're using her to advertise without permission. If a court were to rule in favor of Campbell in the first place.

That she can claim the advertisment was racist on the most flimsy of grounds as an attempt to get what she wants. She probably would have kicked up a firestorm if they didn't pull it - one doesn't have to get a court order to make oneself heard. People far too easily resort to 'racist' label and the system allows them to do so.

[Laerod]

Down what route? No one has forced Cadbury's to do anything. And if they do, it's unlikely it will be over the ridiculous claim that it's a racist ad and rather that they're using her to advertise without permission. If a court were to rule in favor of Campbell in the first place.

That she can claim the advertisment was racist on the most flimsy of grounds as an attempt to get what she wants. She probably would have kicked up a firestorm if they didn't pull it - one doesn't have to get a court order to make oneself heard. People far too easily resort to 'racist' label and the system allows them to do so.

You still haven't shown how Cadbury's pulling the ad is an instance of PC rather than PR.

[Georgism]

That she can claim the advertisment was racist on the most flimsy of grounds as an attempt to get what she wants. She probably would have kicked up a firestorm if they didn't pull it - one doesn't have to get a court order to make oneself heard. People far too easily resort to 'racist' label and the system allows them to do so.

You still haven't shown how Cadbury's pulling the ad is an instance of PC rather than PR.

BECAUSE BLACK PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED

God I swear sometimes you people ask the stupidest questions

[Ashmoria]

do black children get called "chocolate bar" on the playground in the UK?

[Georgism]

do black children get called "chocolate bar" on the playground in the UK?

Not from memory, no. But I'm sure some do. We only had like two black kids at our entire school (both in our year) so y'know.

[Angleter]

Hilarious. My vengeful Brummie self does like how Kraft are suffering for this, but my sensible Brummie self doesn't like how these ramifications could see Kraft economising by moving Cadbury off to Wysznegard or wherever.

[Gravonia]

You still haven't shown how Cadbury's pulling the ad is an instance of PC rather than PR.

BECAUSE BLACK PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED

God I swear sometimes you people ask the stupidest questions

That's bullshit. Cadbury's have pulled the ad because it's easier than making a fuss over it and because it's part of a campaign, they've got other ads ready to replace it with. They don't have to pay to use her name and they haven't been ordered to take it down.

[Beinai]

Cadbury's could probably shut her up with diamonds or 'dirty stones'. But seriously, there's only racial connotations if you look for them. I would never see that as racist. PC has gone too far. It's as ridiculous as when I got booed for saying brainstorm in class- apparently, it is now considered a reference to an epileptic fit.

[Gravonia]

Political Correctness Gone Mad.

There's no such thing as Political Correctness Gone Mad. If it's not correct then it's not Politically Correct

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[SpectacularSpectacular]

That she can claim the advertisment was racist on the most flimsy of grounds as an attempt to get what she wants. She probably would have kicked up a firestorm if they didn't pull it - one doesn't have to get a court order to make oneself heard. People far too easily resort to 'racist' label and the system allows them to do so.

You still haven't shown how Cadbury's pulling the ad is an instance of PC rather than PR.

It would also cost them a fortune in court proceedings to contest her claim.

[Ashmoria]

do black children get called "chocolate bar" on the playground in the UK?

Not from memory, no. But I'm sure some do. We only had like two black kids at our entire school (both in our year) so y'know.

and is naomi campbell extremely famous as a diva in the UK?

the ad seems more than a little "off" to me but comparing a beautiful woman whose beauty is her fame to a delicous candybar isnt automatically offensive.

[Gravonia]

Anyway... rather than a discussion about the evils of political correctness.

Does anyone agree with her? Or at least see where she's coming from?

[Gravonia]

and is naomi campbell extremely famous as a diva in the UK?

the ad seems more than a little "off" to me but comparing a beautiful woman whose beauty is her fame to a delicous candybar isnt automatically offensive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Camp ... ault_cases

[Georgism]

There's no such thing as Political Correctness Gone Mad.

But that is where you're wrong. For example when politicians in the UK banned the word 'Christmas', turned all the churches into mosques and replaced UK law with Sharia law so that we wouldn't offend the Muslamicists, or when they banned slavery so that it wouldn't hurt black people's feelings, it was Political Correctness Gone Mad.

[Gravonia]

There's no such thing as Political Correctness Gone Mad.

But that is where you're wrong. For example when politicians in the UK banned the word 'Christmas', turned all the churches into mosques and replaced UK law with Sharia law so that we wouldn't offend the Muslamicists, or when they banned slavery so that it wouldn't hurt black people's feelings, it was Political Correctness Gone Mad.

That must have happened when I was on holiday as I missed it.

And if they happened then all apart from the last one would not be politically correct as the would be the wrong/incorrect thing to do.

[Galla-]

Down what route? No one has forced Cadbury's to do anything. And if they do, it's unlikely it will be over the ridiculous claim that it's a racist ad and rather that they're using her to advertise without permission. If a court were to rule in favor of Campbell in the first place.

That she can claim the advertisment was racist on the most flimsy of grounds as an attempt to get what she wants. She probably would have kicked up a firestorm if they didn't pull it - one doesn't have to get a court order to make oneself heard. People far too easily resort to 'racist' label and the system allows them to do so.

I could, somehow, twist these words into being offensive to my white, bleached, snow skin and yet I'd still not be able to win any money from you.

Oh look at me I'm a white Naomi Campbell, and I'm still not going to win any money in a court that doesn't laugh me out onto my arse.