Naomi Campbell complains about 'racist' press ad

[Georgism]

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.

Either that or you sheeple just don't pay attention.

[EnragedMaldivians]

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.

And no, I don't agree with her. She's just using a juvenile tactic to try and make some money.

[Cosmopoles]

I'm at work - can someone else dig up that Stewart Lee video about people not understanding what politically correct means? I feel its appropriate right now.

[Gravonia]

It's not about Naomi Campbell but a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and, by extension, in theatre, cinema and popular music*.

Campbell is just a fucking extreme ugly model.

*: Diva

from that link:
'The word "diva" is often used negatively, to describe a celebrity in film or music who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.[4]'

[Bottle]

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.

What exactly are you bitching about? The fact that Naomi Campbell, like everyone else, is free to say stupid things? How exactly should "the system" be fixed to prevent this, and why?

[Gravonia]

I'm at work - can someone else dig up that Stewart Lee video about people not understanding what politically correct means? I feel its appropriate right now.

This?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGAOCVwL ... re=related

[Georgism]

The fact that Naomi Campbell, like everyone else, is free to say stupid things?

A disgusting situation as I'm sure you agree. Certainly the greatest danger facing this nation in the modern era.

[Hydesland]

PC rather than PR.

There's a difference?

[Tsaraine]

I'm at work - can someone else dig up that Stewart Lee video about people not understanding what politically correct means? I feel its appropriate right now.

Here you go.

Either that or you sheeple just don't pay attention.

Fined one Internet for use of the word "sheeple". Report to your local Center for Meme Control for your lashings.

I think that this is mainly about PR - someone at Cadbury's probably decided that it was worth pulling rather than generate a lot of "ZOMG RACIST CHOCOLATE" idiocy - which is what would happen if it were left to fester in public discourse. Remember that the basic common denominator of the global marketplace of ideas is the YouTube commenter - it's not a matter of political correctness, it's a matter of a lot of people (Campbell included) being bloody stupid. Whether those people are called African-Americans, wops, niggers, crackers, Alabamans, Italians, Maxtopians, Liliputians or Marche Noirians makes no difference to their bloody stupidity. Idiocy transcends racial boundaries.

[Georgism]

Fined one Internet for use of the word "sheeple". Report to your local Center for Meme Control for your lashings.

The mods are in on the leftist anti-white conspiracy!

[Grave_n_idle]

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's got better grounds than 'most flimsy'. She's not complaining from out of nowhere - she was specifically pulled into the comparison.

I suspect it was always intended to be pulled, as soon as it got a response... sort of 'flash marketing'. It is basically trolling as advertising - call someone a diva (especially if you can manage questionable insinuation about race, for example)... and then profit off the 'diva' behaviour when they complain.

[Sibirsky]

I hate that bitch. She's fucking obnoxious.

[The Imperial Shard]

Isn't there also "White cholcolate"?

OMFG RASISEM!!!!

[Grave_n_idle]

Isn't there also "White cholcolate"?

Not in the ad that name-checks her, no.

[JuNii]

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

I know...

Simon Woolley of Operation Black Vote said: "Racism in the playground starts with white children calling black children 'chocolate bar'.

so Chocolate bar is now a racial slur? lord forbid cadbury makes a 'Dark Chocolate' ad...

[JuNii]

Lol... from the ad...

"Move over Naomi,
There's a new Diva in town.

I'm the world's most pampered bar
now in 3 new flavors"

OMG... they called her a pampered bar!

[Ashmoria]

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?

i sort of do but it seems as off the mark as the ad itself is.

its not really racist to compare remarkable beauty and delicious candy. its not denegrating anyone or putting anyone in their place.

but it does seem wrong to call a candy bar "difficult to work with" (diva)

[The Black Forrest]

Meh. Publicity stunt. Nothing more.

[Robert Magoo]

Regardless of political correctness, the idea that you need somebody's permission to use their name is absurd.

[Ashmoria]

Regardless of political correctness, the idea that you need somebody's permission to use their name is absurd.

no its not absurd

she made her name one photo at a time and they are using it to sell candy.

id be pissed.

[Samuraikoku]

Regardless of political correctness, the idea that you need somebody's permission to use their name is absurd.

It's not if the name is registered as a trademark.

Whoever cares about Naomi Campbell anyway?

[The Matthew Islands]

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.

LolBrum.

Hasn't she tried pulling the race card before? And was promptly ignored for it.

[Strathy]

This is rediculous! Cadbury's said that they didn't mean it in a racist way, how can people still be complaining? PC has go way to far.

[Ashmoria]

Regardless of political correctness, the idea that you need somebody's permission to use their name is absurd.

It's not if the name is registered as a trademark.

Whoever cares about Naomi Campbell anyway?

naomi campbell does

[Tekania]

I find their add highly offensive.... Not because it is racist, but because, being a chocoholic, comparing Naomi to a Chocolate bar is a disgrace to chocolate bars everywhere.