http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/2...087962602.html
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NZ blue over redhead 'insult'
January 27, 2004
A group of red-headed New Zealand men have succeeded in their official complaints about a television commercial they said reinforced negative stereotypes, making life difficult for people with their hair colour.
The Advertising Standards Complaints Board upheld complaints about the commercial for a brand of rum called Coruba Ginja, saying it had "indeed caused serious offence to red-headed males in particular".
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Although an unspecified number of red-haired men complained, the board quoted only a 21-year-old man identified as C Irwin, who said the commercial "is mocking people like myself in a nasty fashion".
He said, "The advertisement will add to the atmosphere of denigration that currently exists in New Zealand towards red-headed males and I am sick of dealing with the repercussions of such ill-thought out humour."
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How lucky we all are to have the haven of free speech and liberal enlightenment that is the NZGames.com forums. Why, just yesterday Moo posted an example of this tolerance, when he felt secure enough to
refer to a group of Pacific Islanders as "
a bunch of niggers", and then defend it by saying:
Quote:
Originally posted by Moo
most maori I know aren't offended by the term nigger.. much like the terms geek or morange don't offend me
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