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Old 27th January 2004, 05:54     #1
Simon
SHG
 
Talking You can't make this stuff up

http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/2...087962602.html
Quote:
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".
...
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."
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
 
Old 27th January 2004, 08:02     #2
StN
I have detailed files
 
I fear Mr Irwin is reinforcing the fiery ginga stereotype. Quick, poke him with a stick, and see what he does...
 
Old 27th January 2004, 08:23     #3
flic
Dee Hast Mish
 
Big Smile

redheads can be such whiney bitches

way to not point negative attention to yourself Urwin

gimp
 
Old 27th January 2004, 08:32     #4
wizardofOz
 
Thats just too funny to not crack up.

/me lols hard and gets funny looks from work mates.
 
Old 27th January 2004, 08:33     #5
Mr Melon
My spoon is too big!
 
Laugh

Heh, thought that's who it was while reading it yesterday
 
Old 27th January 2004, 08:33     #6
Heresy
yawn.
 
heh, fuckin gingas.

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Old 27th January 2004, 08:48     #7
Cinclant
 
Wacked

Looks like some unfortunate self-owenage.

 
Old 27th January 2004, 09:18     #8
Whiplash
Bobo Fettish
 
 
Old 27th January 2004, 09:22     #9
sv
simulationszeitalter
 
Is it true that ginga chix go like fire engines in the sack?
 
Old 27th January 2004, 09:27     #10
Heresy
yawn.
 
they're all repressed and fiery.



rated 5 for best self-ownage since pluck.
 
Old 27th January 2004, 09:36     #11
Cinclant
 
YUO=LAME



?
 
Old 27th January 2004, 09:44     #12
Whiplash
Bobo Fettish
 
 
Old 27th January 2004, 09:47     #13
ChaosWulf
Don't worry, be harpy
 
Quote:
Originally posted by sv
Is it true that ginga chix go like fire engines in the sack?
Having never seen a fire engine in a sack, I honestly couldn't answer that.
 
Old 27th January 2004, 09:50     #14
Heresy
yawn.
 
 
Old 27th January 2004, 09:52     #15
Whiplash
Bobo Fettish
 
 
Old 27th January 2004, 09:52     #16
s0nic
 
umm...who is this c irwin dude?
 
Old 27th January 2004, 09:52     #17
ala*
 
Quote:
Originally posted by sv
Is it true that ginga chix go like fire engines in the sack?
i, like u i imagine, have been far too scared to go there so far.
 
Old 27th January 2004, 09:54     #18
flic
Dee Hast Mish
 
depends on if the carpet matches the curtains
 
Old 27th January 2004, 09:56     #19
The Edge
 
If it does, they do (speaking from personal experience).
 
Old 27th January 2004, 10:14     #20
jeff_sichoe
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Whiplash
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/whi...pics/owned.jpg

hhhahahaahaaaaaaaaaaahahhahahaha

stupid kids
 
Old 27th January 2004, 10:20     #21
Heresy
yawn.
 
Quote:
Originally posted by s0nic
umm...who is this c irwin dude?

logic (lolgic?) dictates that it is Moo.
 
Old 27th January 2004, 10:31     #22
triki
 
lol so moo is that guy?
 
Old 27th January 2004, 10:31     #23
sv
simulationszeitalter
 
Quote:
Originally posted by The Edge
If it does, they do (speaking from personal experience).
awesome
 
Old 27th January 2004, 10:39     #24
Wake
 
Im semi ginga, I just defend it by saying strawberry blond
 
Old 27th January 2004, 10:46     #25
ChaosWulf
Don't worry, be harpy
 
Wake - yeah, me too

That said, I don't find "ginga" to be an insult either, its just amusing.
Course the Coruba in question is only supposed to offend red haired males
 
Old 27th January 2004, 10:49     #26
wugambino
Electric Boogaloo
 
top bloke
 
Old 27th January 2004, 10:49     #27
Farmer Joe
Word To Your Motherboard!
 
Laugh

lol
 
Old 27th January 2004, 11:19     #28
s0nic
 
well in that case....
HAHAHAH at moo
 
Old 27th January 2004, 11:25     #29
Axident
 
I'm about as ginger as they come and what I find most offensive about that add is that anyone would go after a chick that looks like that. Jeeze, I mean she looks like a white drag-queen wearing shoe-polish!
 
Old 27th January 2004, 11:25     #30
Lightspeed
 
I dunno... it seems the full on ginga males fit into the box we create for them quite nicely.
 
Old 27th January 2004, 11:29     #31
Whiplash
Bobo Fettish
 
Ok, so for those of us who don't watch TV - what happens in the ad?
 
Old 27th January 2004, 11:31     #32
Nahaz
 
Insults always seem less of a big deal when they're not aimed at you.
 
Old 27th January 2004, 11:47     #33
Heresy
yawn.
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Nahaz
Insults always seem less of a big deal when they're not aimed at you.
You [VeNoM] llama! :>
 
Old 27th January 2004, 11:48     #34
MadLep
 



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Old 27th January 2004, 11:53     #35
Pepsi
Konnichiwa, bitches
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Whiplash
Ok, so for those of us who don't watch TV - what happens in the ad?
Something like this I think...
Ginger guy and Ugly Jamaican lady sitting in the classroom and ginger guy starts to complain that girls don't like him 'cause he's ginger. Meanwhile she's not actually looking at him while he's talking and instead looking at the "Ginja" flavoured Coruba bottle and she proceeds to tell him she loves "Ginja", so he takes this as a sign that she likes gingers and goes to kiss her. She shakes him off and gets mad because she was talking about the drink.
 
Old 27th January 2004, 11:57     #36
Whiplash
Bobo Fettish
 
 
Old 27th January 2004, 12:02     #37
Heresy
yawn.
 
 
Old 27th January 2004, 12:04     #38
StN
I have detailed files
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Whiplash
Ok, so for those of us who don't watch TV - what happens in the ad?
Pretty much what the link says:
Quote:
The board's ruling said the advertisement showed a woman teacher enthusing about "Ginja", saying that "she likes it very much, that it is really different, popular with the ladies, and that she has a real thing for Ginja.

"The student inadvertently thinks that she is making complimentary comments about him (he has ginger hair). In his exuberance he romantically lunges towards his teacher. She reacts with shock and disdain, saying, 'Get your pale freckled hands off me!'" the board said.
Although 'Get your pale freckled hands off me!' is in a thick Carribean accent.
 
Old 27th January 2004, 12:07     #39
combatspoon
 
Laugh

Oh my god, holy shit ;-O
 
Old 27th January 2004, 12:19     #40
catharsis
 
hah, so lame.
I've been called things all my life because I have red hair. I couldn't give a shit at all, I think it's pretty damn funny when people tease about it.
I tease myself more probably, I'm the first to crack wise when people ask if I want some 'Big Red' & I'm always on about the old red rat. pffft stupid munters , they really shouldn't care about this kind of petty insult.
 
 


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