When will we get fed up with the stereotype of the stupid, clumsy father we see appearing in each western commercial break
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That's actually covered in the article as something this would cut down on
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I've read it. But the headlines or the 'public' outrage never focus on that, it's always about those poor little (& big) girls identities.
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kids are clickbait
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Kids are the most malleable. Agree that the headline isn't the best, but even the bumbling father affects kids, forming their view of men.
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When you're incapable of cracking down on terrorism, you have to crack down on something I guess
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Trying to stop sexist ads filled with stereotypes and "body shaming" will not prevent other problems from being solved simultaneously
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So the stupid man/dad troupe used by
@CanadianTire,@XFINITY@budlight and others will soon be gone too? Or just female stereotypes? -
According to the article, yeah, the bumbling father figure would be out.
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so what, a girl can't be ballerina anymore? stop shoving political correctness down everyone's throat!
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My Lord! They are just saying that it's also ok for a male to be a ballerina and a female to be a mathematician. Not pc, just correct.
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Yeah, I agree completely, but is it that big of an issue to crack down on? I mean, is it really?
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Yea actually it is. I could list the reasons for it but there are too many for the 140 characters of twitter.
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You start listing, I'll tell you why every single thing you say is idiotic in the order that you say them.
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How about, mechanics only being represented as male, or men as idiots when it comes to household work or kids? Just two examples.
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Government with the authority to decide what we can & can't say, see, read will/has devolved into tyranny.
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No, advertising standards agency acting on complaints from the public using its power to affect adverts. No free speech has been lost
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What about the right of the advertiser? Aren't they being told what they can or can't say? Their freedom of expression being limited?
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Not really. They're being asked to be more inclusive. It's an extraordinary stretch to call advertising "expression" or call it free speech
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Especially since we're talking about targeted Advertising for milk
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It's easy to view censorship narrowly in only it's present context which may seem perfectly reasonable
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This is hardly censorship. The ASA has been acting on public request for decades against con-artistry. I'd say preventing lying ads is good
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