Westfield’s ute riding newlyweds incur ad watchdog’s ban
The Westfield Group has had one of its cinema advertisements banned for showing a newly wed couple riding in the tray of a Holden ute.
A complaint posted to the Ad Standards Board said the first scene of the advertisement, which promoted the Spring lines available at the shopping centre, showed “illegal” behaviour including carrying passengers in a part of a vehicle which is not designed to seat passengers.
Are people serious?.. can nothing be done in ads anymore just cos someone might not be smart enough to realise sometimes, the behaviour shouldn’t be replicated in real life?.. Morons complaining and bigger morons upholding the complaints.
Imagine if they were in a wicked camper – the ad would still be running for another 5 years.
Whoever filed the complaint needs to be beaten to death with a car antenna.
Nine times out of ten it’s a competitor.
It’s ok for blokes to RUN DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD holding beers being chased by cops on foot.
It’s ok for a dude to JUMP FROM THE TOP OF A BUILDING ONTO A MOVING HELICOPTER in a movie trailer on prime time TV.
It’s not ok for a couple to sit in the back of a ute. No wonder clients don’t want to do anything mildly creative anymore.