On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:45:36 +0100, Andy Champ
wrote:

Mark Carver wrote:
tony sayer wrote:
It seems that in modern Britain, whilst racism is almost a capital
offence, ageism is officially condoned.


Totally agree!. Don't they -ever- think that one day they'll be old to?..

You don't when you're in your twenties, and that's the root problem.


One of two roots. The other is - why are people that age in charge of
the ad. campaign anyway?


Not exactly the same topic but why do females allow themselves to be
presented as totally air-headed or vacuous on TV adverts.

SWMBO was watching "true movies" this afternoon the film had been
edited into 7-8 minute segments between which were replayed exactly
the same sequence of adverts one of which showed a woman with a scabby
kid about six years old who had stained his T-shirt with pizza
topping. As if by magic another female dressed in a pink jump suit
appears from nowhere with an "intelligent" washing powder and saves
the day - mugs of instant coffee all round leaving the woman appearing
a poor 3rd in the intelligence stakes behind the scabby 6 year old kid
and the washing powder.

Last advert in the sequence was a woman who burst into song because
she could play Lotto / HTML one arm bandit games on the internet for
20p a go.

What an empty meaningless life they must lead.

Derek