Or is TV very very backward over here? It seems to be more suitable for an audience from decades ago Things that vex me: -That Cilit Bang advert: "WOMEN all over the UK are trying Cilit Bang"...because of course men dont have to clean their toilets...How irritating having to see this mass of females in gloves scrubbing away -The Iceland advert: "Thats why MUMS go to Iceland"...Same jist, what about single dads? Gay men? Single blokes...dont they have to shop for food? Or is Iceland an exclusive club? Wife swap. This only gets annoying because they deliberately seem to pick out chauvinists, and when describing a women who doesnt work, use the term "traditional stay-at-home mum"...which grates me...and WHEN was the last time that was "tradition" exactly? Back in the 70s? And also when theres a gay couple they blow it up out of all proportion and make such a damn big thing of it. "Omg, what about the CHILDREN!?!?" The way the adverts for cars, conservatories or whatever all show perfect nuclear families. This is so outdated. 2 obnoxious kids, a dog, and a perfect Barratt show home with 3 cars on the drive. Who actually lives like that? And the way its all made to seem like the absolute norm. "When YOUR little ones grow up...etc blah" The fact that there are so many car adverts. Self-explanatory The way cooking programmes cook meat with a token bit of vegetable almost exclusively. When they DO actually cook a dish without meat (about once every 3 weeks) they make such a big deal of it "Yes, and this is our special vegetarian dish for those vegetarians!" This dish will always include cheese, butter, or something else either not vegan or suitable for those with allergies, and ive often seen them include seafood. I think also they should take peoples religions etc into account, people dont always want to see Anhtony warrel whatsit drooling all over some bloody bit of pig and digging into it with his bare filthy fingernails The constant stream of programmes about antiques, people selling things, buying houses or moving abroad! Who cares? The way there seems to be an obsession with money and insurance and property and taxes and oh my, what a crock o shite. Who gives a damn? Were trying to LIVE here, were not in a constant state of anxiety over who can get us a better deal, Tesco Compare or confused.com Oh, and making sure people in adverts for shower gel etc are always showering with their back to the camera so as not to risk showing a dreaded breast! I grew up thinking that was the normal way to shower, with your tits pressed up against the tiles. Women have breasts, we realised that now! There are tons more things but my fingers are tired now So this ends what was essentially a pointless thread, but it made me feel much better
good point! its so bloody annoying when they do that, they are scared to think outside the box. another one that i hate is those damn back to school adverts, and they put them on in like july! its so depressing. dont get me wrong, i love britain, and i love traditions, i wouldnt live anywhere else, but for gods sake, dont be so conventional all the time. blessings xxxx
