UK bans 'Wanted' movie posters and causes the end of the world
http://afk2pee.com/blog/?p=433
[INDENT]Two posters for an Angelina Jolie film have been criticised by advertising watchdogs for making guns attractive.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled the Wanted posters were not suitable to be seen by children.
It added that the use of a glamorous actress, gun images and aspirational text “could glamorise violence”.
But seven people who complained the posters were inappropriate at a time of concern about gun crime did not have that particular view upheld by the ASA.
[/INDENT] They received 17 complaints. I actually looked up the population of the United Kingdom. As of July 2007 there were:
60,776,238
There you have it. Stupidity at its finest.
[INDENT]The ASA said in its ruling that “we acknowledged most viewers would understand the posters reflected the content of an action film”.
[/INDENT] This is europe we’re talking about now, right? Where they have the most ridiculously sexual and graphic commercials ever? Where Posh Spice is from? Prince Charles? I don’t get it.
i can't even think of anything to say about that.
as far as there being less UK than US.
i believe UK has ~ 60million where US has ~300million. Of course there's significantly less. but i imagine the percentage rate is similar.
i couldn't find a nice informative chart of gun-related deaths of different countries.
but in 2007 UK had ~ 22k gun related deaths ( includes suicide and accidental )
in 2004 US had ~ 29k
US = New Kids On The Block
Wait...
UK = Beatles
US = Elvis
Better...
UK = Amy Winehouse
US = Britney Spears
Well, at least Britney is prettier?
UK = Mi6
US = CIA
We terrorize in a global level, thank you.
UK = James Bond
US = Jason Bourne
Faster kick ass...ness.
'About ten minutes.'
'Wow, that's it?'
'Well, if they have a record or something, it could take...about fifteen minutes?'
'Oh well - that's a pretty good safeguard.'
He didn't get my sense of humor.
I like it that way.
Guns are -so- welcome in fact, you can legally shoot someone who is on your property in texas without repercussion.
Just watched a 911 call the other day, Texas grandma shot dude who busted in her house and was hiding in a closet ( to evade police for stealing a car ).
He didn't make any threatening moves or anything, was just hiding in a closet. and she shot him. twice. and wasn't charged. lol
US = Jason Bourne
Ohh, not to mention total ewber hawtness, oh yeah *drool*
Guns and me... we don't get along. I shot a .22 once, taking a hunter's safety course, that was enough for me. I certainly won't tell others that they can't have a gun; they just need to be ready to face me if anyone in my family is ever shot. ;)
And from what I've been reading in the Daily Mail across the pond, it's knives that they've had a problem with rather than guns :(
