Comments on: Nando’s ad too spicy, ASB prefers mild

By: Rohan

Rohan — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:58:12 +0000

There was an AD once for Strike Bowling Bars in Melbourne which used the slogan ‘Smashing Pins!’ and an image of a female’s legs in a short skirt.

I decided to write a bogus complaint to the Advertising Standards people to see what the response was… I even used the ridiculous notion of sexual violence connotations becasue the younger generation actually used ‘I want to smash her…’ in reference to sexual conquest.

Anyways the rebuttal from the advertiser responsible was provided to me and was a rational and clearly stated objection to my hysterical interpritation of the AD.

The sad thing is if I sent off 100 such bogus complaints from 100 fake emails the AD would probably be banned!

I would love to post the rebuttal as it is interesting but I don’t know the legal ramifications… Could someone help me?

By: Jacky (medium breasted)

Jacky (medium breasted) — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:36:53 +0000

That ad is classic, tasteful, smart and funny. I mean, what woman DOESN’T want to be eaten??

By: Hortonsbury Phlebotrot

Hortonsbury Phlebotrot — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:09:39 +0000

What the hell Nando’s is this with a waitress?

By: taleya

taleya — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:43:02 +0000

Speaking as a large breasted woman myself…I UTTERLY PISSED MYSELF LAUGHING.

This actually happens. Damned things get in the way and you can’t see things underneath them. It’s no worse than an ad with a man walking into someone due to carrying a large parcel.

People need to lighten the hell up. Not everything is about sex, or your damned children.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:29:53 +0000

I agree with Carl. Its a girl in a singlet top with large boobs – since when is that offensive. It happen every day. Nando’s have just portrayed a day to day occurance.

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:01:54 +0000

People should lighten up about this whole Nando’s ad. After all us females are our worst enemies. We always judge our books by the cover. Nando’s were just taking up on our own joke. I am sure woman are work at Nando’s. Nando’s have dont nothing to be ashamed of. They haven’t invented the wheel. This Nando’s add is nothing other like any celebrity gossip mags that are out on the stands everyday and yes WE ALL READ THEM! By the way I love this Portugasm think.
O and 1 more thing…it is what you teach your kids at home, Stop blaming only the media for this.

By: John

John — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:02:40 +0000

I do not know if this is relevant. There is a lot of controversy about Nandos adverts. Some websites are almost militant towards Nandos business. The above advert I found to be cheap but ASB went overboard. Adverts about male penis are allowed but women’s breast are of limits. I like Nando’s chicken (my blog: http://nandos.blog.com/2009/03/18/nandos-or-nandos-are-my-best-fast-food-outlet-i-do-not-like-their-adverts-but-nandos-chicken-is-very-yummy-i-like-the-idea-of-non-plastic-cutlery-and-fresh-flamed-grilled-chicken/#comments) and as long as Nandos chicken is right I do not care about morality of their adverts.

By: Miss Nicole Jensen » Naughty nurses at CeBIT. Urgh.

Miss Nicole Jensen » Naughty nurses at CeBIT. Urgh. — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:34:56 +0000

[...] you couldn’t go above the cliched ’sex sells.’ At least it wasn’t as bad as Nando’s latest though, I’ll give NetRegistry that [...]

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:16:18 +0000

And if it was a man with large pectoral muscles who couldn’t see his fries nobody would notice.

The irony is that claiming breasts are off limits to humour increases the objectification of women because now women become a class of citizen whose anatomies are treated differently. Breasts are no longer glands that come in all shapes and sizes, rather they become social symbols attached to a woman wherever she goes. A symbol a woman – like that actress in the ad – is not allowed to escape from.

By: SkipEU

SkipEU — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:54:27 +0000

Some people really have no humour…

Why are parents always using kids in complaints? The parents are really the one which are bothered.