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British humor is quite different from American humor. This seems more in line with the company trying to be funny rather than the overtly sexist gesture it app
by Killah911 13y ago
British humor is quite different from American humor. This seems more in line with the company trying to be funny rather than the overtly sexist gesture it appears to be at first glance. Not saying it isn't sexist, but it seems like an attempt at humor which may be lost on those who aren't quite familiar with British humor.
- petercooper 13y agoEspecially of that era. Carry On movies, On The Buses and all that. Doesn't necessarily make it right in the modern context but bawdy humour was absolutely the norm up into the 80s. I watched the On The Buses movie a while ago and was actually taken aback by a scene near the intro where the two main characters basically restrain and grope a new female bus conductor. And that was the best selling British movie of 1971 and one for all the family..! :-)
- frobozz 13y agoI was similarly shocked by characters in their 40s ogling and catcalling at "girls" in school uniform (though clearly played by women in their 20s). This seems to be a norm of the era, and it goes so strongly against today's paedogeddon mores that even a gritty crime drama wouldn't have too much of it nowadays, let alone a family sitcom. For those unfamiliar with the British School system: someone in a school uniform is definitely below 18-and-a-bit, and considering the nature of further education before the late 80s, would very likely have been below 16 (even more likely if female).
- roel_v 13y agoYou're very kind in your characterization, I'm willing to spend my karma on a less euphemistic statement: leave it to Americans to get up in arms about perceived 'sexism' in an ad like this, especially keeping in mind the date on it. LOL at some of the comments below - 'misogyny'? Really?