So I had a tweet a while back which went like this:
@SportsLiberated Your thoughts on that dated, totally unfunny @curryspcworld World Cup advert. Totally undermines all the work of your site
— Cava Supernova (@CavaSupernova) May 1, 2014
I hadn’t seen the ad but it sounded bad already but before I’d even had a chance to see it, I received this tweet:
@SportsLiberated Might be best to see it first!- we’ve had some pretty good feedback on it aswell! thanks marcus. — KNOWHOW support (@knowhowtohelp) May 3, 2014
Well, I’ve seen it now Marcus and it’s so unimaginative and tired and cliched in its view of relationships that it’s taken me this long to work up the energy to comment on them. For those who haven’t seen the ads, here you go:
And it’s not just Currys. Pringles, you’re next…
Advertisers, you’re missing a trick. Instead of antiquated ads with killjoy girlfriends, how about something with this sort of feel…
The Independent reports that a Curry’s spokesman said: “Our current TV campaign is driven by a universal insight about relationships, which provides fertile ground for humour and if anything shows the female in the ultimate position of authority. Our advertising in no way says that only men purchase TVs.”
Quite right, relationships are definitely fertile ground for humour – but the operative word here is ‘humour’.
