Political Correctness in Advertising
February 12, 2007 – 9:24 amI gotta give credit to Bart Cleveland for posting an article called “The Day the Funny Ad Died” on the AdAge site as part of the Small Agency Diary. Basically, the summary is that someone is going
But the point is, you can’t make everyone happy. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t agree with intentionally offending anyone or tolerate incompetence, but where is the line? There is always a balance of creativity, budget, timing, client approval, and the list goes on.
I just think we are all too happy to sue someone about anything these days if we feel negatively impacted by something someone does, be it a person or organization, or just a feeling we get after an experience. There are frivilous lawsuits allover the place.
And remember, coffee is traditionally a hot beverage, and if you decide that driving and drinking scalding hot coffee at the same time is a good idea, be sure to have an attorney on speed dial, because it must be there fault by allowing you to purchase coffee at a drive-thru anyway.
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One Response to “Political Correctness in Advertising”
I agree. I think that today’s societly is getting too carried away with the never-ending legal battles over something as insignificant as a hot cup of coffee. However, I do also think that some advertisments go to the extent of offending people just to add “shock-value” to their advertisments. What ever happened to clean humor?
By Liz on Feb 12, 2007