Paddy Power ads – sexist?

[Gingertipster]

One advert featured a woman, with the voice-over saying "women have a lot to put up with…. men….". Taken on their own, they do seem sexist, to men as well as women. As already stated by some, I think it is more poking fun of sexist attitudes. I see nothing wrong with the adverts.

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[Blackheath]

Love the Paddy Power adverts. Harmlessly humerous in an increasingly schizophrenic world which lurches between hardcore PC and blatant sexual exploitation.

As for the bookmaker, they are like all the others. Every bet knocked back if they think you might win a few quid.

[pppadcast]

first/only girl to comment on this thread?

I think they are jokes…

I hope you’re talking about the Ads and not the Podcast, Emma We’re heart-broken you feel that way.

[moehat]

I think they’re great, and this is coming from someone who despairs of the fact that years of liberation have left us with a female population of young women who aspire to be Jordan/Chantelle et al. The ‘women have a lot to put up with’ one was the best, and I was fascinated by the

computer generated face.

[anthonycutt]

One advert featured a woman, with the voice-over saying "women have a lot to put up with…. men….". Taken on their own, they do seem sexist, to men as well as women. As already stated by some, I think it is more poking fun of sexist attitudes. I see nothing wrong with the adverts.

I’m absolutely convinced that the woman in that advert is the man in the other advert that showed around the same time, only wearing a wig!

Uncanny.

[sparky371]

perhaps if they had pole dancing in their betting shops it might encourage more people to go in rather than sit online

if they are gonna be sexist might as well go the whole hog

[anthonycutt]

The punters in the Paddy Power in Manchester give a new meaning to the word ‘undesirable’ One time I had a winner in there & an old haggard woman followed me out to ask if I was looking for ‘business’

If it wasn’t for them being the only high street bookie to do five places on the National, I would never have gone back in.

One piece of good news on the advert front today. Bet 365 have dropped that annoying epileptic fit of an advert that they’d been running.

[fitzer1987]

perhaps if they had pole dancing in their betting shops it might encourage more people to go in rather than sit online

if they are gonna be sexist might as well go the whole hog

Great idea, lap dancing/betting shops!!

They will have to employ some new staff though, most of the ladies in my local shops are as rough as sand paper to say the least!!

Squeez a bar in around the corner and I would never leave!!

[EmmyK]

ah dear i’ve been misunderstood.

jokes = really rather entertaining.

I thought the ones with the balloons/man and woman was blinking hilarious

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