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The ITC just have no perspective..

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  • 05-06-2002 6:34pm
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    chernobyl
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    Xbox advert "shocking" Gestalt [05-Jun-2002]

    In a frankly bizarre ruling, the Independent Television Commission has banned the Xbox's infamous "life is short" TV advert. Probably the console's best known ad on this side of the pond, it portrayed a baby being shot out from between a woman's legs in a hospital, getting older as it flew through the air, before eventually crashing into a grave as an old man. The punch line? "Life is short. Play more."

    So what were the grounds for the ban? Misleading advertisement? A chronic lack of in-game footage? Having absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the product being plugged? No, apparently it was because some viewers found it offensive. According to a report from Ananova, more than a hundred viewers across the UK complained about the advert's content. Rumours that all of the complaints were typed in block capitals and ended with the words "Xbox $uxs, gameCube R0xors" have yet to be confirmed.

    Upholding the complaints, the ITC commented that "the man's screams throughout his life's journey suggest a traumatic experience". Insert obligatory joke about the size of the Xbox controller here. The ITC found that these screams, "together with the reminder that life is short, made the final scene more shocking". Or, for those of us who don't have a life mission to make the world as bland a place as possible, more amusing.

    We're now looking forward to the inevitable banning of the latest PlayStation 2 advert, on the grounds that the sight of a strange French bloke eating memory cards is likely to put people off their dinner.

    Talk about extreme conservatism...


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    Dont be at yourself
    Registered Users Posts: 10,581 ✭✭✭✭Dont be at yourself


    I find this topic distressing and would like if a mod could please delete it. Thanks.


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    chernobyl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,682 ✭✭✭chernobyl


    I stand corrected.
    The ITC are completely in touch and also request that the thread be deleted.

    hehe...


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    Mossy Monk
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    thank god does people have no control in this country


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    sceptre
    Registered Users Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    People with nothing better to do.

    Why didn't they complain about that Freeserve nudie advert that was on in the middle of the day?

    (or in Ireland about that Champion Sports ad (or whoever) with the fat bloke with the bouncing titties) - now that was offensive in that I couldn't eat my dinner after seeing it - it was like listening to radio 1 documentaries about liverfluke


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