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‘You found it offensive, we all found it funny’: Firm forced to take down billboard poke fun at ‘the offended’ in new advert – Manchester Evening News
An artificial grass company forced to take down an ‘inappropriate’ billboard by the advertising watchdog has returned with a new poster poking fun at the ‘offended’.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) – the UK’s independent regulator of advertising across all media – forced Oldham-based Great Grass MCR Ltd to take down a billboard in November last year after ruling it ‘objectified and stereotyped women as sexual objects’.
The poster, situated on a busy junction in Hollinwood, where Oldham Road meets the M60 motorway, featured a headline stating the company were ‘Artificial Grarse Experts’. Underneath the text was an image of a woman wearing only a thong with text which states: “Perfect 365 days a year…Get laid by the best.”
The ASA’s investigation, which was sparked by complaints, found the poster to be ‘irresponsible and likely to cause serious offence’. At the time, the local company said in response that the advertisement was a ‘bit of light-hearted fun and not intended to offend anyone’.
Having taken the poster down, the Oldham company has now replaced it with a new billboard ‘apologising’ to those who found the previous message offensive. In reference to the ASA complaints, the new headline states ‘Apologies to the offended 4’.
“You found it offensive, we all found it funny,” the poster adds. The billboard then features an angry face emoji followed by the number four alongside a laughing face emoji next to 40,000,000.
“Just because you’re offended, doesn’t mean you’re right,” the ad continued. The advertisement ended with a promotional offer for people to quote ‘not offended’ to receive 10% off their next order.
Speaking to the M.E.N, Great Grass MCR Ltd said the original billboard had been up for months before a complaint was first made, but said the overall reaction had been great for business.
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“It had been up for three months before it received three complaints,” owner Mike Allen said. “We’ve had that billboard spot for five years and no one has ever seen it but now that people have complained, everyone’s seen it.
“It was never meant to be offensive and we’ve had thousands of comments telling us they found it funny. It’s been shared around the world and featured in loads of newspapers.”
Mike said he had originally considered featuring a topless man in the new advert, but ultimately decided to poke fun at the complaints instead.
He explains: “I was just going to go back to doing a normal poster but then I thought, I’ll just say what everyone has said to us that they found it funny. It’s like Ricky Gervais said, just because someone finds something offensive doesn’t necessarily mean they’re right.”
Mike said the new poster has received a great response and he intends to keep the tongue-in-cheek messages coming.
“In the end, it’s had a positive effect on us and it’s worked out in our favour,” he added. “We’ve turned it on its head and it’s been the best thing to happen to us.
“In this day and age, with what’s going on in Ukraine and this country, there’s a million and one other things that we should all be worrying about instead.”
Eddie Murphy Accepts His Golden Globe Honor and Tells a Will Smith Slap Joke
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Hollywood icon Eddie Murphy received the esteemed Cecil B. DeMille Award at this year’s Golden Globes ceremony. The actor, comedian, and previous Golden Globe winner accepted the honor Tuesday night, presented by Tracy Morgan and Jamie Lee Curtis, thanking the HFPA, as well as his partner, Paige Butcher, and his 10 kids – Eric, 33, Bria, 33, Christian, 32, Myles, 30, Shayne, 28, Zola, 23, Bella, 20, Angel, 15, Izzy, 6, and Max, 4 – for their “love, support, and inspiration.”
“I’ve been in show business for 46 years, and I’ve been in the movie business for 41 years. So this has been a long time in the making,” he said. Murphy kept his acceptance speech brief, jokingly saying, “I could literally stand up here and keep saying ‘thank you’ till they play the piano.” However, he did leave a word of advice for other stars – and concluded with a hell of a punchline.
“To all the new up-and-coming dreamers and artists that are in the room tonight, I want to let you know that there is a definitive blueprint that you can follow to achieve success, prosperity, longevity, and peace of mind,” he said. “I followed it my whole career. It’s very simple, it’s three things, just do these three things: pay your taxes, mind your business, and keep Will Smith’s wife’s name out your f*cking mouth!”
According to Variety, the Cecil B. DeMille Award has been presented to honorees since 1952, acknowledging talented individuals for their “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.” However, the award wasn’t handed out last year as the Globes were boycotted by talent, media, and creatives over a lack of diversity at the HFPA (at the time, it didn’t have any Black members) and other issues.
Murphy now joins past awardees who include Jane Fonda (2021), Tom Hanks (2020), Jeff Bridges (2019), Oprah Winfrey (2018), Meryl Streep (2017), and Denzel Washington (2016). And his honor couldn’t have come at a better time as the 61-year-old star is stepping back into his acting bag for Netflix’s “You People” rom-com, directed by Kenya Barris, which stars Jonah Hill, Nia Long, Lauren London, and other familiar faces. Murphy’s next film project was also recently announced: a forthcoming Prime Video holiday flick titled “Candy Cane Lane,” which he’ll star in alongside Tracee Ellis Ross.
To many, Murphy is beloved for his iconic filmography that includes everything from the Beverly Hills Cop, Nutty Professor, and Shrek franchises to classics like “Coming to America” (which got a sequel in 2021), “Boomerang,” “Harlem Nights,” and “Dreamgirls,” which earned him a best supporting actor Oscar nomination and Golden Globe. Most recently, the icon starred in 2019’s “Dolemite Is My Name” as Rudy Ray Moore, another feature that earned him a Golden Globe nod.
Between his legendary comedy and acting talents, Murphy is, indeed, an icon deserving of his latest honor. Watch his Golden Globes speech ahead.
Eddie Murphy accepts the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the #GoldenGlobes. pic.twitter.com/12rxaN2mkG
– NBC Entertainment (@nbc) January 11, 2023
Polite Dog Learns To Wipe Her Mouth After Drinking in Hilarious Video
A dog named Mini has left the internet in stitches after a video of her learning how to wipe her mouth after drinking water went viral on social media.
The video, shared on TikTok in November by the dog’s owner under the username Tiny_and_mini, shows the 1-year-old Great Dane drinking water from her bowl and then wiping her mouth with a mat that her owner placed in another bowl, as instructed.
Wiping her mouth after drinking. Making great progress on Day 2. I’m WAY overdue in teaching my Great Danes to do this. If your life is blessed with these magnificent beasts or other SUPER messy drinkers, you know what your floor looks like after each and every drink and wonder if any of the water actually got in their bellies. #greatdanelife #greatdanemoments #greatdanetraining #greatdanesoforangecounty #greatdane #greatdanesoftiktok #training #dogtraining #goodgirl #mommasgirl #fastlearner
In the caption, the dog owner explained: “Wiping her mouth after drinking. Making great progress on Day 2.” She explained she was way overdue in teaching her dogs to do this, as they are “super messy” drinkers.
“You know what your floor looks like after each and every drink and wonder if any of the water actually got in their bellies,” she said.
Great Danes drool more than most other breeds due to their facial composition, according to the Great Dane Care blog. This is because their square jaw and loose lips are not well suited to containing drool, and the folds in the skin allow it to pool and easily run out of the mouth. The worst drooling often occurs immediately after eating, drinking, or exercising.
As tall as 32 inches at the shoulder, Great Danes are taller than most other dogs and when standing on their hind legs, they are taller than most people too! Their coat comes in different colors and patterns, perhaps the best-known is the black-and-white patchwork pattern known as “harlequin.” Despite their sweet nature, they also make great alert home guardians.
The video first shared in November has since gone viral, receiving over 9 million views and 840,000 likes so far.
One user, Haleigh Louise, commented: “Omg I’m in love with this. thank you so much for the idea! Definitely will be trying this!! Do you have a ‘how to’ video?”
And Butterfly Kiss Crochet said: “That is awesome. I have a Great Dane and he soaks my floor then wipes his face on my pants.”
Another user, Lydelia Moon, wrote: “My sister had a Great Dane once. She taught it to wipe [its] feet before it came inside. It would wipe the fronts [than] the backs.” And Amber said: “This horse is so well-mannered.”
Jess joked: “Whoever said ‘you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink’ was wrong!” And Alana said: “What a fantastic idea!! I have a very sloppy drinker, a Bullmastiff named Sullivan, I need to teach him this lol” Shaylin Luark added: “My floors crying in sweet relief while covered in Great Dane puddles.”
Newsweek reached out to Tiny_and_mini for comment. We could not verify the details of the case.
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