The modern rules of advertising?

[-Serenity-]

Men are tired of their portrayal in advertising, according to a new book by Michael Buerk. But images of men behaving stupidly is not the only cliche which irritates writer John Camm.

 

Dad in muddy boots walking blithely across a kitchen floor just cleaned by an exasperated mum who just gives a frustrated but loving smile to her giggly children, who cry out: "Da-a-ad!".

 

Just one advertising cliche, and just one where no-one behaves like people really do.

 

It's the kind of thing which irritates John Camm. "It's tiresome to see male characters in adverts who don't resemble anyone you know," he says. "But what's perhaps worse is the absolute reliance of advertising on its own regurgitated cliches."

 

He has drawn up a list of seemingly unwritten rules which, he concludes, might as well be the Advertising Bible. Add your views to his list at the foot of the page.

 

1. Men are obsessed with sex but will forego sex in order to watch football or drink beer (maybe khat for our men).

 

2. Women are locked in a constant battle with their weight/body shape/hairstyle.

 

3. Career success is entirely based on your ability to impress your boss.

 

4. Mums are often harassed but NEVER depressed/unable to cope.

 

5. Any act of male stup!dity (e.g. walking across a clean floor in muddy boots, putting the dog in the dishwasher, etc.) will be met with a wry smile, not genuine annoyance/anger.

 

6. Married men will flirt with other, younger women but NEVER act upon it.

 

7. Anyone with a scientific career will have a bad haircut and dreadful clothes.

 

8. If you work for the emergency services, you are a better person than the general population.

 

9. Elderly relatives NEVER suffer from senile dementia.

 

10. Scandinavians are, without exception, blonde and beautiful.

 

11. Women have jobs they never do in real life, e.g. dockworker (who looks like a model).

 

12. Children will not eat fruit or vegetables. Ever.

 

13. Both men and women find driving deeply pleasurable, never boring or stressful.

 

14. Men are inherently lazy/slobbish; women are the reverse.

 

15. Chocolate, however, will cause women to immediately fall into the languor of the opium eater.

 

16. High Street bank staff are (A) friends of the customers, and (B) of slightly above-average attractiveness (only if female).

 

17. Modern men own a cat.

 

18. Hot beverages have miraculous rejuvenating effects.

 

19. Professional people have strangely trivial preoccupations, e.g. a female barrister who is morbidly obsessed with finding a healthy snack bar.

 

20. All women (except stay-at-home housewives) have interesting and enjoyable careers.

 

21. Any over-the-counter medical product will work instantly and 100% effectively.

 

22. Children know more than adults.

 

23. Women never merely hop in and out of the shower, instead preferring to act out some sort of soapy Dance of the Seven Veils.

 

24. School is a happy experience for all children.

 

25. Tortilla chips are the most exciting experience any group of young people can experience.

 

26. Playing bingo is THE number one pastime among 18-25 year old British women.

 

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[shyhem]

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Very interesting even though its longer than most of the post i want to read on this website.Anything more than 5 lines is just too long for me.

 

Anyway they should stop labelling men ****** ,even somali girls in my city are buying this crap and suddenly they think we are slower than them....which ofcourse is never proven.

[Final_Say]

Very interesting and somewhat true; ^^hence why even the somali xalimo's believe it.

 

I don't get what he is so annoied about.I guess the truth hurts. Looks like guys are still not ready to hear anything, maybe if they hear, they will change. I mean these adverts are sucessful because of these cliche's and because people relate and identify with it. i think some of the things are wishful thinking/ blocking out reality;

 

Married men will flirt with other, younger women but NEVER act upon it.

yeah right!! Get real.

 

School is a happy experience for all children.

Maybe we will soon believe that, as long as they keep it in the rules.

[Baluug]

1. Men are obsessed with sex but will forego sex in order to watch football or drink beer (maybe khat for our men).

 

Hockey,in my case.

 

 

3. Career success is entirely based on your ability to impress your boss.

 

Basically,it is where I work.

 

 

5. Any act of male stup!dity (e.g. walking across a clean floor in muddy boots, putting the dog in the dishwasher, etc.) will be met with a wry smile, not genuine annoyance/anger.

 

I only wish that would happen.

 

 

9. Elderly relatives NEVER suffer from senile dementia.

 

I'm reminded of Grandpa Simpson right now.

 

 

10. Scandinavians are, without exception, blonde and beautiful.

 

I have never seen an ugly Swede.

 

 

13. Both men and women find driving deeply pleasurable, never boring or stressful.

 

LOL, tell my wife that.

 

 

14. Men are inherently lazy/slobbish; women are the reverse.

 

That is true,most of the time.