Home Office Advert

[anotheoldgit]

Does any other white person feel offended with these adverts. One shows a black couple showing a white bloke how easy it is to break into their home. The other shows an asian guy telling a white bloke that he is leaving his mobile on the pub table while he goes away for a while. Why is the white person portrayed as the criminal, would they dare reverse the roles or would they then be heavily criticized for creating stereotypes out of ethnic minorities?

[JanineG]

I don't agree that the adverts are offensive to white people and don't find them racially motivated at all, but I do see your point that if the roles were reversed it might cause an outcry.

In a similar way, there are several ads where they make the guy look completely incompetent or stupid by comparison to the far more intelligent female character who gets to patronise him while he scratches his head - if roles were reversed here surely there would be an outcry of sexism from womens rights campaigners, and yet nobody batters an eyelid! Just winds me up sometimes - and I'm a girlie xx

[anotheoldgit]

And what about that poor chap that is dragged around on that girl's jogging trip wrapped around her leg, and he finally ends up in the rubbish bin.

[katyratbag]

Yes i'm offended, also the doing down the man adverts (i'm female by the way) but i also don't like to see people cleaning teeth or kids on the loo so maybe i'm just easily offended

[Delish_Babi]

yes i know what you mean. the criminal is always young aswell.