Guest guest Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 I did call Burger King about this ad. It seems they have had a lot of complaints about it, but it still is on the air. It does indeed seem to condone bullying in the workplace and portrays it in a "humorous" light. As I told their marketing folks, would they have made one showing that guy demanding a kiss from the woman featured in the ads, demanding more and more serious kisses they way he was making the man reel in bigger fish? Or more simply, would they have used a woman or a black person in place of that white man? They didn't really have an answer for me there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 I've not actually seen the advert, possibly it is not out in the UK; but from your description it appears as if they are actually encouraging bullying in the work place. Of course Burger King are very likley to say it is just a joke - but if so it is a poor joke and one at anothers expense, which is not very funny at all. Kind Regards, > Has anyone else seen this new Burger King commercial? It features this > fairly tall guy passing out food in the office. However, he does not give it to > this one guy: the short, slightly pudgy guy with glasses who is one of the > tech guys. He hold the food out of the guy's reach and makes him act like he is > fishing for it. Each time the tech guy does it, the other guy ups the ante by > saying it is a bigger fish than that. Everyone else in the room is busy > eating, and though they obviously know what is going on, they do nothing. > > This kind of thing really ticks me off. It is some much like what I had to > put up with for most of my life, and still do though it is no longer so overt. > If the fellow did that to me one of two things would happen. 1) I'd act like > I was going to reach up for the food but instead grapple him throw him on the > floor and then take it. Or 2) I'd walk off and slowly sabotage their efforts > behind the scenes, or import a virus into the company's system and then > resign, letting the virus kick in after I am gone. Filing a lawsuit in a case > like that would probably get nowhere since they would doubtless say it was a > joke and the judge would probably buy it, not to mention that that would only > make things worse in the office. Still, it would not have passed with me. > > Anyway, having seen this thing for the upteenth time now, I'm going to write > Burger King about it. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Most ads are terrible! Re: Bad Commercial I've not actually seen the advert, possibly it is not out in the UK; but from your description it appears as if they are actually encouraging bullying in the work place. Of course Burger King are very likley to say it is just a joke - but if so it is a poor joke and one at anothers expense, which is not very funny at all.Kind Regards,> Has anyone else seen this new Burger King commercial? It features this > fairly tall guy passing out food in the office. However, he does not give it to > this one guy: the short, slightly pudgy guy with glasses who is one of the > tech guys. He hold the food out of the guy's reach and makes him act like he is > fishing for it. Each time the tech guy does it, the other guy ups the ante by > saying it is a bigger fish than that. Everyone else in the room is busy > eating, and though they obviously know what is going on, they do nothing. > > This kind of thing really ticks me off. It is some much like what I had to > put up with for most of my life, and still do though it is no longer so overt. > If the fellow did that to me one of two things would happen. 1) I'd act like > I was going to reach up for the food but instead grapple him throw him on the > floor and then take it. Or 2) I'd walk off and slowly sabotage their efforts > behind the scenes, or import a virus into the company's system and then > resign, letting the virus kick in after I am gone. Filing a lawsuit in a case > like that would probably get nowhere since they would doubtless say it was a > joke and the judge would probably buy it, not to mention that that would only > make things worse in the office. Still, it would not have passed with me. > > Anyway, having seen this thing for the upteenth time now, I'm going to write > Burger King about it. > > FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship, support and acceptance. Everyone is valued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Hello , I think it is very good of you that you called them! You stood up for those who are being/have been bullied. That's so great! Lida Re: Re: Bad Commercial I did call Burger King about this ad. It seems they have had a lot of complaints about it, but it still is on the air. It does indeed seem to condone bullying in the workplace and portrays it in a "humorous" light. As I told their marketing folks, would they have made one showing that guy demanding a kiss from the woman featured in the ads, demanding more and more serious kisses they way he was making the man reel in bigger fish? Or more simply, would they have used a woman or a black person in place of that white man? They didn't really have an answer for me there. FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship, support and acceptance. Everyone is valued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Good luck in writing them, . That sounds like very bad taste on their part. They should not be able to get away with making fun of/encouraging bullying. Inger - adding another hamburger chain to her list of companies to actively boycott : > Has anyone else seen this new Burger King commercial? It features this fairly tall guy passing out food in the office. However, he does not give it to this one guy: the short, slightly pudgy guy with glasses who is one of the tech guys. He hold the food out of the guy's reach and makes him act like he is fishing for it. Each time the tech guy does it, the other guy ups the ante by saying it is a bigger fish than that. Everyone else in the room is busy eating, and though they obviously know what is going on, they do nothing. > This kind of thing really ticks me off. It is some much like what I had to put up with for most of my life, and still do though it is no longer so overt. If the fellow did that to me one of two things would happen. 1) I'd act like I was going to reach up for the food but instead grapple him throw him on the floor and then take it. Or 2) I'd walk off and slowly sabotage their efforts behind the scenes, or import a virus into the company's system and then resign, letting the virus kick in after I am gone. Filing a lawsuit in a case like that would probably get nowhere since they would doubtless say it was a joke and the judge would probably buy it, not to mention that that would only make things worse in the office. Still, it would not have passed with me. > Anyway, having seen this thing for the upteenth time now, I'm going to write Burger King about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 OK, I just woke up and am replying to mails in sequence here. I see you already made the call now. Good that you did. Even if it doesn't seem to have an immediate effect, it may still have one in the long run. Only takes a few more calls for them to start seeing it as poor judgement on their part. Perhaps someone else in the US could make an additional call? I used to pester our public service TV station all the time about violent films and other things that it explicitly says in their license that they are obliged to keep to a minimum, and I also kept saying they should have separate channels for entertainment and factual programs. They didn't show much interest in that idea back then, but now, about 6 years later, they actually did start a separate fact/education-channel. :-) I was told by someone who knows television journalists that in my country each letter or phone call of complaint is considered by the TV station to be equivalent of the views shared by around 20,000 viewers. So, one person CAN make a difference. Inger :> I did call Burger King about this ad. It seems they have had a lot of complaints about it, but it still is on the air. > It does indeed seem to condone bullying in the workplace and portrays it in a "humorous" light. As I told their marketing folks, would they have made one showing that guy demanding a kiss from the woman featured in the ads, demanding more and more serious kisses they way he was making the man reel in bigger fish? Or more simply, would they have used a woman or a black person in place of that white man? They didn't really have an answer for me there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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