A Very Clever Piece Of Advertising Or A Little Or An Offensive Homophobic Slur?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2548657/Plumbers-pink-vans-brand-new-U-Benders.html

[anotheoldgit]

That should read.

A Very Clever Piece Of Advertising Or An Offensive Homophobic Slur?

[Mamyalynne]

Clever and creative advertising.

[sunny-dave]

It seems to have achieved its object :+)

[chrisgel]

I wouldn't mind betting that any complaints they have had have come from straight people offended on behalf of gays.
All the gay people I know have a sense of humour.

[davetuc]

Mildly amusing but not homophobic. Just a little light in a grey old world!

[bazwillrun]

dont worry theres plenty of people whos mission in life is to be offended !

[kawanabe]

They have had the name and branding for 3 years now so does anyone know why it is news now?

[Gromit]

A great none story.

The only person the Mail can find to be offended by it isn't even offended, just confused.

// Not sure if this branding is really clever or really offensive,' Andrew Nattan tweeted. 'Can you really call your plumbers U-Benders?' //

It's a gimmick. Not particulatly clever, but not offenive either. Must be a quiet day in the street of shame.

[douglas9401]

'Not sure if this branding is really clever or really offensive,' Andrew Nattan tweeted. 'Can you really call your plumbers U-Benders?'

Andrew continued that he was now on a mission to find if there was a company called T'Pieces, vowing to fight for all potentially offended Yorkshiremen (and wimmin).

To answer your question AOG, it's a clever piece of advertising when seen from here but there will. I'm sure, be someone ready to froth about it.

[Bazile]

I dont see it as that - i guess you need a gay person to come along and say whether or not they take any offence .

sp1814 , will probably give his views , if he sees your post

[joggerjayne]

"But some people are less amused by the U-benders pun, suggesting that it could be seen as 'really offensive' by gay people"

As Chrisgel pints out ... the people saying it's offensive are not gay themselves.

They are the usual bunch of people who like to feel offended at every opportunity.

The gay community loves to camp it up, and play up to their own stereotype. And, if anyone disagrees with that, take a trip down here for a day and have a walk through Kemp Town.

[Sqad]

JJ

\\\\The gay community loves to camp it up, and play up to their own stereotype.\\\

I agree, but when one mentions this on AB, there is an outcry from our resident gays.

I do not find the title of the thread offensive or clever, but as long as it pleases that Cleary fellow, then we should all be happy......;-)

[youngmafbog]

Well it is certainly clever from the point of getting advertising most small plumbers could only dream of.

[emmie]

not offensive, however wonder if the plumbers like driving around in these pink perfections.

[sp1814]

Not offensive.

Not hilarious either.

There's a shoe menders near where I work run by a Greek fella. It's called Achilles Heel. Now that I find funny.

And years ago, I used to work near a hairdressers called Sit Down and Shut Up. Used to make me laugh every time I walked by.

This pun just seems a little...meh.

Tell you something that IS a little disconcerting though...it's the claim that the gay community like to 'camp it up'.

That's not wholly true...in the same way that some men are overtly blokey (Danny Dyer, Jason Statham, Ross Kemp, Jeremy Clarkson et al), some gay men are overtly camp...but that is just one demographic of gay men.

There is a world of difference between the men who go clubbing in Canal Street and those who go to clubs like Bar Code, The Hoist and Fist.

But then, you would never see these blokes on telly, because they're not funny or witty. They're just...average.

[pizza]

Clever advertising and for the people seeing it different they need to unwind, life it to short for blockages lol

[Baldric]

///some people are less amused by the U-benders pun, suggesting that it could be seen as 'really offensive' by gay people///

That quote ^^^ seems to indicate that the people being offended are straight people being offended on behalf of gay people!

[emmie]

Independent wine merchant, Philglas and Swiggot,

always makes me smile