tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post4669923291535522454..comments2023-07-09T21:38:41.963+01:00Comments on TOTAL FLANKER...a rugby blog: Hunky DoryTotalFlankerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624839368553218464noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-45947448397311183422010-07-14T09:34:24.487+01:002010-07-14T09:34:24.487+01:00Hmmm. As a woman rugby player I don't see the...Hmmm. As a woman rugby player I don't see the humour in the ad. We work hard, train hard and play hard. It's hard enough as a woman to get taken seriously as a rugby player and that ad certainly doesn't help matters much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-60606740461089956992010-07-09T20:04:46.549+01:002010-07-09T20:04:46.549+01:00I'm not so sure that controversy was the inten...I'm not so sure that controversy was the intention - just a very satisfactory result for the company. I agree with your second paragraph in principle but I do think that people should lighten up a little and see the funny side...Total Flankerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06368624271678527333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-46210571446854533182010-07-09T11:00:17.920+01:002010-07-09T11:00:17.920+01:00I would not be so generous.
First I'd like t...I would not be so generous. <br /><br />First I'd like to bet that if some company produced a campaign claiming to be the "Proud Sponsor of English Rugby" on the back of a few quid sent to their local club they'd be in the receipt of several writs from RFU, not mild complaints to the ASA.<br /><br />Secondly if you are trying to sell rugby (or sport in general) as a serious activity for girls and women this doesn't actually help much.<br /><br />But, as you suggest, I'd like to bet that it was designed to create controversy - they certainly got more coverage as a result than they could ever have bought!John Birchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062999762082583258noreply@blogger.com