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  • Malaysia bans "humiliating" Brad Pitt ad

    Oh, this is funny...

    CNN story


    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysian officials have banned a car advert featuring Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt, saying the promotion could be humiliating to Asian looks.

    According to the official Bernama new agency, the move comes as part of a broader effort by the government to reduce the number of non-Malaysian faces used in local advertising.

    In comments directed at the country's advertising agency, Malaysian Deputy Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin said the widespread use of Western faces in advertisements could create an inferiority complex among Asians.

    "Why do we need to use their faces in our advertisements? Are our own people not handsome?" Bernama quoted him as saying.

    Commenting on the Pitt advertisement he said: "We barred the advertisement as it appeared as a humiliation against Asians."

    Hollywood actors and other Western stars frequently appear in advertising across Asia, where they can earn millions of dollars simply by associating their face with a particular brand.
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  • #2
    I saw a documentary about how Asian people were going through painful operations to change their looks to european.

    "Rounding" of the eyes, change of the nose etc etc etc


    It was pretty freaky.

    If that's what it takes, then Pitt has to go!

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    • #3
      It's quite popular among some "trendy" asians to have surgery done on their faces (specifically their eyes) so that they can look like western pop-stars.


      But I'd agree with this on the general principal of geting rid of hollywood influences.
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      • #4
        I suppose this kind of 'influence' explains Michael Jackson's freakish degree of plastic surgery...
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        • #5
          Sure. He wanted to be "white".

          Didn't you see this movie with Clooney?

          The Iraqi explained everything.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Osweld
            But I'd agree with this on the general principal of geting rid of hollywood influences.
            What has Hollywood done to you? It seems like these people have other issues beyond Hollywood.
            Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul Tigh

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            • #7
              Originally posted by paiktis22
              Sure. He wanted to be "white".

              Didn't you see this movie with Clooney?

              The Iraqi explained everything.
              You do know that was a Hollywood actor right? I guess even you get your opinions from Hollywood.
              Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul Tigh

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              • #8
                It was a joke Spray. One that would be easily accessible to all. (since most watch Hollywood films in Poly).
                Not that this doesn't make it true, maybe.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Sprayber


                  What has Hollywood done to you? It seems like these people have other issues beyond Hollywood.
                  It's not what it has done to me, it's what it has done to the world and all of the different cultures in it.


                  I imagine it would be very strange growing up in a place where everyone is asian, but the majority of pop-stars, celebrities, ect... are all non-asian. It presents people with an image of beauty that doesn't apply to themselves. Of course, the same thing is applicable in our own society, but not to the same extreme.
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                  • #10
                    We used to have ads featuring non-locals but they are now very rare. Perhaps those ads don't sell, or those companies are seen as using recycled ads.

                    I think Mr Maidin has a point, but is overreacting. Even the ads in China are mostly localised. Foreign ads just don't do any good.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Osweld


                      It's not what it has done to me, it's what it has done to the world and all of the different cultures in it.


                      I imagine it would be very strange growing up in a place where everyone is asian, but the majority of pop-stars, celebrities, ect... are all non-asian. It presents people with an image of beauty that doesn't apply to themselves. Of course, the same thing is applicable in our own society, but not to the same extreme.
                      It seems like to me that would provide the perfect situation to develope local alternatives that would out sell anything Hollywood can deliver. Doesn't India do very well with it's film industry in counteracting Hollywood? Instead of simply banning something (making it even more wanted) why not develop something to showcase your countries abilities. Of course they can do whatever they want. Just seem more productive to compete than to simply ban.
                      Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul Tigh

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                      • #12
                        Cultural imperialism is very real.

                        In some parts of Africa Nestle managed to "persuade" through aggresive advertising mothers to use its products of powder milk instead of maternal milk to feed their babies, since it was "cooler and more western".

                        Due to the bad quality of water scores of little ones died.

                        Nestle made a profit nevertheless.

                        Check out Cultural Autonomy by Hammelink for more details.

                        This is themost extreme example of cultural imperialism though, taking human lives. There are a lot more subtle yet as devastating onces.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Urban Ranger
                          We used to have ads featuring non-locals but they are now very rare. Perhaps those ads don't sell, or those companies are seen as using recycled ads.

                          I think Mr Maidin has a point, but is overreacting. Even the ads in China are mostly localised. Foreign ads just don't do any good.
                          Yeah, I would think that western ads would generally be poorly received simply becuase they aren't in step with the local population. If I was trying to see coke in China I sure wouldnt bring some guy from New York and drop him off there to start cranking out coke ads. I would want people from China selling my stuff. Especially considering the goofs that occur when going from one language to another.
                          Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul Tigh

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Sprayber


                            It seems like to me that would provide the perfect situation to develope local alternatives that would out sell anything Hollywood can deliver. Doesn't India do very well with it's film industry in counteracting Hollywood? Instead of simply banning something (making it even more wanted) why not develop something to showcase your countries abilities. Of course they can do whatever they want. Just seem more productive to compete than to simply ban.
                            Actually "Bollywood" is bigger than Hollywood in total sales.

                            But just compete instead of ban is not always the premium choice.

                            Studies have shown that by banning the import of (mass) cultural products actually enhances the local cultural productivity. Whereas if you leave them unhindered there is a risk of almost eliminating the latter, with all the negative aspects this holds for each given society.

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                            • #15
                              I don't know how true these are but they are funny anyway.






                              Here's a look at how shrewd American business people translate their slogans into foreign languages:
                              When Braniff translated a slogan touting its upholstery, "Fly in leather," it came out in Spanish as "Fly naked."

                              Coors put its slogan, "Turn it loose," into Spanish, where it was read as "Suffer from diarrhea."

                              Chicken magnate Frank Perdue's line, "It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken," sounds much more interesting in Spanish: "It takes a sexually stimulated man to make a chicken affectionate."

                              When Vicks first introduce its cough drops on the German market, they were chagrined to learn that the German pronunciation of "v" is f - which in German is the guttural equivalent of "sexual penetration."

                              Not to be outdone, Puffs tissues tried later to introduce its product,only to learn that "Puff" in German is a colloquial term for a whorehouse. The English weren't too fond of the name either, as it's a highly derogatory term for a non-heterosexual.

                              The Chevy Nova never sold well in Spanish speaking countries. "No va" means "it doesn't go" in Spanish.

                              When Pepsi started marketing its products in China a few years back, they translated their slogan, "Pepsi Brings You Back to Life" pretty literally. The slogan in Chinese really meant, "Pepsi Brings Your Ancestors Back from the Grave."

                              When Coca-Cola first shipped to China, they named the product something that when pronounced sounded like "Coca-Cola." The only problem was that the characters used meant "Bite the wax tadpole." They later changed to a set of characters that mean "Happiness in the mouth."

                              A hair products company, Clairol, introduced the "Mist Stick", a curling iron, into Germany only to find out that mist is slang for manure. Not too many people had use for the manure stick.

                              When Gerber first started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as here in the USA - with the cute baby on the label. Later they found out that in Africa companies routinely put pictures on the label of what's inside since most people can't read.
                              Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul Tigh

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