This is a Canberra Worst From John M, but we have had Wicked on before (although for the life of me I can’t find the post). Usually the vans are decorated to fall just on the dumbarse side of offensive, but surely someone would have paused before painting this one? I feel a little uncomfortable just looking at it. Can this really fit within advertising guidelines? Fucking hilarious.
A more down to earth vehicle slogan from Sian in Perth. Rangas are really copping it these days aren’t they? What happened to blonde bashing?
The Worst of Perth 
Gaffa tape?
I’m far from a bleeding heart, leftie, pinko pro-feminist pro-abortionist whatever….. but even I am appalled.
It might be a Canberra worst, but that’s a WA numberplate.
This looks like a job for Howard Sattler!
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Sound’s like you’re ranga compliant though.
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The Gaffa tape just about wraps up a certain sick attitude prevalent in the sexism stakes, though it *may* have been a more innocent reference to the reactions that these vans elicit.
I love rangas.
Whenever I get the opportunity.
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Two Rangas in the Aussie Cricket Test side as well (Siddle and McDonald), perhaps this is the year of the Ranga. Zoiks!!
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From the advertising standards bureau re: Wicked.
“Save a whale. Harpoon a Jap.”
THE COMPLAINT
A sample of comments which the complainant/s made regarding this advertisement included the
following:
First of all, I am dismayed to hear that the racist nature of this slogan is even being questioned.
Secondly, and more worrying, not only is this racial vilification but there are people who could
take “Harpoon a Jap” literally.”
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‘Ranga’ is no longer acceptable.
the preferred nomenclature, sanctioned by the Macquarie Dictionary, is ‘Fanta Pants’
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/the-year-of-climate-porn-and-fanta-pants/2009/01/07/1231004105770.html
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I love the taste of Fanta, too.
Given half a chance ;)
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Men are beasts.
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David Cohen Said:
“Men are beasts.”
Right.
Given half a chance 8D
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Rolly – seems odd that an out & proud ranga-fancier chooses to live in Swanbourne. I wouldn’t expect many rangas get about in your area, what with the sun and all.
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Wrong suburb, Bento.
Till coastal but a little further North.
Remember, though, that one can’t always have what one fancies. ;)
Freedom of choice is MYTH, I tell you. A Myth!!!!
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Read…”still coastal…”.
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Shouldn’t it say “or the rangas”?
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Or is it ‘nor the rangas’?
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Here it is, TLA.
p.s. Eat the whales, save the pylon.
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regarding Ranga bashing – Gary Ashead is copping a pasting for a comment he made in Inside Cover yesterday
writing about the bloke that smashed a Multanova, he described him as ‘smacking it like a red-headed stepchild’
cue outraged letters from furious ginger whingers and a sheepish retraction in today’s Inside Cover (edited today by Tiffany Fox , which sounds like a pornstar pseudonym)
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