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Posted by Rumple on Thu Mar 9th at 7:49am 2006

The new Australian tourism advertisement has been recently launched; the use of the word bloody is getting some mixed reactions - mainly good ? although the ad has now been banned from TV in the UK because the word bloody is too offensive (Heard that on the news just as I am typing this).
What do you think of the word bloody being used in a tourism ad, would it discourage you from visiting, make you want to come even more or not change your view at all? (Or something else entirely?).

You can have a look at the ad at http://www.wherethebloodyhellareyou.com/.

I personally don?t have a problem with the ad, but maybe I?m biased image.


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Posted by ReNo on Thu Mar 9th at 11:25am 2006

I don't think there is anything about it whatsoever, but those damn censors... The advert wasn't anything amazing but it was fine for its purpose, and the word bloody was obviously a gimmick to give it a bit of personality. I think it worked ok, and it being present (and therefore giving the advert a bit of personality) would make me more likely to be interested than if it was not present (and therefore making the advert a completely generic tourist advert).

Maybe places are banning it just because you guys ban some of our stuff :P



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Posted by Gwil on Thu Mar 9th at 11:31am 2006

How can they ban that when they let Triple J broadcast the "happier than a pig in s**t" advert ALL the time!?

Crazy Aussies, I tell ye..




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Posted by Dark Tree on Thu Mar 9th at 12:22pm 2006

Wow. How could anyone have found that offensive? honestly.




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Posted by Agent Smith on Thu Mar 9th at 1:04pm 2006

The only people complaining are the Brits, and thats just because they didn't think of it first <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">.



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Posted by Dr Brasso on Thu Mar 9th at 1:29pm 2006

what a crock.....that is as harmless a bikini clad babe ad as ive ever seen...id love to go back to australia.....hell, that girlie is saving me a spot on the beach for christ's sake.... <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/heee.gif"> and after some of the ads i saw 20 years ago, this is almost like the aussies are reverting back to....er....."prudism"....

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Posted by Andrei on Thu Mar 9th at 2:37pm 2006

I really don't find that offensive. "Where the bloody hell are you?!" ? Much more elegant than "Where the f**k are you?!, don't you think?

Censoring such words is silly if you ask me. I agree, you can't broadcast certain words, but censoring "bloody" and "damn" is stupid. We all know these words, including the "innocent" children they're trying to "protect". Turning them into candy-asses who start crying each time they hear someone use a mild swear-word isn't exactly my idea of helping IMHO. Children need to get used to these words because they'll be hearing them for the rest of their lives. The problem is where to draw the line.

When I'll have kids, I'm going to teach them every insult romanian and english have to offer and, more importantly, RESPONSIBILITY for their own actions. I think it's better to teach your kids how to be responsible when using insults/alcohol/cigars rather than making them oblivious to something so wide-spread.





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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Thu Mar 9th at 5:40pm 2006

As an American, I'm not too familiar with the word "bloody." Obviously I've heard it before, and I know the gist of it, but as far as curses go, what is it on par with? Damn, or s**t, or f**k etc?




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Posted by ReNo on Thu Mar 9th at 5:52pm 2006

Damn is probably its nearest relative. It is commonly used in the context of "bloody hell!", which is much the same as saying "god damn it!". You might also say "Bloody Australians!", in the same way as you would say "Damn Australians!" :P



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Posted by FatStrings on Thu Mar 9th at 5:58pm 2006

bloody is pretty much an all purpose expressive negative adjective and i find it to be quite a fun and expressive one

it doesn't really match up with any specific american words but can replace almost any one of our words

btw i don't see what's wrong with that commercial at all, generally i have seen more and more commercials using curse words





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Posted by Nickelplate on Thu Mar 9th at 6:23pm 2006

It's a lot bloody better than that Paris Hilton hamburger commercial.


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Posted by pepper on Thu Mar 9th at 7:18pm 2006

The ad's not airing here, but i know my grand uncle lives in new zealand, he was here a while back and kept putting bloody infront of every word. So i geuss its stuck to both countries there.


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Posted by FatStrings on Thu Mar 9th at 8:03pm 2006

? quoting Nickelplate
It's a lot bloody better than that Paris Hilton hamburger commercial.

I agree





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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Thu Mar 9th at 8:22pm 2006

? quoting ReNo
Damn is probably its nearest relative. It is commonly used in the context of "bloody hell!", which is much the same as saying "god damn it!". You might also say "Bloody Australians!", in the same way as you would say "Damn Australians!"


Well then, I don't see what all the fuss is about.




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Posted by satchmo on Thu Mar 9th at 8:39pm 2006

I remember watching the movie "Hope and Glory", and a bunch of kids are taunting this guy to utter the word "bloody". I was thinking, "what's bloody wrong with that word?"


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Posted by pepper on Thu Mar 9th at 9:29pm 2006

Yer bloody right there


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Posted by Gwil on Fri Mar 10th at 12:42am 2006

ok, admittedly, i've only just watched the advert - and i think there is NO cause for complaint considering the chick asking "where the bloody hell are you"

lets all go to australia to meet her, TBH.




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Posted by wil5on on Fri Mar 10th at 4:48am 2006

I think Americans should be banned from saying the word bloody as a curse, but only because it just sounds weird with their accent.


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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Fri Mar 10th at 6:21am 2006

? quoting wil5on
I think Americans should be banned from saying the word bloody as a curse, but only because it just sounds weird with their accent.


I agree -- I just wouldn't feel right uttering any British slang.




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Posted by FatStrings on Fri Mar 10th at 6:28pm 2006

it's funny that you say that because most of us wouldn't think of ourselves as having an accent, of course it would depend on what region of america

yet, i have to agree because it just doesn't feel right when i say it, it doesn't come at all naturally






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