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go to the Weapons of Mass Stupidity site cos it has more stuff anyway

Racist KFC Ad

If you watch the news, or follow KFC ads obsessively, then you’ll know that the KFC ad in which a white guy is surrounded by dark coloured cricket fans offers them all chicken because he finds that situation awkward. If you found that explanation confusing, lets simplify things:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FftZt-Dw_hQ

Seriously – what is it about this ad thats racist?
Is it the fact that a white guy surrounded by black people is apparantly awkward?
or
The fact that he shuts em up with chicken?

I don’t know and the accusations vary too. But seriously, lets try and focus one what KFC was trying to say here.

……

I’m not too clear on that either. But I think they were trying to say one of two things -
When surrounded by strangers, KFC is a common interest cos apparantly is awesome
or
The shut annoying people up with chicken theory that the anti racist people suggested.

But let me get this straight, comedians and comedy shows are racist all the time and its hilarious (it really is…) and its okay to laugh at racism, but not to make an ad that has a small joke which may be racist (or just a message that has been badly sent and recieved)

Thanks for the screwed up messages society. Don’t you worry bout those people you’re confusing….

News Fails – yet again

I have taken a shot at the news many times, complaining about the shit actually qualifying as news, but now i take a shot at the fact at how they manage to add the totally unneccassary and get away with it. It’s happens almost everyday. Have you ever noticed, that when they do a report about someone getting into trouble, or getting attacked, they show a zoomed in photo of the persons face (which takes up most of the screen) and then they BLUR the photo. Great, we are seeing a blur for news, for 5 seconds a day. I want my five seconds back!!!.

This whole thing caught my attention when the news said this: Malcolm Turnbul has said that Tony Abotts claim that cut emissions at a low cost was: bullshit. The word bullshit however was bleeped out, but the quote was on the screen in text, however and then BULLSHIT in quotations, filled the screen. What was the point of that?! What you spared the two year olds who cant yet read, but were for some reason watching the news? Thanks. I’m sure they appreciated that.
But, it could have been deliberate. For people who work at listen to the news, I bet they were like ‘OOHH he said what?’ They focus on the news and read the word bullshit, realizing nothing important was done…

What is Hear Me Rant

You know how you make jokes with your friends, and mock things going on around you – knowing that behind your jokes is a great deal of truth. Yet nobody gets to hear your genius. Shame really.

That is why we are releasing We Rant.

Basically it’s Hear Me Rant but for you.

If you have something that makes you angry and you want to release it the world… relatively harmlessly. Or if you still want to just surf aimlessly thorugh the rants and ramblings of 2 guys with no lives…

Then Hear Me Rant is for you! Expect to see it released soon.

News Headlines 2 – Gay Penguin

Now,  i’ve mentioned something about news headlines getting desperate, but what i didn’t know at the time was how much people love these bullshit reports. On the ABC site, i was reading news headlines, and under Most Popular, was a headline titled: Gay Penguin Has Change Of  Heart. What the @#$% is that?? Freaking hell, the report was about a couple of gay penguins who had been together for 5 years, apparantly breaking up cos one of em ‘nested with widow neighbur.’ But listen to what the comments are about ‘Linda,’ the female penguin who ruined the happiness:

The development has sparked a variety of reactions in the blogosphere, where Linda has been called a “home wrecker” who “lives for her own happiness, no matter who gets hurt”.

What the hell??? They’re PENGUINS, not frigging desperate housewives! But listen to peoples comments on the abandoned gay penguin, Pepper.

John, writing on The Frigging Loon blog, said he was “heartbroken” about the split and that he hopes Pepper “finds another male penguin that is 10 times hotter than Harry!”.

Now seriously, what the hell is happening to news? A bomb just went of in a mall – 9 were killed, and ABC is talking about a gay penguin. Now I know bullshit articles will appear from time to time, but what the hell was this doing under Most Popular?

 

 

Quotes from article on: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/19/2629864.htm

Very Quick Rant

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-au&brand=ninemsn&vid=a52cec74-73e1-45c1-9219-a722a4f97db4&from=imbot_en-au_general&fg=rss
Watch this. And just… watch it. I’m not going to even bother to rant on this, please vent your anger using the comments box.

Commenting Problem

I have recently noticed that we have had 83 ‘spam’ comments blocked by an anti-spam script. If you have posted an actual comment and have not seen it on the site, that comment could be part of the 83 blocked. To resolve this, I have set up a We Rant forum in the WOMS forums where you can discuss any posts that we have made. Just start a topic and discuss away.

The link to the forums is http://andrewnguyen.qtl1.com/forums

Can’t really do much for those comments that haven’t been posted unfortunately.

Please join us on the forums!

i hate this ad – boojay direct

Now on TV they play a cut one, with her only talking about Budget Direct.

First off, what the hell is the point of some fake French girl talking about Budget Direct? She has the most exaggerated French accent ever, reminding me of a friend. “Mobeele, dollah and the finale Boojay.” Every freaking time the ad comes on and she says “Boojay”, it makes me want to grab a baugette and smash her face with it.

Also 50 – 60 year old Aussie man with a 20 -30 year old French girl. Hmm… now unless they are family that is weird. (Actually if they were family it would be even weirder.)

There has to be better ways to sell car insurance, having someone say French your company name? Nope.

I Hate This Ad – Foxtel EOFYS

Anyone seen it? Yes, no? Heres the ad on Youtube to jog your memory:

This one is the extended version. They play mainly the edited on TV.

I hate this ad. End of Financial Year Sale is what EOFYS is… and yet even though I know what it means/stands for everyday I watch the ad on TV I go: “WTF is EOFYS?”. The idea is good I guess… but done before:

Although this one is much more entertaining.

Back to the EOFYS one… why the hell do you have Christmas decorations for “EOFYS” (Which by the way sounds Greek) It would’ve been better if they made special decorations just for the ad. But the main reason I hate this ad is because of its musical theme. And you’re thinking “Why do you like the Amazon one? Huh?”.

Well I like that one because, its funny and doesn’t evolve a family bursting into dance with the Foxtel guy showing at your door in the middle of the night, along with 50 other dancers that are supposed to be your neighbors. Also what would the name of the carols you sing on EOFYS? (Help me out here… my brain is dieing right now.)

Happy Eofys everyone.

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