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| Topic Started: Wednesday, 1. September 2010, 17:34 (698 Views) | |
| Rose of York | Thursday, 2. September 2010, 19:42 Post #16 |
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Last night my message to Lady Magazine got through. The one to Grazia Magazine was undeliverable due to their mail box being full. I have just re-sent it and will keep trying until they get it. |
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| Rose of York | Tuesday, 7. September 2010, 11:04 Post #17 |
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Response from The Lady Magazine
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| Peter | Tuesday, 7. September 2010, 15:05 Post #18 |
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What a heart warming and intelligent response from The Lady magazine. Well done Rose! |
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| Rose of York | Tuesday, 7. September 2010, 23:42 Post #19 |
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I sent The Lady a brief email saying "Thanks. I am impressed". A reply came ffrom an i-phone, timed 11 pm. .......... .......... .......... ........... "Thank you Mrs (name). If you would be so kind as to reply with your address I will gladly send you a current issue of The Lady. .......... .......... .......... ........... It may be that taking up matters privately is more effective than complaining to the media. |
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| Josephine | Thursday, 9. September 2010, 23:53 Post #20 |
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I'm impresssed too. Any luck getting through to Grazia yet? |
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| Rose of York | Friday, 10. September 2010, 00:14 Post #21 |
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I sent the message again, a few minutes ago. Would anybody else like to have a go? The response from The Lady Magazine indicates that complaints can be effective. Points I raised were ******************************************** 10% of the population of this country regularly worship in Christian churches. Publication in of an advertisement depicting a nun and priests in situations and poses that are offensively to all who, whether Christian or not, object to any person’s faith being ridiculed in a salacious manner. Publication of the adverts coincides with the State Visit of Pope Benedict, leader of the largest religious community in the world, to our Head of State, Her Majesty the Queen who is also Supreme Head of the Church of England. As your magazine shows disrespect for our Queen, Christians, and the beliefs and sensitivities of readers I will NEVER purchase a copy. There are plenty of enjoyable magazines. I have made my protest to the Advertising Standards Authority, and posted the link for complaints, onto a Catholic website. In England and Wales the average weekly attendance in Roman Catholic churches is over 1 million, and many others attend on major feast days. The magazine has done itself no favours. |
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| Anne-Marie | Sunday, 12. September 2010, 15:37 Post #22 |
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As Rose has pointed out (from The Lady's response), the advert appeared in May. We say nothing for three months. Was the appearance of the ad stopped? Why only object when it arose in the Dail Mail? What story does that tell??? |
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| OsullivanB | Sunday, 12. September 2010, 15:42 Post #23 |
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Not many Catholics and specifically none of us read The Lady perhaps? I couldn't protest earlier because I had never seen or heard of the adverts until they were published in this forum. I'd never heard of the ice-cream either. So the advertisement by its provocative nature achieved part of its objective, namely public awareness (with the help of this forum). |
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| Derekap | Sunday, 12. September 2010, 16:25 Post #24 |
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OsB wrote: "I'd never heard of the ice-cream either. So the advertisement by its provocative nature achieved part of its objective, namely public awareness (with the help of this forum)" I sometimes wonder if the ad people purposely produce something which causes a stir in order to advertise the product more widely. Published protests and complaints can help to promote a product. I read neither the 'The Lady' nor 'The Daily Mail' so a threat not to read them would be useless! |
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| Rose of York | Sunday, 12. September 2010, 17:47 Post #25 |
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I and others on this forum complained on the evening we learned about this. The Lady Magazine have pulled the advert, but the advertising agency and the company paying them, could place it in other publications.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1307140/Pregnant-nun-ice-cream-ad-faces-ban-Catholic-outcry.html
I can speak only for myself, I am not psychic, I knew nothing about it until Josephine did her bit and alerted us. The more complaints received by the Advertising Standards Agency, the greater the likelihood of them accepting that the adverts caused widespread serious offence. If the advert is banned it will not appear in other publications. The Agency might learn not to show adverts of that nature.
That some who learned about it in the newspaper or on this forum do not read the magazines that carried the advert. More important it tells a story of the power of the internet, it was through this medium that Josephine spread the word and appealed to others to complain to the Advertising Standards Authority. |
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| Anne-Marie | Monday, 13. September 2010, 16:03 Post #26 |
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Good for Josephine.
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| Clare | Monday, 13. September 2010, 16:27 Post #27 |
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I still can't remember the name of the ice cream unless I have the info in front of me! |
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| Rose of York | Monday, 13. September 2010, 18:34 Post #28 |
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The ice cream is called Antonio Federici. Ingredients include Emulsifiers, (E471, E472a), Stabilisers, (E412, E401, E407 550 mls costs £3.99. We buy a locally produced luxury ice cream, of similar standard, but containing no artificial ingredients. It costs half the price of Antonio Federici for almost double the quantity. The manufacturers advertise by extolling the quality of the product. |
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| OsullivanB | Monday, 13. September 2010, 19:15 Post #29 |
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None of the stabilisers listed is artificial. E401 is extracted from brown seaweed; E407 from Irish or carrageenan moss (a kind of red seaweed); E412 from the seeds of the guar plant. |
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| Clare | Monday, 13. September 2010, 20:50 Post #30 |
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Off the top of your head, eh, OsB? A Mastermind specialist subject perhaps!
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A Mastermind specialist subject perhaps!
7:53 PM Jul 11