Marmite advert

I understand there has been some fuss about this advert:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHjssdNNzP0

Personally, I think it's amusing, but apparently a lot of people are offended.

What do you think?

Mmmmmm jury's out on that tbh....

I thought it was quite funny but I guess it can make light of things.

i never touch the stuff

Steve wrote:i never touch the stuff

Me too, it rank!

As for the advert it's in bad taste but I'm not offended by it!

No  a lot of people don't eat the stuff, and Marmite have made some very funny adverts playing on that very fact. (I loved the one where a boy kissed a girl who had eaten some Marmite and he broke away and went "EE-urgh" and wiped away at his tongue  )

But what do you think of their latest effort, where they are rescuing and rehoming "neglected" Marmite jars?   A bit of me thinks it is in bad taste (although it [i]is[i] funny) but a lot of people are incensed by it.

have i miss something???

People take things too seriously sometimes!

Dunno Steve - watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHjssdNNzP0

Hmmmm.

It doesn't offend me, but it makes me a bit uncomfortable. I can see why some people wouldn't like it much. It does sort of make light of the dog rescue centres.

In it's own way I suppose it's amusing.

Gotta say it did annoy me, and I am not to be offended as a rule. Sorry, uptight or not I don't like it.

 i dont understand wh is it offending anybody??

Its a straight play on dogs being removed from homes because of said neglect.....

I for one do not find it particularly amusing. I'm not offended others do but I think its of poor taste (excuse the pun!)

the ad is about removing an Marmite  nothing about dogs

janey wrote:I think its of poor taste (excuse the pun!)

Funny enough, that's what went through my mind when I saw it.

Steve wrote:the ad is about removing an Marmite  nothing about dogs

It's a direct play on animal rescues taking away badly neglected animals & rehoming them.

That's it, Janey and Caryll, and why I feel uncomfortable with it (and more uncomfortable with myself for finding it funny).

Doesn't bother me.
If anything, I think it reminds people of the plight of unwanted pets.
Certainly doesn't tend toward any negative behaviour or treatment of the Marmite.

PS - I don't really like Marmite.
I like Twiglets though. Don't they have similar stuff on them? 

I think the idea behind it was probably well meant & if you can put the thought of dog neglect & rescue kennels out of your head it's probably mildly amusing, although incredibly silly.

I heard about this the other day, some people took offense to it understandibly.