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Condo ad seen as sexist: What ads offend you?
- March 24, 2010 1:53 PM |
- By POV
An ad campaign for a Calgary condo project has been withdrawn after being denounced as sexist.
The posters for the Midtown tower, under construction at 10th Avenue and Fourth Street S.W., featured the slogan: "A $20,000 down payment is as easy as a 25-year-old scotch, or a 25-year-old blonde on a 25-year-old scotch. Get on it."
Another read: "A $20,000 down payment is easier than scoring on a four-minute 5 on 3. And way, way easier than scoring with your waitress."
The posters were placed in men's washrooms at several nightclubs.
The subsequent online uproar has prompted the condo developer to withdraw the ads and apologize.
Read more:
Are you upset by this condo promotion? What other ads have you seen that offend you? Take our poll.
The posters for the Midtown tower, under construction at 10th Avenue and Fourth Street S.W., featured the slogan: "A $20,000 down payment is as easy as a 25-year-old scotch, or a 25-year-old blonde on a 25-year-old scotch. Get on it."
Another read: "A $20,000 down payment is easier than scoring on a four-minute 5 on 3. And way, way easier than scoring with your waitress."
The posters were placed in men's washrooms at several nightclubs.
The subsequent online uproar has prompted the condo developer to withdraw the ads and apologize.
Read more:
Are you upset by this condo promotion? What other ads have you seen that offend you? Take our poll.
(This poll is not scientific. It is based on readers' votes.)
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