An advert showing a man strutting down a street in high heels and hot pants was the most complained about in 2015.
Flintshire based-Moneysupermarket.com's ad received 1,513 complaints - double that of the second most criticised ad - claiming it was offensive.
Others told the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) the man's clothes and dance moves were "overtly sexual".
The ASA said it did not judge it to be offensive and it did not breach its code.
But the advertising regulator acknowledged some viewers might have found the television and online advert, featuring a man called Dave dancing to the Pussycat Dolls' song Don't Cha, to be "distasteful".
Moneysupermarket, based in Ewloe, said public feedback on the ad was "overwhelmingly positive".
A spokesman said: "It really caught their [the public's] imaginations: the official video was viewed more than three million times and spawned countless parodies, including The Sun front page with George Osborne, before winning 2015 Campaign of the Year."
Most complained about
Most complained about
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
-
Bicycle Bill
- Posts: 9745
- Joined: Thu Dec 03, 2015 1:10 pm
- Location: Living in a suburb of Berkeley on the Prairie along with my Yellow Rose of Texas
Re: Most complained about
I don't think they should be allowed to complain, in light of this:
by the way (and I'll address this to Gob) what would have been the reason for that huge queue we see when he leaves the news vendor's shop?
-"BB"-
by the way (and I'll address this to Gob) what would have been the reason for that huge queue we see when he leaves the news vendor's shop?
-"BB"-
Yes, I suppose I could agree with you ... but then we'd both be wrong, wouldn't we?
Re: Most complained about
I think it relates to another sketch, not entirely sure though.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
-
MajGenl.Meade
- Posts: 21231
- Joined: Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:51 am
- Location: Groot Brakrivier
- Contact:
Re: Most complained about
That was the Gas Board sketch. I recall it as the family having a new gas cooker installed and the bureaucracy got worse and worse with each new appearance of an installer.x
Yep. That's it
Yep. That's it
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
Re: Most complained about
Nice one Meade. I've got the complete Python collection at home, must watch it again
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: Most complained about
Maybe you'll be able to squeeze a few minutes away from work and enjoy that!Gob wrote: I've got the complete Python collection at home, must watch it again