grodscorp@grods.comBCA ad pulled
 | Posted by John Surname on Sunday 23 September 2007, 3:14 pm Categories: Australia Decides '07, Corporate stupidity Tags: Tags: business, IndustrialRelations, unions, WorkChoices |
I am very disappointed at the news that the “Union thug” pro-WorkChoices commercials have been pulled because two of the thugs were convicted criminals. The Liberals (sorry, the BCA) must be very hard up for actors, because it seems like everyone who appears in these commericals is a criminal, or becomes one.
I found the idea of union thugs marching into dressmaking shops and turning off the power quite a hilarious idea, far exceeding the laughs in my own satire. If it wasn’t funny enough, they then added that “doomsday” music, darkened the colours, and claimed that Unions will tell people how to run their business if the reforms are scrapped.
Yeah, right.
That ad had more laughs than a single episode of The Wedge. The BCA should realise that if you’re going to do a scare campaign, you should do it properly. It shouldn’t leave it’s audience in stitches. I propose that for their next ad they get the Union thugs to chase the small business owners around Benny Hill style.
You can still download the ad from the BCA site - just click this link and save as.
