Brickbat: Banned in Britain

The British Advertising Standards Authority has banned a prison job ad by the Ministry of Justice because it shows a white guard and a black inmate, saying the ad promotes racial stereotypes. The ministry said that because the ad features an actual guard and prisoner it doesn't promote any stereotypes but reflects a realistic interaction that could happen in a prison.

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[Unicorn Abattoir]

A long time ago, there was pirates
Beaming waves from the sea
Now all the stations are silenced
'Cause they ain't got government license

[Quo Usque Tandem]

Doesn't rhyme; was it supposed to?

No one of those "slant" rhymes, is it?

[Unicorn Abattoir]

Capitol Radio. The Fucking Clash.

[Fist of Etiquette]

When their pendulum swings all the way back to colonialism the Limeys are going to be shocked to learn they no longer have it in them to even obtain much less hold an empire.

[This Is The Zodiac Speaking]

They could start small with Cape Verde or Tenerife

[Sometimes a Great Notion]

Did the Irish give up drinking?

[ElvisIsReal]

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[Vernon Depner]

Most stereotypes are true. That's why they endure.

[nafevet]

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[Davedave]

This article is pure fake news. That is not what was in the ad, and it is not what the ASA said.

The ad was unquestionably racist. It is shocking that it was released, and is triggering an investigation into systemic racism in the prison service.

[Agammamon]

Pretty low effort Dave. You didn't even bother to make up what you're pretending was in the ad.

[mad.casual]

If, in 2022, shouting "Fake News!" and waiving away a narrative you don't like isn't a bona fide case of TDS, I don't know what is. And that's being generous in that Dave is just plain crazy and not infatuated.

[Earth-based Human Skeptic]

Or just a retard.

[mad.casual]

Even the retarded tend to discover [next shiny object] in 6 yrs.

[Davedave]

You just need to look at the link I posted. Oh, wait, censored. I posted the link to the ASA ruling.

[Jerryskids]

When reality conflicts with the narrative, reality must give way.

[Libertariantranslator]

Um... Richard Feynmann?

[Earth-based Human Skeptic]

"when the legend becomes fact, print the legend"

From The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

[Jerryskids]

"However, it showed an imbalanced power dynamic, with a smiling white prison officer, described as a ‘life changer’, and a black, institutionalised prisoner.

“We considered the ad’s focus on the positive qualities of the white prison officer and negative casting of the black prisoner was likely to be seen as perpetuating a negative racial stereotype.

“We concluded that the ad was likely to cause serious offence on the grounds of race by reinforcing negative stereotypes about black men.”

Showing a prisoner in a negative light? Horrors! It’s almost as if they think there’s something wrong with being a criminal! Maybe they think everybody in prison should be treated equal with no distinction between the guards and the inmates?

[jimc5499]

We have a "reform" school where I live. They were hiring and put an ad on a billboard. The ad was criticized and removed because all of the "students" pictured in it were Black. All of the "students" in the school ARE Black.

[Vernon Depner]

Representation matters—except for representation of reality.

[Libertariantranslator]

Nowadays the honkies with service pistols are the robbers, and the black guys in orange costumes hung out with the wrong kind of plant leaves.

[Libertariantranslator]

Maybe they're trying to discourage migration from Libya. They can't simply go back in time and un-invade the place.

[Longtobefree]

But Great Britain is a socialist workers paradise. How can there be criminals to imprison?

[Quo Usque Tandem]

Remember the original Star Trek episode, where the only people in prison were "criminally insane?" That is because everything is perfect in Star Trek, especially as it serves as a model for progressive government.

[Vernon Depner]

Makes a kind of sense. In a world in which scarcity and want have been eliminated, only a crazy person would commit crimes.

[cgr2727]

They claim it showed a “realistic interaction” between guard and prisoner. Was the prisoner hogtied and being beaten, tased, or fire-hosed? Was the prisoner throwing a poop cocktail through the bars at the guard?

[mad.casual]

Was the prisoner hogtied

WTF makes you think anyone in Britain knows how to rope livestock?

[Unicorn Abattoir]

How do you think Charles got Camilla?
How do you think Harry got Meghan?

[Earth-based Human Skeptic]

Gigantic fortunes with little threat of toxic masculinity?

[Don't look at me!]

And the lure of instant fame.

[Quo Usque Tandem]

And endless sympathy tours, all the while wearing a gown [once only!] worth several thousand.

[markm23]

"How do you think Harry got Meghan?" Or was it the other way around?

[Vernon Depner]

Britain actually has a substantial beef industry.

[mad.casual]

OK, that shit's funnier than Unicorn Abattoir's joke about Camilla.

[Unicorn Abattoir]

Try the link to the dailymail article. Apparently guards and prisoners in the UK have a cordial, even jovial relationship with each other.

[Jerry B.]

I question the assumption by the British Advertising Standards Authority that the Black person was a prisoner. Stereotyping much?

[Utkonos]

If a prison ad won’t cell with the public, why not bar it? Or take another photo—a good pic is worth a thousand sentences!

[Its_Not_Inevitable]

Appreciate the effort but I'm thinking this was way too much work for too little payoff.

[Utkonos]

I’d also throw in a brief prisoner testimonial. Without that the ad simply lacks con text.

[Its_Not_Inevitable]

Well done, sir.

[Public Entelectual]

What sort of blaggard would advertise for prison guards ?