"Bloody" too rude ?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4789650.stm

<baffled look>

JL

 

<chuckle>

Yeah I guess the BACC is right, it's not like the British to swear.

JL
(I wonder whether the Aussies asked 'em to ban it to get publicity ?)

 

I, too, am looking baffled because I saw that commercial on UK television a
couple of nights ago. And that's plain-vanilla steam-powered TV, an' all,
because I don't have any satellite or cable malarkey. Sounds as if the
Ockers are trying to stir up an ISHOO to promote "product awareness" and,
ultimately, tourism.

 

I'm sure I've seen a news report where the Australians didn't like the
bloody advert themselves.

 

Yeah, there were criticisms of it as being a bit crass and giving oxygen
to ocker stereotypes(1)

It wouldn't get banned here though, we've already had a state govt do a
"if you drink drive you're a bloody idiot" campaign...

JL
(1) they wouldn't be stereotypes if there wasn't a kernel of truth though

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, JL belched forth and ejected the following:

"Bloody" was one of the first swear words I ever learnt but in the
context of that advert, I think whoever was responsible for cutting it
out was right, imo.

 

There's a video report on the CNN site; you have to scrabble for it
on their "World" page by now.

OTOH, this is rather old...
http://www.bushpoetry.com.au/master...eWT/tabid/841/Default.aspx?PageContentID=1211

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