Oak drinker not talking to himself, rules ASB
Three Drunk Monkeys’ aggressive Oak chocolate milk drinker makes light of people with schizophrenia, a member of the public has told the Ad Standards Board in a complaint which was dismissed.
The ad, which was partly inspired by the dangerous Don Logan character played by Ben Kingsley in the film Sexy Beast, was Three Drunk Monkeys first for the Parmalat brand.
The complaint said: “”My husband and I wish to just inform you that we both find the new Oak Milk commercial “hungry thirsty” very offensive. We both deal with people with mental health issues daily and think this commercial is exploiting those suffering with schizophrenia & bi-polar disorders.”
Seriously, where do they find these people?
Do they also see a lone newsreader sitting a a desk speaking to camera as someone talking to himself? Well, here’s a news flash: he’s talking to you! Yes, television is designed as communication, and it has a pretty firm understanding that someone will be listening and watching at the other end.
Re: “exploiting those suffering with schizophrenia & bi-polar disorders.”…. I have always thought the same thing about that strange character from the Big Bang Theory who keeps winning the Golden Globes… I am always reminded of people I have known with Aspergers or Autism whenever I see that show.
Stop talking to yourself Anonymous, or they will hunt you down too
Some people really need to find themselves a hobby!
Love this ad, great performance.
ROFL @Riarn…. Hysterical. That’s got the whole office here giggling….
Bloody hell … I hope she and her husband don’t go to see a production of Macbeth or there will a stage invasion during the soliloquies!
I think it is a mixture of both – talking to himself and to the camera.
Talks to himself at the beginning. If it continued on like that, I think the complainants may have had a case but at the end he is staring down the camera and clearly pitching the product to the audience.
Even if the ad itself didn’t make light of mental illness, it’s a shame the commenters on this post had to.
John, no-one made light of mental illness at all. They’re making fun of overly-sensitive types. There’s a difference. Stop being so sensitive.
Even if he was talking to himself, honestly – who hasn’t done that at one point or another? Are we also mentally ill?
People will complain about anything just to get on their high horse and feel important!
I’m going to complain to the ASB when a supermarket advertises milk… because it exploits those suffering to lactose intollerance
Whingers. Turning into libtard America.