tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045808112442355708.post613879440268146406..comments2024-01-30T10:11:43.533+00:00Comments on INDIA GREY: A bit of Critical Media Analysis for your Monday MorningAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072783485818273641noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045808112442355708.post-63250780268613750272012-12-20T12:50:27.761+00:002012-12-20T12:50:27.761+00:00Annie - so sorry, I completely missed your comment...Annie - so sorry, I completely missed your comment there!! <br /><br />Hope you're now being as bombarded with Christmas advertising in Australia as we are here. I assume yours don't all feature snow, which ours seem to, in spite of the fact we only get a white Christmas once every 10 years. (I also hope they don't feature women doing all the drudgery.) Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072783485818273641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045808112442355708.post-46626509461785546832012-11-29T04:40:54.971+00:002012-11-29T04:40:54.971+00:00India, those first two in particular set my teeth ...India, those first two in particular set my teeth on edge. What was everyone else in the family doing? I haven't seen any Christmas ads here in Australia yet. I'm hoping they don't have the same tone. Thanks for sharing.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045808112442355708.post-64117503234279191032012-11-21T17:00:43.196+00:002012-11-21T17:00:43.196+00:00Haven't seen Matalan's offering - shall re...Haven't seen Matalan's offering - shall rectify that immediately!<br /><br />(And why didn't I think of that title?! Was toying with something right-on and lentily about Wimmin but the obvious was right under my nose!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072783485818273641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045808112442355708.post-35480970319869315882012-11-21T07:49:10.480+00:002012-11-21T07:49:10.480+00:00The Matalan one is brilliant - really cheesy but k...The Matalan one is brilliant - really cheesy but kind of believable.<br /><br />After all the hype, I was distinctly underwhelmed by the John Lewis ad. How dare they feature a snowman and not even have Aled Jones in the background warbling: "We're Walking In The Air"?<br /><br />But come on, India - do the decent thing and retitle this blog BAH! HUMBUG!Sharon Kendrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006524698711143868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045808112442355708.post-34265322750793548472012-11-20T22:47:07.996+00:002012-11-20T22:47:07.996+00:00Yes, that's EXACTLY IT Michelle! Where's t...Yes, that's EXACTLY IT Michelle! Where's the seasonal joy? (I suppose that's never going to be found anywhere near a supermarket though...) x<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072783485818273641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045808112442355708.post-16732836194912050532012-11-20T13:56:48.033+00:002012-11-20T13:56:48.033+00:00Okay, I don't understand the anti-women feel o...Okay, I don't understand the anti-women feel of ASDA, Morrison's and John Lewis. <br />None of which made me want to go out and buy.They made me want to go home, pull the covers over my head and not come out until Boxing Day. Michelle Styleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045808112442355708.post-48027169281335082522012-11-19T22:25:18.163+00:002012-11-19T22:25:18.163+00:00Ros, Marks and Spencer are usually the worst for t...Ros, Marks and Spencer are usually the worst for that kind of poncetastic perfection - everyone capering around an Elizabethan manor house in the Cotswolds wearing evening dress and passing around an endless supply of high-budget presents. I wonder if Morrisons and Asda were trying to redress the balance with their wrist-slitting view of 'normal'? <br /><br />Your Christmas sounds like great fun! (Make the most of it - just think, next year the day might be given over to a small person's birthday...!)<br /><br />Scarlet, I just had to endure the angst of watching it again to search for the sinister Santa, and I can't see one! The kid outside the shop is pretty scary though, with his death-stare. (Did you mean Snowman? Because if so, I'm totally with you. Imagine him and his friends creeping up your garden path in the night with their beady, unblinking eyes...)<br /><br />Caroline, noooooo!!! HOW COULD THEY? The robin was the best bit in it, too. Am totally gutted he's as fake as the rest of it. However, am emphatically not feeling sorry for you in Wales, Missis. Had idyllic few days there at half term and didn't want to come home. Shall invite myself to stay if you're not careful!<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072783485818273641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045808112442355708.post-38850675367047720452012-11-19T20:37:57.746+00:002012-11-19T20:37:57.746+00:00Soooo disapointed with the John Lewis one this yea...Soooo disapointed with the John Lewis one this year. I read in the Daily Mail (must be true ;o)) that it cost an absolute bomb to make - in New Zealand of all places. They shipped over red post and telephone boxes and made the roads in New Zealand look like UK ones with road signs etc. And if that wasn't enough - and get this - a lot of it wasn't real! The robin was computer generated, as was the town in the valley and so was some of the snow! OMG can you believe it! Next, they will tell us there is no such thing as santa! Caroline x p.s just realised I sound a bit sad - but hey ho - not much else to do on a windy, soggy island stuck on the west coast of Wales but read the Daily Mail and watch telly!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005714506570642538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045808112442355708.post-7243538671154954162012-11-19T18:20:44.385+00:002012-11-19T18:20:44.385+00:00I find the Santa in the John Lewis advert more tha...I find the Santa in the John Lewis advert more than just a little creepy!Scarlet Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045808112442355708.post-86998735862884843392012-11-19T12:26:41.973+00:002012-11-19T12:26:41.973+00:00I hadn't seen the Morrisons ad. That's dre...I hadn't seen the Morrisons ad. That's dreadful. Poor woman. <br /><br />I mostly hate them all. So much pressure to pretend that everything is perfect, or worse to attempt to make everything be perfect. We will not be having a perfect Christmas in our family this year. I am fully expecting my sister-in-law's waters to break just as the turkey comes out of the oven. It will be hilarious(ly dreadful).Roshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669423378438380019noreply@blogger.com