Kiwi's Pull Naughty Nissan Ad

csv8 · 23-07-2006, 11:13 AM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (July 21) - Japanese carmaker Nissan said Friday it has pulled a raunchy commercial starring "Sex and the City" actress Kim Cattrall from New Zealand television after complaints over its content.

Cattrall, who plays sex-obsessed, promiscuous Samantha Jones in the hugely successful U.S. series, appears in the ad purring with excitement about Nissan's new sedan.

"Why didn't you tell me it was so big, I just wasn't prepared for it?" she gushes. "The all-new Nissan Tiida makes you feel really, really, really good inside."

She tells a salesman: "Ah! That was amazing. Absolutely fabulous! I mean the great body and the way you moved it."

The double entendre-laced ad was approved by New Zealand's Television Commercial Approvals Bureau before broadcast. Nevertheless, it sparked a number of complaints to the Advertising Standards Complaints Board.

Nissan said it was taking the commercial off the air before the board could consider the objections.

"We made this decision in the interest of self-regulation and in response to public feedback," Nissan said in a statement.

New Zealand generally is regarded as liberal when it comes to TV ad content, with no complaints reported about the Australian tourism campaign "Where the bloody hell are you?" which was banned in the UK.
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M14A-Mclaren · 23-07-2006, 11:23 AM

It is a **** ad anyway, glad I won't have to see it any more.

Big Mike · 23-07-2006, 05:10 PM

Yeah it was a fairly poor add. Quite tacky, but hardly offensive. To any prudes who find that, Big Brother, or any other tame TV stuff "sexually offensive" or inappropriate - I ask you to switch on SBS at 10:30 Monday nights for the next three weeks. I watched it last week - it was very, umm, informative - if you can stomach it.

GK · 23-07-2006, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Mike

Yeah it was a fairly poor add. Quite tacky, but hardly offensive. To any prudes who find that, Big Brother, or any other tame TV stuff "sexually offensive" or inappropriate - I ask you to switch on SBS at 10:30 Monday nights for the next three weeks. I watched it last week - it was very, umm, informative - if you can stomach it.

I find Big Bother a stupid show, which models bad relationships to young people. Older people are supposed to know better aren't they, but the young haven't usually worked it out until they've made a few really stupid mistakes.

I'm a secondary teacher, so I see the effect this BB trash has on kids. A few years ago, a mum was letting her daughter in Gr4 watch BB uncut!

So get it off the air I reckon, and protect the young ones with parents too silly to realize the damage it can do to their littlies, or with parents who know but are too self absorbed or lazy to care!

The littlies are the future, and should be looked after.

If that makes me a prude, then prude it is!

That's my 2cents worth!

GK

TotalDriver · 23-07-2006, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Mike

Yeah it was a fairly poor add. Quite tacky, but hardly offensive. To any prudes who find that, Big Brother, or any other tame TV stuff "sexually offensive" or inappropriate - I ask you to switch on SBS at 10:30 Monday nights for the next three weeks. I watched it last week - it was very, umm, informative - if you can stomach it.

Is that the Autopsy one? If so, I saw it last week. UN*******BELIEVABLE!

Next week is a chic!

AC · 23-07-2006, 07:23 PM

This ad was tacky, but there is one worse ad...

One ad that they have no problem airing at prime time...

One ad that they try to make funny with a distracting intro...

One ad that i wouldnt want my kid to see, even if it wasn't at prime time...

The Canetson Vaginal THRUSH Ad... You know the one.

Has the intro... "Lets talk love and relationships..."
Then it cuts to the women... "Now that all the men have left the room" ha ha

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Hmmm... Not a great ad to be airing at prime time.
Makes me wonder about the question parents are getting... "Mummy whats Vaginal Thrush"

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Im not one for Pollitical Correctness, but that one gets my goat. :ticking:

XRchic · 23-07-2006, 07:46 PM

Haha I didnt even think that it was actually the sex and the city chic in the ad! I thought it was an actress double! There you go!

Meh, that ad was not offensive.

I guess Im not easily offended though.

As for kids growing up, there is WAY more to child psychology than what tv they watch - as far as they turn out as adults!

WizBang · 23-07-2006, 09:06 PM

Don't worry XR chic I though tthe same thing ,but yeah the ad is a little sad and doesn't even come close to have me leap out of me seat and rush down to nissan and buy one .But at the same time I can't see how it was bad enought to be pulled

mcflux · 23-07-2006, 11:28 PM

I don't know how the Tiida can be portrayed as a sexy car, it resembles the offspring from a menage-a-trois involving a Suzuki Wagon R, a Nimbus, and Megane, with none of the three participants wanting to claim parentship.

XRchic · 24-07-2006, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghia5L

I don't know how the Tiida can be portrayed as a sexy car, it resembles the offspring from a menage-a-trois involving a Suzuki Wagon R, a Nimbus, and Megane, with none of the three participants wanting to claim parentship.

Yeah, its an ugly little car. Much like the new Barina or the Yaris!

Hahaha Wagon R... I wonder who thought that name up!

mcflux · 24-07-2006, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by XRchic

Yeah, its an ugly little car. Much like the new Barina or the Yaris!

Hahaha Wagon R... I wonder who thought that name up!

I'm more concerned about its appearance than its name

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But yes, what a misinforming title for the car!

Pedro · 24-07-2006, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghia5L

I don't know how the Tiida can be portrayed as a sexy car, it resembles the offspring from a menage-a-trois involving a Suzuki Wagon R, a Nimbus, and Megane, with none of the three participants wanting to claim parentship.