Alcohol advertizing in league - hypocrisy?

[Noa]

They day we find out that alchohol companies have been putting all sorts of carcinogens into our frothies is the day they'll pull the pin on alchohol sponsorpship.

 

[Prodigiousman]

Yes you can. Sort of. I smoke approximately 5-10 cigarettes a week.

That's about the same effect on my body as living in a slightly more congested City than Sydney.

For example. Standing on the corner of Piccadilly Circus in London for one afternoon has about the same toxic effect on your lungs as smoking a packet of 20 B&H 12 milligram cigarettes.

Moving from London to Sydney reduced the toxic effects on my body by more than the number of cigarettes I would consume in a week.

Gee wizz you've got it all figured out. Will be praying that your organs are buying what you're brain is selling them "Cigarettes are better for me than smog!" and adjust the way their work accordingly.

This is a new one for the pro-cigarettes group - creative and laying the blame elsewhere. Not bad at all... pity cigarettes aren't exactly good for you either. Good luck with the anti-smog patches.

 

[SaveTheChildren]

Yes you can. Sort of. I smoke approximately 5-10 cigarettes a week.

That's about the same effect on my body as living in a slightly more congested City than Sydney.

For example. Standing on the corner of Piccadilly Circus in London for one afternoon has about the same toxic effect on your lungs as smoking a packet of 20 B&H 12 milligram cigarettes.

Moving from London to Sydney reduced the toxic effects on my body by more than the number of cigarettes I would consume in a week.

So, because pollution is bad for you, smoking 10-12 cigarettes per week is not going to kill you prematurely.

Wow.

 

[Pass the Ball]

I was planning a holiday to London...

Now I am just going to stay home and smoke a couple of cigarettes instead...

 

[Lambretta]

Gee wizz you've got it all figured out. Will be praying that your organs are buying what you're brain is selling them "Cigarettes are better for me than smog!" and adjust the way their work accordingly.

This is a new one for the pro-cigarettes group - creative and laying the blame elsewhere. Not bad at all... pity cigarettes aren't exactly good for you either. Good luck with the anti-smog patches.

lol - that was very good

I'm not saying ciggies are good - I was answering a blanket statement that "you can't smoke responsibly".

Smoking is obviously not good for you - but smoking tiny numbers of cigarettes is unlikely to do you any more damage than god knows what else we come across every day including carconogens in the environment.

I always laugh when I see someone jogging along the side of a busy road. Yes, that'll get you fit in a hurry. lol

 

[Lambretta]

I was planning a holiday to London...

Now I am just going to stay home and smoke a couple of cigarettes instead...

lol

make sure you contact your local council to ensure they increase your rates 10 fold and remember, when you get in your car - dont go anywhere for an hour and a half and post the government a congestion tax payment.

Then I think you'll have all bases covered

PS> don't eat any fruit or vegatables if you're staying home between October and April

 

[Eels Dude]

Drinking is fine in moderation. Ciagarettes are designed to be addictive. While some smokers can happily say they may have 5 a week, the point is that advertising cigarettes is advertising a product which if used as it's designed to be used, will result in health problems and possible death in the long term. That's where cigarette advertising differs from alcohol advertising.

 

[babyg]

NRL should go hard with a drink responsible campaign. Become leaders in it.

 

[Lambretta]

If you consider all the publicity that the NRL has received recently due to alcohol, may I suggest that it would be hypocritical to not allow the brewers to advertise?

After all - it's often been said that there's no such thing as bad publicity.

Maybe VB's owners Carlton can run a campaign that says "less likely to tempt you to drive your car than Tooheys" or "by the time you're urinating down yourself and asleep in someone's flower beds you'll have spent far less on our cats pish than with that fancy imported pish"

They'll have the kiddies clamouring to get drunk and make arses of themselves. That's what the parents want to see.

 

[Perth Red]

Ideally yes we would get rid and have better blue chip sponsors in RL but as said only if it was a blanket ban for all sports.

Have to cringe at how betting advertising has swamped the game as well this year. Geez watching the game the other night they spend more time talking about odds and dividends than the action on the field.

Pro sport will always be a whore to advertising but we could at least be aiming to make that advertising a bit more socially responsible.

 

[Eels Dude]

Pro sport will always be a whore to advertising but we could at least be aiming to make that advertising a bit more socially responsible.

But the advertising is always going to be aimed at boofhead footy loving blokes because they're (me included) the ones who watch. Guys that love a beer, a bet and all that.

 

[Perth Red]

Do you also own a car, go on holiday, buy a newspaper, have a telephone, use the internet etc etc etc. Beer and bets are easy lays for the NRL whore.

 

[Eels Dude]

Do you also own a car, go on holiday, buy a newspaper, have a telephone, use the internet etc etc etc. Beer and bets are easy lays for the NRL whore.

There is something called a 'demographic' and something else called a 'target audience'. The whole world of advertising revolved around it. The companies that pay big money for advertising space in footy games are the ones that are aimed at regular footy watching blokes. You're not going to see a women's lingerie advertisement during a footy match, and for the same reason you're not going to see many ads for phones, internets etc, quite simply because those companies wish to target a different audience.

 

[Noa]

If you consider all the publicity that the NRL has received recently due to alcohol, may I suggest that it would be hypocritical to not allow the brewers to advertise?

After all - it's often been said that there's no such thing as bad publicity.

Maybe VB's owners Carlton can run a campaign that says "less likely to tempt you to drive your car than Tooheys" or "by the time you're urinating down yourself and asleep in someone's flower beds you'll have spent far less on our cats pish than with that fancy imported pish"

They'll have the kiddies clamouring to get drunk and make arses of themselves. That's what the parents want to see.

Or they could have a picture of Anthony Quinn playing the ball the wrong way with the message "Stop and think before your next drink".

 

[Lambretta]

Ideally yes we would get rid and have better blue chip sponsors in RL but as said only if it was a blanket ban for all sports.

Have to cringe at how betting advertising has swamped the game as well this year. Geez watching the game the other night they spend more time talking about odds and dividends than the action on the field.

Pro sport will always be a whore to advertising but we could at least be aiming to make that advertising a bit more socially responsible.

Yes - KFC that's responsible.

Why is noone attacking cricket Australia for obesity problems.
After all, Merv Hughes and Shame Warne are fat.

 

[Slackboy72]

So does rugby league (or any sport) suddenly have to assume responsibility for other peoples health by setting the example and saying no to alcohol? By saying no to sponsorship you are implicitly saying that you will not condone the product.
So when the fans go to games do we want to stop them from having a beer while watching the game too? Or are we going to let them make their own choices and treat them like adults?

 

[KalgoorlieRed]

Kick the booze out!

 

[ozbash]

So does rugby league (or any sport) suddenly have to assume responsibility for other peoples health by setting the example and saying no to alcohol? By saying no to sponsorship you are implicitly saying that you will not condone the product.
So when the fans go to games do we want to stop them from having a beer while watching the game too? Or are we going to let them make their own choices and treat them like adults?

yes they do.

 

[Loudstrat]

NRL should go hard with a drink responsible campaign. Become leaders in it.

Great point!

So does rugby league (or any sport) suddenly have to assume responsibility for other peoples health by setting the example and saying no to alcohol? By saying no to sponsorship you are implicitly saying that you will not condone the product.

League doesn't have to condone anything in the first place.

So when the fans go to games do we want to stop them from having a beer while watching the game too? Or are we going to let them make their own choices and treat them like adults?

TBH, I see no problem with that. The only time I expose my kids to a pub culture is when I go to the footy.

 

[hutch]

how many of the people calling for alcohol to be banned enjoy a drink and getting drunk themselves. players are allowed to drink, and you know what, they are allowed to get drunk as well, as long as their behaviour doesnt affect anyone else in a negative way. the double standards are disgusting!