The offendatrons are out in force today…
Tesco has apologised for any offence from a beer advertisement that claimed “Good Friday just got better”.
The ad ran in some newspapers to promote “great offers on beer and cider” in the run-up to Easter.
The supermarket said it would not run the ad again after it attracted criticism from some religious figures.
Vicar and broadcaster, the Reverend Richard Coles, said the advert was “extraordinarily and unnecessarily ignorant”.
Oh, fer cryin’ out loud! It’s a pun. Get over it. And Tesco? One day, people will learn that you can never appease the offendatrons. Never explain, never apologise.
Rev Coles said on Twitter that the advert “causes unnecessary offence to many. It didn’t need to.”
Well, quite. They could have chosen to behave like adults and not take offence. That they did was entirely up to them.
Good job Tesco don’t operate in Pakistan. They have a different way of ‘taking offence’ there:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39593302
Indeed.
Your site really doesn’t like me, does it….
Still being consigned to the moderation dungeon.
I remain baffled.
Good Grief? Nah, I would have gone with “Holy Shit” just to annoy the righteous.
A word of advice to all those religious types out there who are so easily offended. If God made everything, that includes beer and cider. He, in his infinite wisdom, knew that hops and apples have a special way of helping people celebrate events. So, if He is not offended, why are you?
Spot on!
I’m just waiting for some enterprising university to offer degree courses in ‘Taking Offence’.