Yorkie Bars - Should they be boycotted while Nestle bars females from them

[Sticks]

It has been a while now since Nestle introduced it's sexist campaign banning females from their product with their "It's not for Girls" slogan.

When they introduced this, Liverpool City council had to ban people working for Nestle who had been distributing free samples, only to men.

Even a director at the time seemed to indicate they did not want females touching their product, saying they should switch to other products.

Ever since their campaign I have boycotted this chocolate bar, which I used to love eating.

I have written to Nestle and all I got was a form letter

I have even joined this group on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=2256140283)

So how can we get Nestle to change it's campaign and allow women to enjoy this product.

It is interesting to note that while McDonalds in 2006 bought into this sexist campaign with it's Yorkie McFlurry. In the 2009 Yorkie McFlurry, the "It's not for Girls" is absent

[Lauren]

Erm. I think it's a joke?

To be fair, they're probably losing business - I wouldn't dare go into a shop to buy one if it has it slapped across it's not for girls. I don't care much about the chocolate to do that LOL.

[ange7]

I can imagine a wanky AD executive saying " yeah it'll cause lots of controversy and therefore free publicity... ". And then another one saying " yeah!! people will fall over themselves to look pro feminist by starting forum threads about it, there by getting our name out there even further!!".

[Fom]

Its just a joke... women can buy it if they want, it is a play on that it is really chunky chocolate and that girls can't handle it. I'm not gonna stop eating it, they are lush!

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Fom
Its just a joke... women can buy it if they want, it is a play on that it is really chunky chocolate and that girls can't handle it. I'm not going to stop eating it, they are lush!

Would you buy a pink fluffy pen with "really gay girly pen" written across it, just cos it writes nice? ... Hahaha... maybe I just have hang ups, but I hate buying Yorkies when it's slapped right across them that it's for men.
Not that I'm against the ad campaign, if I was a man I'd buy them more, huuuarrrrr!

[arista]

Nestle love people like Sticks
it all is good promotion.

[arista]

Originally posted by Lauren
Originally posted by Fom
Its just a joke... women can buy it if they want, it is a play on that it is really chunky chocolate and that girls can't handle it. I'm not going to stop eating it, they are lush!

Would you buy a pink fluffy pen with "really gay girly pen" written across it, just cos it writes nice? ... Hahaha... maybe I just have hang ups, but I hate buying Yorkies when it's slapped right across them that it's for men.
Not that I'm against the ad campaign, if I was a man I'd buy them more, huuuarrrrr!


They are not Hang Ups
And Nestle loves you getting into this Joke.

[Fom]

Originally posted by Lauren
Originally posted by Fom
Its just a joke... women can buy it if they want, it is a play on that it is really chunky chocolate and that girls can't handle it. I'm not going to stop eating it, they are lush!

Would you buy a pink fluffy pen with "really gay girly pen" written across it, just cos it writes nice? ... Hahaha... maybe I just have hang ups, but I hate buying Yorkies when it's slapped right across them that it's for men.
Not that I'm against the ad campaign, if I was a man I'd buy them more, huuuarrrrr!

Fair point, thats probably why I eat them so much... trying to prove my masculinity :P

[pinkmichk]

its a joke its not like they have police standing watching over them make sure only men buy them i am not offended by it and still buy them

[arista]

Originally posted by pinkmichk
its a joke its not like they have police standing watching over them make sure only men buy them i am not offended by it and still buy them


A New Lady
without hang ups.




Sign Of The Times.

[Sod_James]

i highly doubt women are gonna go into shops and pick up the bar and go 'o darn i cant buy this cos its not for gilrs o well i shall just have to have a Mars bar instead'

its just a little bit of fun.

[Sticks]

This has an account of what happened in Liverpool (http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/food/nestle-yorkie-bar/390578/)

[lily.]

It's not any worse than Sheila's Wheels.

People are over-sensitive these days. If I want a Yorkie, I'll effing well buy one, and I don't give a flying **** what it says on the wrapper.

[arista]

Originally posted by Sticks
This has an account of what happened in Liverpool (http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/food/nestle-yorkie-bar/390578/)


Thats No Good
that is just one view.


You standards are dropping Sticks.

[andyman]

Originally posted by arista
Originally posted by Sticks
This has an account of what happened in Liverpool (http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/food/nestle-yorkie-bar/390578/)


Thats No Good
that is just one view.


You standards are dropping Sticks. The word is your, not you..

[Spike]

Its just a joke, an advertising angle not to be taken seriously

[lily.]

There are always people who take these things seriously, and it usually results in ads being banned etc. All the good ads get banned cuz they offend someone.

[lily.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRiYkwtBK34


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSG807d3P-U


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arfNofxBtfY

[arista]

That Levi One is well Good.

[lily.]

I know.. I loved it.. haha..

[andyman]

Great vids (",)

[lily.]

I'm pretty sure someone will be offended by one of them at least.. haha

[Ross]

Sticks you always seem to defend women, are you a woman?

(not that defending women is a bad thing, but it doesn't really matter to him because he's a man)

[Tom4784]

:rolleyes:

I can't tell whether you are being serious or not Sticks, it's fairly obvious to EVERYONE that it's just a joke.

[Sticks]

Originally posted by Ross
Sticks you always seem to defend women, are you a woman?


I am male and that is me in my avatar

[Tom]

Its only an ad campaign and to get people talking

[LemonJam]

Tbh, I see more girls OMNOMNOMing yorkies than guys.

They might see the advert and think, "Hey, I can eat one of those too!" and do so with no problem.

[Ross]

Originally posted by LemonJam
Tbh, I see more girls OMNOMNOMing yorkies than guys.

They might see the advert and think, "Hey, I can eat one of those too!" and do so with no problem.
That's because girls like big Yorkie's in their mouths :wink:

[Sam!]

Originally posted by Muse
:rolleyes:

I can't tell whether you are being serious or not Sticks, it's fairly obvious to EVERYONE that it's just a joke.

[arista]

Originally posted by Tom
Its only an ad campaign and to get people talking



Yes and Sticks
will get his Cheque soon.

[LemonJam]

Originally posted by Ross
Originally posted by LemonJam
Tbh, I see more girls OMNOMNOMing yorkies than guys.

They might see the advert and think, "Hey, I can eat one of those too!" and do so with no problem.
That's because girls like big Yorkie's in their mouths :wink:

I thought nobbly bobblys were all the rage. :shocked:

[Sticks]

When McDonalds in 2006 did their Yorkie McFlurry they came up with this image

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2376/25/16/642840893/n642840893_1949796_1156.jpg

Note how violence against women is implied with the product crushing the female figure

In 2009 the same product was advertised differently

http://photos-b.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v2376/25/16/642840893/n642840893_1949801_5977.jpg

Note the absence of the "It's not for Girls" logo

If it is just a bit of fun, why did McDonalds stop using this sexist logo?

I did wonder, back in 2006 if any female might not be allowed to buy a Yorkie McFlurry. What would have happened if a server back then had refused to serve a woman, or worse a young girl one of these, because they saw the promotional materials saying it was not for girls.

[pinkmichk]

are you taking the pee sticks of course a woman wont have been refused one cos of a joke ad campaign oh and as a victim of domestic abuse seeing that pic does not flash up the warning light in my head about violence to women

[Tom]

LMAO @ the 2006 image :laugh2:

[Harry!]

At least it is the one chocolate bar which is masculine.

[Sam!]

Originally posted by Sticks
When McDonalds in 2006 did their Yorkie McFlurry they came up with this image

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2376/25/16/642840893/n642840893_1949796_1156.jpg

Note how violence against women is implied with the product crushing the female figure

In 2009 the same product was advertised differently

http://photos-b.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v2376/25/16/642840893/n642840893_1949801_5977.jpg

Note the absence of the "It's not for Girls" logo

If it is just a bit of fun, why did McDonalds stop using this sexist logo?

I did wonder, back in 2006 if any female might not be allowed to buy a Yorkie McFlurry. What would have happened if a server back then had refused to serve a woman, or worse a young girl one of these, because they saw the promotional materials saying it was not for girls.

I really don't see the problem :|

[arista]

Originally posted by Madonna
At least it is the one chocolate bar which is masculine.


Galaxy is good.



http://www.chocolatebuttons.co.uk/images/cbuttons/expanded_pics/chocolate_bars/galaxy_150g.jpg

[arista]

SkyNews
has a Reporter on Tour
he is in Bristol and Bath areas

Cadburys sell their products
to all in the UK.

But it will be made in Poland, from now,
as those workers take 70% less in wage.

Pathetic Brown "British Jobs
for British workers"
is a Dumb statement.


Sign Of The Times.

[lily.]

Boycott Cadbury's.

Oh, and stand up for the 2-dimensional 'woman' being crushed by the yorkie McFlurry... (actually, I can't think of a more pleasant way to die.. )

[30stone]

Hello the "only-for-girls" yorkie!

http://i40.tinypic.com/r8uwll.jpg

[lily.]

If you're man enough for a Yorkie, these will suit you:

http://i40.tinypic.com/fopz4j.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/rc9gjk.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/ju7i15.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/b4uxht.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/svg9rr.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/2elyzht.jpg


Credit: b3ta.com

[Sticks]

The other weekend I saw this


http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs006.snc1/4164_92550775893_642840893_2396571_3195128_n.jpg

Could the manufacturers be seeing the light? I got this this afternoon from the garage on Barak Road in Newcastle. No mention of the "It's not for Girls"

Let us know if more of these are coming or if the manufacturers are going back to their old ways

[arista]

But it is Not for Girls.


Sign Of The Times

[Tom4784]

Sometimes I think you're quite literally political correctness in human form Sticks. The whole advertising campaign's a light hearted play on the age old men VS Women thing. The reason why they might have dropped the 'not for girls' thing is probably because they came to the end of that advertising campaign.

Not everything in life is a conspiracy.

[Sticks]

Originally posted by Dezzy
Not everything in life is a conspiracy.

But that what they want you to believe

[pinkmichk]

i dunno whats more worrying you believing yorkies should be boycotted over a advertising slogan or the taking pics of a yorkie bar complete with diary recordings of date time place etc:laugh:

[Tom4784]

Originally posted by Sticks
Originally posted by Dezzy
Not everything in life is a conspiracy.

But that what they want you to believe

Right :rolleyes:

[30stone]

I thing they just gave up the ad campaign because it was getting old...

[Sticks]

If I remember I hope to look at the news agent at lunchtime

This Ad campaign has run a long time.

[Xander]

Originally posted by 30stone
I thing they just gave up the ad campaign because it was getting old...

Exactly, its more likely that they moved on from the campaign onto another one. As alot of them seem to do.
Its just a chocolate bar, I fail to see anything wrong with it. :shrug:

[Lauren]

I genuinely can't tell if Sticks here is having our life?

[Nurse57]

Galaxy is marketed towards women, as is Flake. As a man do I find this offencive? No. Would I still buy one? If I wanted to, yes.

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Nurse57
Galaxy is marketed towards women, as is Flake. As a man do I find this offencive? No. Would I still buy one? If I wanted to, yes.

Similarly, McCoys crisps are marketed at men (Think the slogan is "MAN CRISPS" but I might be wrong). There's also a Strongbow (I think) advert that's targeted to men.

I still use both of those products.

Though I still can't tell if Sticks is having a laugh?

[Sticks]

Those products may be marketed at a particular gender, but not exclusively. They were not deliberately excluding a target market

The Yorkie Bar "It's not for Girls" slogan is exclusive. On the surface it was prohibiting one gender from the product. (See the early TV adverts at the time)

I still wonder if with the 2006 campaign for the Yorkie McFlurry any females were barred from ordering it, either by staff or some other third party taken in by the advertising. If I had been working there at the time, I do also wonder if I would have sought clarification if we could sell them to females and pointed out that the slogan did seem to contravene stated equality statements.

The 2006 Yorkie McFlurry advert was portraying putting a woman down, by crushing her with a potof the product, (Shades of violence), and that reminds me of one person I know who thinks men are superior and that woman should be put in their place, implicitly by all means available, including force.

It was refreshing that the 2009 McFlurry made no mention of that imagery.

If I remember I will see if this campaign is continuing. It is possible the garage had cancelled export order for a market where this campaign is not being used.

[Matt08]

:laugh2: I can't believe this is in Serious Debates. Surely there's more important things to be worrying about than whether a Yorkie bar might offend women.

[Sticks]

The Yorkie bars in the newsagent were the ones with the It's Not for Girls slogan, so that boycott continues

The one from the garage must have been some kind of anomaly :sad:

[pinkmichk]

but clearly your boycotting idea is null and void if your buying them:shrug: its a advertising campaign it is not a attack on women why only yorkies in this if your gonna do it then you should like someone said be including mccoys as they are man crisps in the advertising which is the same princple as the yorkie

[:)tom:)]

Originally posted by Sticks

I still wonder if with the 2006 campaign for the Yorkie McFlurry any females were barred from ordering it, either by staff or some other third party taken in by the advertising. If I had been working there at the time, I do also wonder if I would have sought clarification if we could sell them to females and pointed out that the slogan did seem to contravene stated equality statements.



This guy is joking, Right???
Do you seriously think that women were not allowed to buy yorkie products :joker:
and i also find it VERY hard to believe that any one that was selling yorkies would have had to of 'sought clarification' whether or not a woman was able to buy a yorkie.

[arista]

No Sticks
is not joking.

[pinkmichk]

sticks do you also boycott mcoys who are promoting as man crisps and there is also something out promoting at mo with man gadgets (mobiles and the like)

[Axiom]

LOL is this a joke thread or what? Ridiculous. Clearly a joke on the makers' behalf. I haven't heard of one woman who's complained about it frankly.

[Sticks]

Originally posted by pinkmichk
sticks do you also boycott mcoys who are promoting as man crisps and there is also something out promoting at mo with man gadgets (mobiles and the like)

McCoys do not have prohibition signs on their product

However I do not buy crisps that often

[Sticks]

Originally posted by Axiom
LOL is this a joke thread or what? Ridiculous. Clearly a joke on the makers' behalf. I haven't heard of one woman who's complained about it frankly.

You forget what happened in Liverpool when promoters handing out samples refused to give any to any women. They were asked to leave by the city council as the promotion violated their equal opportunities policy.

[arista]

Originally posted by Sticks
Originally posted by Axiom
LOL is this a joke thread or what? Ridiculous. Clearly a joke on the makers' behalf. I haven't heard of one woman who's complained about it frankly.

You forget what happened in Liverpool when promoters handing out samples refused to give any to any women. They were asked to leave by the city council as the promotion violated their equal opportunities policy.



Yes a Clever Promo
its got you talking about Yorkie.