Bully ad complaints dismissed by ASA
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has dismissed complaints that a television ad for Bully Scholarship Edition trivialized bullying. The agency said that although some might find the game's content and name in poor taste, the content of the ad was "unlikely to cause serious or widespread offense."
It's funny that the ASA would take the stance that the Bully ads wouldn't cause "widespread offense" when it received a total of 31 complaints. Comparably, the banned ad for Kane & Lynch only received 26 complaints. The extra complaints isn't exactly surprising; remember that the original PS2 version of Bully actually changed its name to Canis Canem Edit when it was released in Europe.
It's funny that the ASA would take the stance that the Bully ads wouldn't cause "widespread offense" when it received a total of 31 complaints. Comparably, the banned ad for Kane & Lynch only received 26 complaints. The extra complaints isn't exactly surprising; remember that the original PS2 version of Bully actually changed its name to Canis Canem Edit when it was released in Europe.





















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When asked about the rise in crime, local constable Samuel Wells said "This recent crime wave is intolerable. Just yesterday my mum wa dragged off and given a swirly by some young hooligans. I blame video games for this disaster!"
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You must understand that the people who filed these complaints are only basing their opinions on a flickering image that they saw on a screen for ~30 seconds. Not the actual product.
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What ever happened to the days of your father sitting down with you and giving you the "son you need to stand up to a bully" speech.
Now these pussies cry to CNN when someone hassles them at school.
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What ever happened to the days of your father sitting down with you and giving you the "son you need to stand up to a bully" speech.
Now these pussies cry to CNN when someone hassles them at school.
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What ever happened to the days of your father sitting down with you and giving you the "son you need to stand up to a bully" speech.
Now these pussies cry to CNN when someone hassles them at school.
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