stretchy Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 It looks like Merlin and Alton Towers is getting a bit more of a bashing. The Metro has the following. Personally I quite like the Ride Me flashing notebook book. Very funky. http://metro.co.uk/2015/06/22/alton...s-emblazoned-with-the-slogan-ride-me-5258188/ So what do you think? Sorry Link Fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewumbrajumbos Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Daily Mail saves the day http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3133347/RIDE-Parents-furious-suggestive-slogans-Alton-Towers-T-shirts-claims-young-girls-danger-want-removed-gift-shops.html Shame to see that they can still wiggle the Smiler incident into such an unrelated story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 I like how two of the sidebar stories on the Daily Mail page are about Gaga and Rita Ora showing off their bodies, gotta love the hypocrisy of newspapers... Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoMachine Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Pretty sure I've seen worse stickers on people's cars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Mae Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 "...cost the park £14million to build..." If you're going to bring it into something completely unrelated Daily Fail then please get your facts right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretchy Posted June 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 From one non theme park friends after reading the Metro page "A park that's this sexist is bound to have crashes". my response was 'The logical falacies in that statement are astounding' pognoi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paige Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 I like how it just seemed like that 'controversy' was click bait to draw people in to bear witness to yet more scare mongering on behalf of the Daily Mail. Whilst I haven't voted in the poll, purely because I have always been a bit iffy with seeing those slogans, yet I hadn't even realised that they were gender specific and wouldn't march around screaming about how disgusting this is yada yada yada, but I have always seen them and frowned internally if you will. I may sound incredibly conservative and whatnot, but I don't think that it's something that will influence young people, and I think that essentially suggesting that should a female wear said top it would make them a more susceptible target (because that's how it works, right?) is incredibly ludicrous. Of course, it may cause comments to be made, which can be horrible and make an individual feel incredibly vulnerable, but as a young female myself, I've never been interested in their t-shirts as much, and if I ever have purchased a t-shirt from a Merlin park or any other place, I like it to show that I've been to said place, otherwise it's a waste of money I feel. So even though I have always found it a bit of a bold move, I do not strictly condemn the parks for selling them, nor do I think that they should be torn off the shelves. (Sorry if that was quite jumbled, I have never been the best at putting a point across concisely) pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Apologise for the swear but I think it's appropriate for this topic. ham22, Celia Mae, Tom and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 That guy is a tosser but he does sum it up pretty well If you don't like the T-shirt, don't buy/wear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 That guy is a tosser but he does sum it up pretty well If you don't like the T-shirt, don't buy/wear it. Sorry, are you saying Stephen Fry is a tosser? Ban request... MattyMoo, Kerfuffle, HermanTheGerman and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Yes he's a tosser, but then most celebs are very different when not in front of a TV camera Edit: 500th post yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Lets stop calling people tossers thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Lets stop calling people tossers thank you What if you work at Tossed? ham22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Oh sorry, well what can I call him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Oh sorry, well what can I call him? Mr Fry, perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stretchy Posted June 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Just as an asside, I have met Mr Fry twice and both times he was extremely un-tossery when I would have been much more tossery, He was, both times. rather shy, and extremely unassumimg. The first time I met him, I honstly couldn't have put up with as many people asking for autographs, photos and saying stupid things as he did, and he did them all with a smile, even though as soon as he got out of the public area he seemed to be drained by it all. I was co-organising the event he was at and yet when I asked him if he was ok, he positioned his smile and said that he was fine. I have met a few celebs and they are either, like Mr Fry was, try really hard to keep a facard of smiles, or they are complete self centred divas. They are all just people. It all made me realise that I wouldn't hoist fame on my worst enemy. Cameras steal your soul, you know, dont believe me? Just look around you. Back on topic. Paige made an interesting point. Who would buy this? I think its a 'jock' mentality type of person who would buy and wear these types of clothes and these are people that use sexuality in most of what they wear, so why not this. But the odd thing is to extend that to things like the flashing notebook. (I didnt think the bimbo's could write) - (bimbo and jock are meant asexually here). The only other peole I can think who would buy these T shirts are aimed at gay males, and as a gay male myself (a rubbish one though) I have no interest in advertising my ridability. So I think my only problem with these slogans is the possable target audience they are aimed at. The T shirts I find fine, but the flashing notebook? There were quiet a lot of merch items in the RIde Me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Perhaps he was just having a bad day when I met him then, although unhappy/miserable celebs off camera isn't a rarity, Nick Knowles was one of the absolute worst I ever met and very rude to those who got within shouting distance of him. These t-shirts are in a similar vein to the kiss me quick ones you could buy in the seventies, they are harmless humour and I suspect would never have become an issue had the Smiler not happened, but even back then there were many who were offended by them, the irony is those offended by them likely send their children to school in extremely short skirts, which is far more provocotive to some than any words on a T-shirt. Zach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graw Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 I dont think a female/male choosing to wear the shirt is offensive or whatever, people can wear what they like imo. but as to why thorpe/alton sells these and actually thinks that young people, or most people, really would ever want to wear a t-shirt w/ a slogan this ****e and stupid on it, is beyond me. it's not an empowering statement at all, but yet again I also wouldnt say anyone who wears one of these shirts is degrading themselves or whatever. it's just a stupid slogan/innuendo really, that doesn't appeal to anyone in my eyes. not distasteful or anything..just dumb. no need for anyone to get offended over them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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