I love the asda ad...

candjsmum

OMG can't believe people are taking it so seriously. I love the advert, its me down to a tee and I wouldn't have it any other way. No my OH is not lazy, he works a 48 hour week and then comes home and helps in the house and with our business. I love every aspect of Christmas and do as much as I can to make it a memorable time. I do it because I want too.

marisco_2

fluffnutter wrote: »

If you're a woman and you find this kind of hackneyed crap funny, then don't ever, ever moan that you're put upon because it's your own fault, frankly.

Or you could just keep a level head, enjoy the tongue in cheek humour of the advert and not be overly offended by it. Then get on with life, staying confidant and politely assertive and compromise on things with your partner so you dont end up put upon

LannieDuck

I haven't seen it, but I dislike it by its description. Why is this kind of sexism still acceptable and 'funny'?

I'm not a 1950s housewife. My OH does half the chores around the house. I'm certainly not going to run around and do everything at xmas while he puts his feet up.

...but it doesn't sound as bad as the Halford's radio ad which drives me batty everytime I hear it: "Got a flat tyre and your husband won't fix it for you? Don't risk breaking your nails, take it to Halfords and a real man will sort it out." I wish I was joking

nickyhutch

The Very one annoys me too, where the girlfriend jump in and saves the day because the hapless boyfriend buys rubbish presents for his family.

Raksha

32 years of preparing Christmas dinners means i've got it down to a fine art. I enjoy the peace and quite peeling potatos, I buy frozen brussels and veg. I really isn't a difficult meal to prepare and we're usually too stuffed to worry about tea.

Birdy12

I happen to like the advert even if, after I hear the 'dad' saying 'what's for tea, love?,' I found myself answering him out loud (every time) with the words, 'p*ss off'...

Birdy

margaretclare

Ames wrote: »

I'm a lone voice here but I hated it! I was gobsmacked at it. It's just reinforcing that women are the ones who should be at home doing all the work. It's as bad as the weetabix one where a dad has his son for just one day and is knackered, with the assumption that the mum's just expected to do it most of the time. Or the Maggi one where it's all about how great mum is because she does all the cooking.

It might appear to be just 'telling it how it is', or even to be showing how great mum's are, but it's really just saying 'mum does all the housework and cooking etc, while dad gets on with the important stuff'.

I really have been watching adverts over the last few months wondering when I fell into a time machine back to the 50s.

You're the first. Just shows how brainwashed people have become. Time for some old-fashioned 1970s Women's Movement consciousness-raising methinks.

I haven't seen the ad - I try to avoid watching TV ads as much as possible, and it's still only the 2nd week in November. My pet hate is having the whole Christmas thing rammed down our throats for weeks on end. But it's certainly the kind of thing I'd hate if I saw it. Makes me wonder if we in the Women's Movement have to reinvent the wheel every generation. Although we did achieve a few positive results - my personal triumph was being involved in the change to independent personal taxation (although obviously I was only one small voice).

Jinx

It def shows how it goes on in our house! At the end line that would be the recipe for getting something aimed at his head tho........

Callie22

marisco wrote: »

I also love the John Lewis advert with its' snowmen which is pure class.

I saw that yesterday and it's the creepiest advert I've EVER seen. The snowman is terrifying! And why does he want to keep his girlfriend warm?

glossgal

I was surprised how lame the ad is-it's not done with any real humour or tongue in cheek, it's just crap and really really dated. Are we actually trying to suggest that in 2012 there's no sharing of work in two parent households or even diverse family set ups? It just doesn't ring true.

I also agree that it's not fair to effectively say 'xmas without mums is nothing', well thanks for offending a large percentage of people who can't have their mums with them for whatever reasons :-(