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Posters showing wedding cake banned

(33 Posts)
Lollin Sat 08-Jul-23 09:09:35

BBC news article. I’m astonished, what next?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66119218

FannyCornforth Sat 08-Jul-23 09:30:14

Oh for heaven’s sake.
I’m speechless.
The priorities in this country…

Dinahmo Sat 08-Jul-23 09:33:58

TFL trying to make us watch out diets. At least it's given publicity to the production.

Ailidh Sat 08-Jul-23 09:35:33

I thought, when I saw the Original Poster, it was going to be because a wedding cake was viewed as hetero-normative, and thus offensive to those who are not.

I think banning the poster because wedding cake is fattening if eaten to excess and on a regular basis is just as ludicrous.

MerylStreep Sat 08-Jul-23 09:37:35

London voted for a woke mayor, this is what you get.

lixy Sat 08-Jul-23 09:40:36

Oh, that's wonderful!
Thank you for the chuckle to start the day. grin

Lollin Sat 08-Jul-23 09:41:48

After all a slice of wedding cake is definitely a treat as no one gets more than one slice and how often does the average person attend a wedding? Just another example of how Silly blanket rules and generalisations can be.

biglouis Sat 08-Jul-23 09:41:49

So are they going to ban pictures of cars because some people drive badly and cause accidents?

Pictures of dogs because they can bite you?

And so on ...

henetha Sat 08-Jul-23 10:14:51

It's absolutely bonkers...

Callistemon21 Sat 08-Jul-23 10:17:41

Dinahmo

TFL trying to make us watch out diets. At least it's given publicity to the production.

Yes, they've probably got far more publicity from the ban than they would have done from the posters.

🎂🍰🧁🍩🍪🥮🍥🍣

Elegran Sat 08-Jul-23 11:01:47

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????******************

Elegran Sat 08-Jul-23 11:08:13

https://cookieandkate.com/images/2020/12/rosemary-roasted-potatoes-recipe-550x824.jpg

Link struck through because it contains starchy potatoes, olive oil, salt and other undesirable substances.

Callistemon21 Sat 08-Jul-23 11:08:59

Sounds delicious very bad for you !!

Mollygo Sat 08-Jul-23 11:10:23

By that standard, how on earth will any of the fast food chains ever get an advert accepted again?

Smileless2012 Sat 08-Jul-23 11:11:35

Have they got nothing better to do?

Spinnaker Sat 08-Jul-23 11:44:06

Typical nanny state thinking hmm

Lollin Sat 08-Jul-23 12:41:41

lixy I thought we needed a topic to laugh about .

Yes hopefully it’s helped with their viewing/attendance figures. Too far away for me. All that money on advertising and marketing, I dread to think of the cost for advertising on tv channels!

Chocolatelovinggran Sat 08-Jul-23 13:01:34

TBH however, it does confirm what I've been telling people for years - if I just look at cake, I get fatter etc etc.

Baggs Sat 08-Jul-23 13:05:58

It says in the blurb that it's a three tier sponge cake. I'm SHOCKED. When did wedding cake stop being a rich fruit cake pieces of which that one wrapped into small parcels to send to people who weren't at the wedding?

Sponge cake!? The murder of a lovely tradition.

Humph! I say wink

GrannyGravy13 Sat 08-Jul-23 13:51:32

Absolutely flipping ridiculous.

Grannmarie Sat 08-Jul-23 13:51:37

My sisters and I went to Tony and Tina's wedding many years ago when we were holidaying in Las Vegas. It was a great night's entertainment, where the audience are treated as wedding guests and join in the meal and dancing at the 'reception ', chatting to the actors in role...
A new experience for us, I'd recommend it for a light hearted evening out.
Yes, there was cake! 🎂

PamelaJ1 Sat 08-Jul-23 15:20:46

Just decided that we will go. I hadn’t heard of it till now so thanks for that. Hope the publicity boots their numbers
A friend went to an ‘eating’ play the other week, something to do with an aeroplane. She said it was fantastic.

MaizieD Sat 08-Jul-23 15:25:38

I had a word with my DD about this; she's an academic and obesity is her area of interest.

She said that TfL (and maybe other transport companies) has a ban on the advertising of goods which could cause obesity. She thinks that banning this poster is really a bit stupid, but it might be to forestall other companies complaining that they are not allowed to advertise their --obesity causing--products with TfL. Though this wouldn't be particularly logical as the banned poster isn't 'selling' wedding cake, it's the advert for a play, isn't it?

MaizieD Sat 08-Jul-23 15:27:01

Baggs

It says in the blurb that it's a three tier sponge cake. I'm SHOCKED. When did wedding cake stop being a rich fruit cake pieces of which that one wrapped into small parcels to send to people who weren't at the wedding?

Sponge cake!? The murder of a lovely tradition.

Humph! I say wink

You get a soggy parcel of sponge cake now, Baggs

HowVeryDareYou2 Sat 08-Jul-23 16:07:27

The team spent £20,000 on the posters to go on London's transport network What a waste of money. Madness.