How the fuck does this get made in a (relatively) progressive, educated country? How did noone in the MANY people it takes to write, produce and approve an advertising campaign not think "Wait, maybe this is a bad idea"
As a rape victim I find this advert fairly insensitive. Sure, it's going to shock people into thinking about rape a lot, but for actual rape victims like myself it's easily going to give them flash backs and make them relive it.
This ad did indeed leave me in tears while I was in the cinema and shaken up for quite a while afterwards.
Does any one know whether whether its dangerous for young men to get into unbooked taxis, like would they be overly charged or something, cos they can't get sexually assaulted??
As much as I agree that men are in danger, they are not in as much danger as women, simply for the fact that women raping men is extremely rare due to the logistics of it, and gay men are the minority.
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The inevitable result of political correctness.
The vast majority of 'cab drivers' are non-white. Non-whites are FAR more likely to be rapists than whites. (Look at the recent survey in South Africa in which more than ONE THIRD of the men interviewed (and you can bet they weren't white) openly admitted that they had raped a woman!)
Secondly, why are women so desperate to go out and 'have a good time', knowing the dangers that they face? Because they'll do ANYTHING to 'get a man'.
@packoftwenty Wow. First of all you're being completely ignorant so I want to point out that being South African does not mean you're not white, and vis versa, so your whole argument is backwards and offensive.
Maybe women are "desperate" to go out and "have a good time" because it's not the 1940s and women, shockingly, are allowed out by themselves now!
This advert just commodifies women's fear of crime while blaming the victims. Bad, TFL.
First, where does race even factor into this? The ad never shows the rapist's identity. Second, although I'm married, I still go out for fun. Hell, I even *GASP* go on vacations without my husband. Who knew that "having a social life" was another definition for "whore"?
Your bigoted comments have NOTHING to do with the ad.
@packoftwenty Women aren't all desperate to go out and have a good time nor are they all in possession of loose morals or low self-esteem that lead them to do 'anything to get a man'. Like anybody else in the world, they have the right to enjoy themselves. Leaving the house does not give some sicko the right to hurt them and FYI:
The majority of rapes in the UK are commited by people the victim knew.
What an appalling, disgusting advert. This advert seems to suggest that women who get into unlicensed taxis are responsible for their own rape. TFL should hang their heads in shame! Let's be clear: RUNNING UNLICENSED TAXIS IS A CRIME. RAPE IS A CRIME. HAILING A CAB IS NOT A CRIME. FIGHT THE REAL ENEMY - spend the money on CATCHING THE RAPISTS, ARRESTING UNLICENSED TAXI DRIVERS and ask the PERPETRATORS to change their behaviour NOT THE VICTIMS. This is disgusting!
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Only black cabs are legally permitted to pick up customers on the street. So all unbooked minicabs picked up on the street are illegal. Cabwise helps people to book both licensed (and therefore legal) mini cabs and black cabs.
jesus fucking christ
JisakuJ 1 month ago
Great ad. Dumb bitch had it coming.
omgmorebutts 1 month ago
How the fuck does this get made in a (relatively) progressive, educated country? How did noone in the MANY people it takes to write, produce and approve an advertising campaign not think "Wait, maybe this is a bad idea"
TeHzoAr 1 month ago
This ad right here. The worst ad. Everyone else has already said why.
deepshockonYT 1 month ago 3
As a rape victim I find this advert fairly insensitive. Sure, it's going to shock people into thinking about rape a lot, but for actual rape victims like myself it's easily going to give them flash backs and make them relive it.
This ad did indeed leave me in tears while I was in the cinema and shaken up for quite a while afterwards.
FabulousFace123 2 months ago 18
@FabulousFace123
Yeah, but it might save thousands of women from going through the same thing as you?
rosydonut 1 month ago
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Bragnanymous 1 month ago
Does any one know whether whether its dangerous for young men to get into unbooked taxis, like would they be overly charged or something, cos they can't get sexually assaulted??
aussiumo 4 months ago
@aussiumo Men can and have been be sexually assaulted. It's just as dangerous for them as it is for women. I'd avoid them all together if I were you.
coz1134 2 months ago
@coz1134
As much as I agree that men are in danger, they are not in as much danger as women, simply for the fact that women raping men is extremely rare due to the logistics of it, and gay men are the minority.
rosydonut 1 month ago
I saw this in front of Bridesmaids. Not really fitting.
TheWMEforever 7 months ago
@TheWMEforever Oh yes, nothing goes better with some comedy than a little "slut shaming".
electrogeek77 6 months ago
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The inevitable result of political correctness.
The vast majority of 'cab drivers' are non-white. Non-whites are FAR more likely to be rapists than whites. (Look at the recent survey in South Africa in which more than ONE THIRD of the men interviewed (and you can bet they weren't white) openly admitted that they had raped a woman!)
Secondly, why are women so desperate to go out and 'have a good time', knowing the dangers that they face? Because they'll do ANYTHING to 'get a man'.
packoftwenty 1 year ago
@packoftwenty Wow. First of all you're being completely ignorant so I want to point out that being South African does not mean you're not white, and vis versa, so your whole argument is backwards and offensive.
Maybe women are "desperate" to go out and "have a good time" because it's not the 1940s and women, shockingly, are allowed out by themselves now!
This advert just commodifies women's fear of crime while blaming the victims. Bad, TFL.
thepunkdelusion 1 year ago 2
@packoftwenty What the...HELL?
First, where does race even factor into this? The ad never shows the rapist's identity. Second, although I'm married, I still go out for fun. Hell, I even *GASP* go on vacations without my husband. Who knew that "having a social life" was another definition for "whore"?
Your bigoted comments have NOTHING to do with the ad.
electrogeek77 9 months ago 3
@packoftwenty Women aren't all desperate to go out and have a good time nor are they all in possession of loose morals or low self-esteem that lead them to do 'anything to get a man'. Like anybody else in the world, they have the right to enjoy themselves. Leaving the house does not give some sicko the right to hurt them and FYI:
The majority of rapes in the UK are commited by people the victim knew.
Go figure.
Guess it isn't all that clubbing after all.
coz1134 2 months ago 12
creepy cab advert alright.
DazzledRose3193 1 year ago
What an appalling, disgusting advert. This advert seems to suggest that women who get into unlicensed taxis are responsible for their own rape. TFL should hang their heads in shame! Let's be clear: RUNNING UNLICENSED TAXIS IS A CRIME. RAPE IS A CRIME. HAILING A CAB IS NOT A CRIME. FIGHT THE REAL ENEMY - spend the money on CATCHING THE RAPISTS, ARRESTING UNLICENSED TAXI DRIVERS and ask the PERPETRATORS to change their behaviour NOT THE VICTIMS. This is disgusting!
siswed 1 year ago
giv us a lift..........
trekliquid55 1 year ago
sunnyboy73uk 1 year ago
Wow. I'll remember that if I ever go to London.
9Lives101 1 year ago
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I got into a cab once and the bastard had childlocks on the doors so I couldn't get out.
Then he got into the back and raped me that was a traumatic experience and is how I became gay.
MrDabas 2 years ago
@MrDabas lol
ilyharu 1 year ago
Fear mongering if anything
TwistedMetalLegion 2 years ago
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huhuso bored any guys want to rescue me
Annieaksamia 2 years ago
Only black cabs are legally permitted to pick up customers on the street. So all unbooked minicabs picked up on the street are illegal. Cabwise helps people to book both licensed (and therefore legal) mini cabs and black cabs.
Zazazoom1 2 years ago
unbooked ? dont you mean unlicensed ? black cabs are not booked in advance either, does that make them more dangerous ?
olsenal 2 years ago