New Zealand billboard causes stir; Being reviewed

A decision is due to be made today whether a billboard labelling President Bush an 'evil bastard' is appropriate, NZ City of New Zealand reports Monday. The publication provides a few details:

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The Hell Pizza billboards have been erected around Auckland and Wellington. Half of the poster is taken up with a photo of the president and the other half has the phrase 'Hell: Too Good For Some Evil Bastards.

Outdoor Advertising New Zealand is reviewing who is behind the boards and whether the Advertising Standards Authority needs to become involved.

Hell's media manager, Matthew Blomfield, says they expected to cause a bit of a stir. He says it is meant to provoke discussion and be a little edgy, instead of bland, boring advertising.

Mr Blomfield is hoping reaction will be balanced between those who find it funny and those who are upset by it.

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This billboard in Wellington, New Zealand, was defaced

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/New_Ze...evie_0807.html

Well I am guessing someone has added the red bits and without those the posters may be a little less inflamatory.

However posters aside that crowd make awesome pizza almost lived off them while based in Wellington.

Should they be removed, no there is a thing called freedom of speech that I imagine NZ has. Overall though i would never ever eat there due to the bill boards.

hells pizza is well known for their "close to the line" advertising...they know their market well.

you see, i would be more likely to eat there because of that billboard...not just because of the sentiment, but because it's different

It's good marketing because people in unimportant countries have no great love for our president.

that sounds awfully like country bashing my friend...

Heh. As I've said before. I don't care what posters they put up overseas. If they Burn the flag whatever.Matters not to me. However high the level of bad taste and low humor.

Originally Posted by Whispering Death

It's good marketing because people in unimportant countries have no great love for our president.

As of 29/7 Bush's popularity is at 44% (Gallup Poll) in the USA.
Does that mean the USA is a 'unimportant country'?

I agree with 03USMC that if anything it is in bad taste but then again, it is NZ and what they do in their own country is really of little concern to me.

As of 29/7 Bush's popularity is at 44% (Gallup Poll) in the USA.
Does that mean the USA is a 'unimportant country'?

Well some people might not support something he did recently but would probally still vote for him, me included. I just dont think a add Describeing our president as "worse than hell" with blood running from the eyes and 666 written across the forehead would work to well here in America.
We finally have a president that looks out for America more than other countrys. This does not make him a popular man overseas.