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Subway Pulls 'Sexist' Ad After Backlash

icyfroth — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 01:43:22 GMT

Fast food chain Subway has pulled its Halloween ad from its official YouTube channel after it was branded "sexist".

The US purveyors of lengthy sandwiches produced an ad that encouraged women to eat Subway sandwiches in order to look good in "sexy" Halloween costumes.

They encountered an online backlash, with internet users branding them "sexist" "misogynistic" and "sizeist".

The spot features a woman who consumes the company's sandwiches because she wants to fit into "all the costumes" for Halloween, like "sexy nurse" "spicy Red Riding Hood" and sexy permutations of schoolteacher and football player.

I don't see anything wrong with the ad.

I like Subway's Italian BMT best. With avocado. Yum.

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channys_mum — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:09:20 GMT

I can see nothing wrong with the ad either.

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*mrgrizz* — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:14:26 GMT

what is "sizeist"?

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polksaladallie — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:18:08 GMT

The only thing wrong with the ad is that they are telling us that their product is healthy because it is low fat.

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imastawka — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:19:53 GMT

Link not working for me. Will check it later.

I lurve Subway. Icy, what's a BMT?

I love Italian sub with salad (no meat)

and Jalapenos on everything

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the_bob_delusion — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:20:29 GMT

Plenty of fat women helloween costumes too. NOw those ARE scary. So doesn't that go against subway logic???

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cherry*135 — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:24:32 GMT

Doesn't this statement make it sexist?

The US purveyors of lengthy sandwiches produced an ad that encouraged women to eat Subway sandwiches in order to look good in "sexy" Halloween costumes.

Men can eat fried takeways, be obese and still look sexy in a Halloween costume, but women can't.

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*mrgrizz* — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:28:18 GMT

@am*3 wrote:
Doesn't this statement make it sexist?

The US purveyors of lengthy sandwiches produced an ad that encouraged women to eat Subway sandwiches in order to look good in "sexy" Halloween costumes.

Men can eat fried takeways, be obese and still look sexy in a Halloween costume, but women can't.

that statement is not from the ad.

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cherry*135 — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:28:31 GMT

BMT = Biggest, Meatiest, Tastiest

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karliandjacko — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:29:00 GMT

@polksaladallie wrote:
The only thing wrong with the ad is that they are telling us that their product is healthy because it is low fat.

that and it's lame, unimaginative and dated.

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cherry*135 — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:30:43 GMT

@*mrgrizz* wrote:
@am*3 wrote:
Doesn't this statement make it sexist?

The US purveyors of lengthy sandwiches produced an ad that encouraged women to eat Subway sandwiches in order to look good in "sexy" Halloween costumes.

Men can eat fried takeways, be obese and still look sexy in a Halloween costume, but women can't.

that statement is not from the ad, same difference.

Women should eat at Subway (assuming they sell lower fat food than other fast food outlets) so they will look good in Halloween costumes

Alright... that is what the ad implies.

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icyfroth — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:30:41 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
Link not working for me. Will check it later.

I lurve Subway. Icy, what's a BMT?

I love Italian sub with salad (no meat)
and Jalapenos on everything

No meat?

The Italian B.M.T.:

SUBWAY <script src="/bundlizer/jsBasic" type="text/javascript"></script>

This all-time Italian classic is filled with Genoa salami, spicy pepperoni, and Black Forest Ham. Get it made the way you say with your favorite veggies on freshly baked bread.

Like this.

No idea what BMT stands for. Bread Meat Tomatoes?

I have mine on multigrain bread and don't like it toasted. Swiss cheese, avocado, olives added. No sauce, no salt or pepper.

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icyfroth — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:34:37 GMT

@*mrgrizz* wrote:
OK
what is "sizeist"?

I think that means discrimination against fat ppl, grizz lol.

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cherry*135 — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:39:43 GMT

sizeist (plural sizeists)
a person who discriminates against another person on account of the latter's size being much greater than typical, due to obesity.
References[edit]
Used by Roy Blount when panelist on "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!", NPR quiz program broadcast 2008 May 17.

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imastawka — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:41:26 GMT

I'm not vegetarian, and I know they're supposed to change gloves

with every order, but sometimes they get slack if ya not watching.

So, when I'm not watching and they don't change gloves,

I get Delhi Belly. It must be the cured meats, cos I also get

sick if I have a meat pizza

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cherry*135 — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:50:23 GMT

Only man in the advert is seen in just one covered-up viking outfit.

Subway even introduces the clip on its YouTube channel with the sentence: 'Bikini season may be over, but there’s more reasons right around the corner to stay fit with delicious, low-fat sandwiches from SUBWAY.

What about speedo season, lol.

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the_bob_delusion — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 04:35:27 GMT

Oooouu, I just worked out the easiest dress up costume. If you're really really fat, you just need the biggest loser T-shirt and you can be dress as a biggest loser contestant.

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the_bob_delusion — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 04:36:01 GMT

or Jerry from Subway

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***super_nova*** — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 05:41:26 GMT

I have never eaten anything from subway, but isn't it the place that has foot long breadrolls? If anybody is eating that for lunch they are very unlikely to be very slim. It might be healthy but too much, and overeating is not healthy. So the ad is missleading and sexist.

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cherry*135 — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 06:26:24 GMT

You can get 6inch subs, supernova. They cost about $5-6+ but you can get a 12" one from $7 (they have specials on some types). It isn't good value to buy the smaller one, although I do occasionally as a 12" roll is too big (OK if you want to go halves with someone else).