ASDA must up social media game to quell ‘sexist’ row
Fathers4Justice is encouraging its supporters to complain about the ad directly to the Advertising Standards Authority – which may have driven the sharp acceleration in official complaints, which currently stands at 160, from just 24 on Tuesday. The campaign group is also preparing to stage sit-in protests at Asda stores next week to raise the […]
ASDA criticised over sexist TV ad
Pressure group Fathers4Justice has threatened to stage sit-ins at Asda stores if the ads are not pulled. http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/asda-criticised-over-sexist-christmas-tv-ad/0106009
Nadine O’Connor interview on BBC radio Leeds discussing sexist ASDA ad
Campaign Director for Fathers4Justice Nadine O’Connor discusses the sexist ASDA Christmas Campaign which excludes dads. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf71ObAGTVg&feature=plcp
Nadine O’Connor interview on BBC radio Cumbria discussing sexist ASDA ad
Campaign Director for Fathers4Justice Nadine O’Connor discusses the sexist ASDA Christmas Campaign which excludes dads. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLx6lfnIjhU&feature=plcp
Campaign live: ASDA Christmas ad prompts sexism complaints
http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/1158470/asda-christmas-ad-prompts-sexism-complaints Fathers 4 Justice said several of the complaints had come from its members and that it had submitted its own complaints to Asda and the ASA this morning (7 November). A Fathers 4 Justice spokeswoman said the letter to Asda gave the store chain a deadline of 10 days to pull the ad and […]
Daily Mail: Backlash against sexist ASDA
The commercial has even managed to unite feminists and members of the Fathers4Justice campaign in condemnation. The fathers rights organisation has threatened a ‘turkey sit-in’ at stores if the adverts are not pulled. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229235/Backlash-sexist-Asda-launches-campaign-claiming-great-Christmas-theres-mum.html#ixzz2BcLJ0bAN
Daily Telegraph: Divorce blights children’s lives
No wonder Fathers4Justice don caped crusader costumes to stage high-profile protests at this system: it’s cruel and unfair. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/cristinaodone/100188353/divorce-blights-childrens-lives-i-should-know/
Dads want Walmart ad banned
Fathers4Justice, however, objects to the portrayal of the dad in the commercial. His character is portrayed as ineffective and clueless — a typical “dumb dad http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/12/living/dumb-dad-stereotype/index.html stereotype that has become increasingly common in advertising. http://www.businessinsider.com/fathers4justice-wants-asda-christmas-ad-banned-2012-11#ixzz2BYQkiopX
Nadine O’Connor on The Voice of Russia
Discussing family law reforms. The Children’s Minister Edward Timpson is proposing new legislation to ensure judges give fathers a legal right to spend time with their children after a divorce or separation. The laws are expected to come into effect next year, despite an official review of shared parenting arrangements advising it. http://ruvr.co.uk/2012_11_07/Divorced-fathers-to-gain-legal-right-to-see-children/
Family courts ignoring needs of DV victims
Fathers’ rights groups accused the report’s authors of “scaremongering” and said false accusations of abuse were often used in closed family court proceedings to prevent fathers having contact with their children. “If the abuse has been proven in a criminal court then it is a serious matter and is taken into consideration, but we see […]
