TwistedElegance™ Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Naomi Campbell is pissed that Cadbury used her name in an ad for their new chocolate bar Bliss and is calling the company racist. The ad, which is pictured above, says: “Move over Naomi – there is a new diva in town.” Yesterday Campbell revealed she is considering “every option available” after Cadbury, owned by the US giant Kraft, refused to pull the ad campaign, which ran in newspapers last week: “I am shocked. It’s upsetting to be described as chocolate, not just for me, but for all black women and black people. I do not find any humor in this. It is insulting and hurtful.” The model’s mother, Valerie Morris, backed her daughter, saying: “I’m deeply upset by this racist advert. Do these people think they can insult black people and we just take it? This is the 21st century, not the 1950s. Shame on Cadbury.” Disgust at the ad prompted members of the public to complain to the campaign group Operation Black Vote (OBV), which has called for Cadbury to apologize. OBV’s Simon Woolley said that without an apology, the “only recourse black people have is not to buy its chocolate”. He has written to the American civil rights activists Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson to ask them to mobilize the country’s Afro-American population. “I want them to know what their parent company is doing in Europe. I’ve asked them to support us.” A spokesperson for Cadbury insisted that the campaign was “a light-hearted take on the social pretensions of Cadbury Dairy Milk Bliss”. He added later, however, that the campaign was “no longer in circulation… we have no plans to repeat the campaign.” We see what Naomi was talking about, but technically they didn’t call her “chocolate” they called her a “diva”! Do you find it insulting when black people are referred to as chocolate? Does Naomi deserve an apology from Cadbury… or a ho sit down? http://bossip.com/390545/lawsuits-naomi-campbell-threatens-to-file-suit-against-cadbuy-for-chocolate-diva-ads30346/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Cadbury need to either replace the 1 bar of Dairy Milk chocolate they removed or reduce the fucking price. How you gonna reduce a 5 bar chocolate to 4 bars and increase the price? Motherfucking thieving bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Cadbury need to either replace the 1 bar of Dairy Milk chocolate they removed or reduce the fucking price. How you gonna reduce a 5 bar chocolate to 4 bars and increase the price? Motherfucking thieving bastards. @ this reply having nothing to do with Naomi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrietta. Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidfresh832 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 People doing too much as usual. Referring to skin tone as chocolate offhand is not inherently racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeaznboi Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 i don't see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Cadbury need to either replace the 1 bar of Dairy Milk chocolate they removed or reduce the fucking price. How you gonna reduce a 5 bar chocolate to 4 bars and increase the price? Motherfucking thieving bastards. bitch no :lmao: I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Back on topic I don't know what to think I mean its all context, and in this context they are saying that our chocolate is a luxurious and glamorous as Naomi and used the word diva, I think it was meant to be more catty than anything, and the ad is very classy looking now of course would it make the same sense if they said Victoria? or Heidi? I don't know it might Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 People doing too much as usual. Referring to skin tone as chocolate offhand is not inherently racist. ^^ this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 People doing too much as usual. Referring to skin tone as chocolate offhand is not inherently racist. actually its not about race its about her acting like a diva, I reworded the ad with Heidi and it still makes sense but not within a diva acting context. Still effective though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidfresh832 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 actually its not about race its about her acting like a diva, I reworded the ad with Heidi and it still makes sense but not within a diva acting context. Still effective though. That is what i got from it as well. I didnt get race at all from that without the "story" of Naomi being pissed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 That is what i got from it as well. I didnt get race at all from that without the "story" of Naomi being pissed u mean acting like a diva? she could sue on those grounds why should she move over for sum candy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil. Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Cadbury need to either replace the 1 bar of Dairy Milk chocolate they removed or reduce the fucking price. How you gonna reduce a 5 bar chocolate to 4 bars and increase the price? Motherfucking thieving bastards. -slain in the spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laveaux Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Gurl Naomi needs to be more concerned about doing something about dem edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnd Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Really, Naomi? How silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 @ this reply having nothing to do with Naomi. ! I'm passionate about Dairy Milk bitch no :lmao: I guess !!! -slain in the spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaLpHieReBeL516 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 People doing too much as usual. Referring to skin tone as chocolate offhand is not inherently racist. some black people kill me ive never heard a dark skinned black person get offended when being referred to as chocolate thats a term of endearment naomi's dumb ass needs to sit down, she's just looking for a way to be in the media again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 some black people kill me ive never heard a dark skinned black person get offended when being referred to as chocolate thats a term of endearment naomi's dumb ass needs to sit down, she's just looking for a way to be in the media again She's obviously ran out of assistants to beat and sugar daddys to send her blood diamonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibeology Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I saw this ad in the underground, didnt think anything of it racially. I wonder if Naomi actually said this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaquero Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 some black people kill me ive never heard a dark skinned black person get offended when being referred to as chocolate thats a term of endearment naomi's dumb ass needs to sit down, she's just looking for a way to be in the media again she should endorse AT&T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaLpHieReBeL516 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 she should endorse AT&T lmfaoooooooo i got that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 she should endorse AT&T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnd Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 And Naomi hasn't been seen since... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 "Buy now and take advantage of the new 'beat your arse' service that comes free with all phones if you purchase before 30th June!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 And Naomi hasn't been seen since... "Buy now and take advantage of the new 'beat your arse' service that comes free with all phones if you purchase before 30th June!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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