BrewDog: yet another hip company using 'rebel' language to sell its stuff

[killer b]

I think your missus is older than me but this gave me flashbacks to the 90s when I was young and ladette culture reigned. As a young woman you had to pretend to be cool with topless models on walls of student rooms, wolf whistles, and lap dancing. I was dancing a bit in the early 2000s and you’d even get girls out with groups of men in clubs. That was excruciating. My mate (who was very beautiful and very clever) danced for Spearmint Rhino on TCR and there used to be corporate bookings that included women. The mind boggles really. Must of been awkward af for them. I’ve not been in a club for a long time now but I’d hope that’s changed.

'fraid not - Mrs B's brother was telling us over christmas about a birthday party he went to - for a female friend's birthday - at a club in London which featured a stripper. His wife also went and they both said they had a great old time.

 

[Edie]

'fraid not - Mrs B's brother was telling us over christmas about a birthday party he went to - for a female friend's birthday - at a club in London which featured a stripper. His wife also went and they both said they had a great old time.

Yeah I’m sure it still goes on. I’m thankfully out of touch with that world now. Although I’ve still got old mates still involved. In fact the friend who danced for Stringfellow remains in the industry in a managerial position now and I keep meaning to catch up with her. I’d actually be interested to go to the club she manages and see if anything’s changed. I know that things have changed a fair amount in the escort industry in 20 years, but street work remains as it pretty much always has (as I do some volunteering in that area).

 

[Dystopiary]

It's kind of difficult to avoid. If you have any kind of pension the funds are likely being invested in such a way. Which means you're doing it by proxy if not directly.

Oh, gotcha!

 

[Orang Utan]

What a load of bollocks. That's ONE thread (it's a car thread, not a cycling thread) where the gloves are off for all posters and has become a free for all. There's nothing informative about it, never was, and was never intended to be. It's just a Teuchter-bait punch-up!

Stick it on ignore like 99% of other posters.

It needs to be nuked as it’s fuelling a lot of the bad feeling. People post on there sincerely, despite the title, and then get coated off rudely by people who have no interest in the issue but to just belittle and cause offence to those of us who want a sensible discussion. Same with the veggie threads. Curiously, it’s same phalanx of edgelords as on the cycling thread.
I don’t think this board should have fight club threads like that at all, so wish it gone and for the edgelords to be banned from such threads, the whole boards preferably

 

[equationgirl]

Spymaster for the record, whilst a sincere apology would be appreciated, I certainly don't expect it. You've made your thoughts clear. But perhaps reconsidering your edgelord persona where you basically argued in support of an incredibly misogynistic company (who definitely knew what they were doing, given their history) is in order.

And don't make out that you treat people with respect when you do nothing of the sort.

I would hate to lose this thread, it's a useful chronicle of all of Brewdog's misdeeds. Despite the attempts to argue it's 'genius marketing'.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Oh, gotcha!

Not really. More it’s hard to avoid capitalism whilst living under it.
You’d probably be surprised that there’s the most unlikely private landlords on here. But I digress.

 

[equationgirl]

But I would sincerely like to thank everyone who pointed out that misogyny is not a good look for any company.

Also Peter Painter I don't pretend to speak for all women. What I find offensive they may not and vice versa. I don't find vulgar humour in general offensive (my career in engineering would have been quite short otherwise), but other people do. But this thread is not about those two things. This thread is about a company notorious for using misogyny as a marketing tool, for widespread corporate bullying and for a deliberate anti-union stance. That's what I find offensive, and feel obliged to call out again and again. For which I was called silly, a beef brained series offence taker, brainless and bonkers.

 

[equationgirl]

Dp

 

[Spymaster]

It needs to be nuked as it’s fuelling a lot of the bad feeling. People post on there sincerely, despite the title, and then get coated off rudely by people who have no interest in the issue but to just belittle and cause offence to those of us who want a sensible discussion. Same with the veggie threads. Curiously, it’s same phalanx of edgelords as on the cycling thread.

Yet again, it's not a cycling thread. It's a thread specifically (and admittedly) set up by Teuchter to create a ruck. There are plenty of other cycling thread that no "edgelords" go anywhere near, for you to have your jollies on. Personally I couldn't care less if the 'Car Prop' thread is binned.

I don’t think this board should have fight club threads like that at all, so wish it gone and for the edgelords to be banned from such threads, the whole boards preferably

There are plenty of people who don't really appreciate your posts either, fella. Tell you what, no need to have me banned. I'll leave if I'm not welcome. Set up a public poll suggesting it. If after a month there are more than 50% want me gone, I'll go. Immediately and permanently. If it's less than 50%, you don't post on here again for 6 months.

Pretty decent odds, eh?

 

[Spymaster]

And don't make out that you treat people with respect when you do nothing of the sort.

This is mendacious. I've done nothing of the sort. I said I endeavour to treat people with the respect they show me. That's a long way from your misrepresentation here.

 

[Pickman's model]

I thought the same until that cycling thread and his brutal treatment of people who are sincere about their beliefs. Now I realise he enjoys upsetting people and I don’t think that should be tolerated. I would like to be able to post here unguardedly and don’t feel I can any more. You can’t even have a sensible discussion about environment issues, transport issues, vegetarianism, without certain posters either just plain trolling with silly nonsense or, alternatively, disingenuously forensic and hostile posts that sidetrack the issue cos one poster has misused a word only for Pickman's model to leap on and cling onto like a Jack Russell until another thread is ruined. I’m so tired of it.

Been waiting all afternoon for you to produce a thread but it seems this was just another Tobyjug orang utan fact. I've asked you to put up so now you haven't I hope you'll not make this allegation again

 

[Orang Utan]

Yet again, it's not a cycling thread. It's a thread specifically (and admittedly) set up by Teuchter to create a ruck. There are plenty of other cycling thread that no "edgelords" go anywhere near, for you to have your jollies on. Personally I couldn't care less if the 'Car Prop' thread is binned.



There are plenty of people who don't really appreciate your posts either, fella. Tell you what, no need to have me banned. I'll leave if I'm not welcome. Set up a public poll suggesting it. If after a month there are more than 50% want me gone, I'll go. Immediately and permanently. If it's less than 50%, you don't post on here again for 6 months.

Pretty decent odds, eh?

It only seems to be wallies who don’t appreciate them. I can be abrasive but I apologise when I step over the line. I don’t cause the edgelord stink-ups, and I don’t get involved in rancorous threads for mere sport.

Suggesting a poll is rather juvenile and almost certainly against the rules.
I just think you should be shown the door (not sure what’s passive aggressive about suggesting that, it’s far from being passive!), just for the sake of the harmony of the boards, not because you lose a popularity contest

 

[ddraig]

Wondered when the "but i'm popular" defence was going to come up, OH DEAR

 

[Numbers]

Anyone else read Eeddggeelloorrdddd in a deep voice and accent in their head?

 

[equationgirl]

Anyone else read Eeddggeelloorrdddd in a deep voice and accent in their head?

More like a wrestling announcer.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Edgelord in the blue corner.
Who’s in the red?

 

[Numbers]

Edgelord in the blue corner.
Who’s in the red?

The Mendacious Marauder?

 

[Spymaster]

It only seems to be wallies who don’t appreciate them. I can be abrasive but I apologise when I step over the line. I don’t cause the edgelord stink-ups, and I don’t get involved in rancorous threads for mere sport.

Suggesting a poll is rather juvenile and almost certainly against the rules.
I just think you should be shown the door (not sure what’s passive aggressive about suggesting that, it’s far from being passive!), just for the sake of the harmony of the boards, not because you lose a popularity contest

Popularity doesn't come into it. I'm well aware that my popularity rating around here is somewhere between Donald Trump and herpes. Just saying that if enough people want me to go, I'll go. But you're the one calling for it and are widely disliked too, so let's see ...

 

[Orang Utan]

Popularity doesn't come into it. I'm well aware that my popularity rating around here is somewhere between Donald Trump and herpes. Just saying that if enough people want me to go, I'll go. But you're the one calling for it and are widely disliked too, so let's see ...

You’re contradicting yourself there

 

[Spymaster]

You’re contradicting yourself there

Go on then. Let's hear it.

 

[Orang Utan]

Go on then. Let's hear it.

Saying popularity doesn’t come into it, yet suggesting a poll to decide if you leave or not.

 

[belboid]

Go on then. Let's hear it.

Or, you could stop making everything about you.

 

[Spymaster]

Saying popularity doesn’t come into it, yet suggesting a poll to decide if you leave or not.

Well you've made the basic mistake of assuming that a lack of popularity equates to wanting someone banned. I have an extremely low opinion of you, for example, but wouldn't want you banned.

 

[xenon]

Since we're still on this twist of the thread. I wouldn't want to see anyone posting in it leave FWIW. Or feeling they can't say what they want to say.

Spy and EG often have a bit of a ding dong, so I was ignoring that but EG is / was perfectly correct to point out the sexist advertising. Des dodged the question as to whether this aspect of their marketing he found clever / good as a former marketing nerk.

As for dragging that car thread into it. A bit pathetic. It's a shit fighty, not too serious thread, everyone can see that. There are other proper threads about electric vehicles, LTNs etc, so just ignore it. It's also really boring anyway. It would also be unbelieveably po faced and dishonest to argue we don't like the bun fight threads now and then. Well I do for 1.

 

[xenon]

On topic, have BD done anything else we can slag them off for today though?

 

[Spymaster]

Or, you could stop making everything about you.

Lol, that's a bit difficult when I'm being tagged or quoted in pretty much every other post!

I'm only responding to others.

 

[Orang Utan]

Well you've made the basic mistake of assuming that a lack of popularity equates to wanting someone banned.

Eh?

 

[belboid]

Lol, that's a bit difficult when I'm being tagged and quoted in pretty much every other post!

It’s fucking easy actually. Just stop.

 

[Pickman's model]

On topic, have BD done anything else we can slag them off for today though?

Still a few hours

 

[Spymaster]

It’s fucking easy actually. Just stop.

I am only responding to posts that quote, mention or tag me. That's all I've been doing for ages. I make no apologies for that.

I think you should go back into the sea.