Posted on 08/09/2019 1:09:10 PM PDT by PROCON
The decision is designed to make women at the event feel more welcomed (Photo: Shutterstock)
In an effort to combat discriminatory attitudes at the Great British Beer Festival, The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has banned beers that feature sexist names or imagery. The event kicked off yesterday (Tue 6 Aug) and runs until Saturday at London’s Olympia.
Banned beers
The sale of a number of drinks has been banned by CAMRA, like those named Dizzy Blonde, Slack Alice, Leg-Spreader and Village Bike.
With over 1,000 beers, ciders and perries available at the festival, they’ve all been checked to make sure that they adhere to CAMRA’s charter and code of conduct.
A YouGov survey found that 68 per cent of female drinkers said they would be less likely to buy a beer if they saw an advertisement for it that they felt was sexist.
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Possibly very soon because she's WHITE.
Those 32% are the ladies you probably want to meet at a beer festival anyway, let’s be honest.
But it works every time...
“Village Bike is sexist?”
Everybody in town has ridden her...
Well, the St Pauli district that the girl is named for was a famous prostitution district, so that beer’s name has always been a bit risque!
Somebody ought to come out with a beer called Pale Privilege.
I figured as much, but it takes
a fine sense of butt-hurt to be
offended by a something so innocuous.
Yep, getting hit upside the Head with one of those 40oz Colt 45’s would definitely do some damage.
Village bike
= everybody rides for free.
CC
““Politically Correct Pale Ale””
“Pale” Ale - too white sounding. Very offensive.
Miller Lite?
I wouldn’t mind giving a natural blonde to try for a night or two to see if I liked it
The artwork looks like something Basquiat would make if he were tripping on acid.
Dead on!
Except this bike rides you!
I saw ‘Polygamy Porter” on sale in Utah. The slogan was: “When one is just not enough.” Not great beer but acceptable.
I always had kind of a crush on the St Pauli Girl.
Also just wondering if Bierbitzch made the cut.
Awesome commercial btw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX3F2MAWg44
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