Comments on: Compare the meerkat? That’s racist according to The Guardian http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/archives/compare-the-meerkat-thats-racist-according-to-the-guardian Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:47:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cardiff Blogger http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/archives/compare-the-meerkat-thats-racist-according-to-the-guardian/comment-page-1#comment-388 Cardiff Blogger Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:17:15 +0000 http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/?p=298#comment-388 A spoof? A spoof?

]]> By: Richard http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/archives/compare-the-meerkat-thats-racist-according-to-the-guardian/comment-page-1#comment-374 Richard Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:53:30 +0000 http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/?p=298#comment-374 Most of the comments left by Guardian Online readers are (rightly) scornful as well. Why he was given a column in the Guardian I don't understand. Appears to be the first article he's written as well. Most of the comments left by Guardian Online readers are (rightly) scornful as well. Why he was given a column in the Guardian I don’t understand. Appears to be the first article he’s written as well.

]]> By: rose http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/archives/compare-the-meerkat-thats-racist-according-to-the-guardian/comment-page-1#comment-366 rose Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:36:58 +0000 http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/?p=298#comment-366 everybody is making such a fuss over a little marketing campaign. I'm surprised it even worked...I found this good article about the Russian meerkat over here: onthebutton.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/compare-the-meerkat/ everybody is making such a fuss over a little marketing campaign. I’m surprised it even worked…I found this good article about the Russian meerkat over here: onthebutton.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/compare-the-meerkat/

]]> By: BERNARD EDGE http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/archives/compare-the-meerkat-thats-racist-according-to-the-guardian/comment-page-1#comment-365 BERNARD EDGE Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:53:18 +0000 http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/?p=298#comment-365 how stupid of some people.I all ways enjoyed the advert,but now it is just silly,not racist or antthing like that. how stupid of some people.I all ways enjoyed the advert,but now it is just silly,not racist or antthing like that.

]]> By: Paul http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/archives/compare-the-meerkat-thats-racist-according-to-the-guardian/comment-page-1#comment-357 Paul Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:31:56 +0000 http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/?p=298#comment-357 Geordies pronounce it Meerkat too, in fact it would be a better advert if the meerkats were geordie's. Geordies pronounce it Meerkat too, in fact it would be a better advert if the meerkats were geordie’s.

]]> By: Cardiff Blogger http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/archives/compare-the-meerkat-thats-racist-according-to-the-guardian/comment-page-1#comment-353 Cardiff Blogger Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:52:38 +0000 http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/?p=298#comment-353 He probably wanted the attention. It's a bit like the attack on Gordon Brown. They're holding out long enough for people to start feeling sorry for him. He probably wanted the attention. It’s a bit like the attack on Gordon Brown. They’re holding out long enough for people to start feeling sorry for him.

]]> By: Graham http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/archives/compare-the-meerkat-thats-racist-according-to-the-guardian/comment-page-1#comment-352 Graham Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:51:13 +0000 http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/?p=298#comment-352 Assuming this guy was for real, I actually felt sorry for the *mauling* he got on Guardian CiF. It was blow, after blow, after blow. At first it was great, but then it was like smashing the last bits of blood and brains out of a long since lifeless corpse. Shit article, but the kicking he was harsh! Assuming this guy was for real, I actually felt sorry for the *mauling* he got on Guardian CiF. It was blow, after blow, after blow. At first it was great, but then it was like smashing the last bits of blood and brains out of a long since lifeless corpse. Shit article, but the kicking he was harsh!

]]> By: Anon2 http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/archives/compare-the-meerkat-thats-racist-according-to-the-guardian/comment-page-1#comment-351 Anon2 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:00:14 +0000 http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/?p=298#comment-351 Calm down. Quite a few people now believe this article to be a spoof - possibly some viral marketing by CompareTheMarket's ad agency. Seems to have worked, too, if you've got your blog visitors to read it. Calm down. Quite a few people now believe this article to be a spoof – possibly some viral marketing by CompareTheMarket’s ad agency.

Seems to have worked, too, if you’ve got your blog visitors to read it.

]]> By: Cardiff Blogger http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/archives/compare-the-meerkat-thats-racist-according-to-the-guardian/comment-page-1#comment-350 Cardiff Blogger Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:42:35 +0000 http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/?p=298#comment-350 And that Dolmio advert! How racist! And that Dolmio advert! How racist!

]]> By: Anon http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/archives/compare-the-meerkat-thats-racist-according-to-the-guardian/comment-page-1#comment-349 Anon Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:24:36 +0000 http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/?p=298#comment-349 Have you seen the GoCompare commercial which uses a big fat Italian tenor touting a silly mustache? Why are search comparison websites all so racist? I'm going to scream until everybody stops laughing. Have you seen the GoCompare commercial which uses a big fat Italian tenor touting a silly mustache?

Why are search comparison websites all so racist?

I’m going to scream until everybody stops laughing.

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