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If this doesn't make it onto John Oliver's show at some point, I will be very disappointed.

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It was in the feature spot of the opening credits last night. I had no idea what it was; now I do.

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Anyone else think this a ploy to find candidates for the FBI on the US? If you open an account do you also get a job there?

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But for every lustful post killed by a legal threat, another 10 take its place.

For every deranged penis they cut off, two more take its place! Hail Hydra!

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Said it in another thread with the same thumbnail:

If they didn't want people to lust after their mascot, they shouldn't have given her "fuck me" eyes and a sultry smile. This is the internet, they should have anticipated this.

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lemmy.ca

Bluesky’s thriving furry community started posting their own images of her. Though The Spinoff hasn’t viewed them, it understands some were quite pornographic.

Journalism is dead

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Godricreply
lemmy.world

I didn't go to school for 4 years for a dying field to stare at degen porn of bank mascots

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Dozzi92reply
lemmy.world

This isn't journalism, it's an ad. I hadn't heard of Kiwibank until right now.

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lemmy.world

It's a bank owned by the New Zealand government, so if you're not based in New Zealand, that's not a surprise.

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talreply
lemmy.today

I assume that unless someone lives in New Zealand, that they probably aren't going to be using Kiwibank. They appear to only do business there.

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lemmy.world

There's something people here don't understand

When something happening in New Zealand gets global attention, everyone in the country takes notice

Kiwis wouldn't pay attention to the ads, but the instant that they get overseas eyes involved, they'll be all over it

Source: am Kiwi

Also, WOULD

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I took the commenter's implication to be that True Journalists would have looked into the images and been able to confirm if they were, in fact, pornographic.

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sh.itjust.works

The CEO presses pause, the mascot sheep looking over the boardroom in coquettish freeze-frame. "Guys, you've gotta tell me, nobody thinks this sheep is fuckable, right? We didn't put a CM out with a sexy sheep on purpose, did we?"

The VP loosens his collar. The marketing team fidget and look around the table, anywhere to avoid the gaze of the CEO.

"Guys? It's not fuckable, right?"

A junior exec caves. "M-maybe a little bit?"

"God FUCKING damnit!"

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Oh c'mon, that's not fair, that's not a date. That's very obviously a hotel lobby, this is the morning after hooking up.

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lemmy.dbzer0.com

This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner

Other Bluesky furry accounts have accused Kiwibank of censoring sexy sheep art that wasn’t even connected to Buck in any way, essentially making their work collateral damage in a war over a reputably fuckable farm animal from New Zealand.

The DMCA is out of control

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The Spinoff has seen several of the takedown requests, which were issued under the American Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). They were sent out by Christopher Young, a partner at the prominent law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts who specialises in intellectual property law. The notice viewed by The Spinoff accuses 10 accounts, including @jestermaxxing, of having “taken Kiwibank’s distinctive Buck image and used it to make highly sexualised and inappropriate copies which infringe the Kiwibank copyright”. X appears to have complied with the complaint.

DMCA takedowns are valid regardless of what country they come from I think, and both Twitter and Bluesky are based in the US

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It's the old classic Scottish joke again:

A man at the bar is complaining:
"You see that dock out there? Built it myself, hand crafted each piece, and it's the best dock in town! But do they call me "McGregor the dock builder"? No!
And you see that bridge over there? I built that, took me two months, through rain, sleet and scoarching weather, but do they call me "McGregor the bridge builder"? No!
And you see that pier over there, I built that, best pier in the county! But do they call me "McGregor the pier builder"? No!"
"but you fuck one sheep..."

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Yeah, we really don't want to encourage the Aussies too much.

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lemmy.today

https://mms.fandom.com/wiki/Ms._Green

In addition to the visual changes, the characters' personalities were also updated. Ms. Green, known for her self-awareness and outgoing nature, now has a more inclusive and friendly demeanor. The redesign aimed to emphasize her confidence without the previous overt focus on femininity and sexuality, which had been a point of contention among audiences. This change was part of a broader effort to reduce the sexualization of female mascots and promote a more progressive representation.

Huh.

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I think they are referring more to the (really fucking stupid) backlash against those changes by the Fox News crowd.

They tried to make it a culture war thing. The alleged "sexiness" of a cartoon M&M being reduced. They flipped their shit.

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talreply
lemmy.today

investigates

I dunno if a beauty salon was maybe the best setting to use for your ad, Kiwibank.

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John Oliver is going to run so hard with this.

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ouRKaoSreply
lemmy.today

Considering I've never heard of Kiwibank until now, the advertising is working.

Maybe just not working as they intended...

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das-eck.haus

The fallout appears to be spreading. “I want to fuck the National Bank horse,” says one account.

I'm fuckin dead

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Hupfreply
feddit.org

Something about beating a dead horse

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jaybonereply
lemmy.zip

Wait… I haven’t seen it. Can someone post it. For research purposes.

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jballsreply
sh.itjust.works

I heard he fucks girls in some place very uncomfortable...

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Not at all. She became the target of many rule 34 posts. Enough that the company pulled her from advertising.

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did they not learn when australia brought sheep with chlamydia to continent, and infecfted the koalas.

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They DID get deported back to New Zealand and became shepherds again...

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Hanrahanreply
slrpnk.net

and the Welsh, they're the real sheep shaggers

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lemmy.world

While I'm not Welsh, I've lived in Wales for some time and I've been informed the reputation comes from after the English conquest in the middle ages; English law of the time apparently demanded death for those who stole sheep but lesser penalties for those caught shagging them. Therefore Welsh poachers when caught red-handed would claim to be having their way with the livestock rather than stealing it.

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kestrel7_7reply
lemmy.world

The only thing that annoys Australians and New Zealanders more than people implying they fuck sheep is when people confuse Australians and New Zealanders.

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lemmy.world

You guys bring my hope that this will be a place better than reddit one day higher than ever before.

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lemmy.zip

Uhhh, what is the conclusion i should gather from this? Is it like an anti-bestiallity ad?

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YaksPTreply
sh.itjust.works

Lol. No idea, I saw this years ago and it stuck with me. I guess don't fuck sheep.

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I mean thats a message i can stand behind, tho this is a confusing way of communicating that

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fedia.io

Eh, she's ok but she's no Judy Hopps.

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Before Judy Hopps there was Lola Bunny, and before Lola Bunny there was Maid Marian; and before all of them there was Bugs Bunny in drag.

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Though The Spinoff hasn’t viewed them, it understands some were quite pornographic.

Ya I'm sure no one looked lol

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lemmy.world

So a bank, like a real bank that people safeguard their savings, has this as its mascot?

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Yes, a real bank.

But not really safeguarded. New Zealand doesn’t do deposit protection like the FDIC.

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KeithDreply
lemmy.nz

To be fair, our current government is a total clown show.

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lemmy.nz

To be fair to be fair, our clown show of a government want to sell off Kiwibank.

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Don't forget that part of the government also wants to buy back the BNZ too.

They're really earning that red nose and the giant shoes.

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lemmy.world

People were aroused by this? Even my furry ass was like: "what a basic sheep." I get that she passes the Harkness test but.. Meh?

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lemmy.zip

Meh?

Mmmmehhhh. If you're gonna bleat, really get into it.

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54 entries in about 2 months on the blue site. Yeah, that isn't a lot.

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piefed.ca

People are fucking gross. There’s no way around it.

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