The Satanic Verses: 30 Years On

ghosthalo · 2019-02-28T12:34:59.375Z

this is neither here nor there but salman rushdie is the one who invented “bubblelicious” for aero bars when he was a copywriter.

GEOFF · 2019-02-28T12:45:44.169Z

And “naughty but nice” for another confectionery product (allegedly)*.

Worth clearing up also that Murray Walker did not invent the slogan “A Mars a day helps you work, rest and play”, as is often claimed.

*I dispute these because it is difficult for a specific (presumably low level) advertising copywriter to claim sole credit for taglines, slogans etc. owing to the team based nature of their work.

Icarus-Smicarus · 2019-02-28T12:49:21.769Z

his best work imo

Bamnan · 2019-02-28T12:51:14.851Z

don’t know anything about this book but it sounds bad

andyvine · 2019-02-28T13:13:35.400Z

reading this

According to McRoy (2007), other controversial elements included the use of the name Mahound, said to be a derogatory term for Muhammad used by the English during the Crusades; the use of the term Jahilia, denoting the ‘time of ignorance’ before Islam, for the holy city of Mecca; the use of the name of the Angel Gibreel (Gabriel) for a film star, of the name of Saladin, the great Muslim hero of the Crusades, for a devil, and the name of Ayesha the wife of Muhammad for a fanatical Indian girl who leads her village on a fatal pilgrimage. Moreover, the brothel of the city of Jahilia was staffed by prostitutes with the same names as Muhammad’s wives,[19] who are viewed by Muslims as ‘the Mothers of all Believers’.[20]

its all a bit, take it to the heavy handed satire thread

Bamnan · 2019-02-28T13:13:42.165Z

I feel bad for lots of people involved in this. Seems like Rushdie’s love for the idea of the writer as noble outspoken critic blinded him to hurting many people. I still believe that as all humans are imperfect, we should all seek to find forgiveness so I will say that condemning him to death is definitely wrong.

hip_young_gunslinger · 2019-02-28T13:21:48.579Z

Similar ones:

Fay Weldon came up with Go to Work on an Egg.

And Salvador Dali designed the Chupa Chups logo.

GEOFF · 2019-02-28T13:26:10.239Z

But Ridley Scott DID indeed direct the Hovis Commercial with the lad pushing the bike up the hill.

(Yes I know loads of directors did adverts first don’t @ me)

colinfilth · 2019-02-28T13:36:00.467Z

Margaret Thatcher invented the potato waffle.

colinzealuk · 2019-02-28T13:39:54.248Z

Tonty Blair invented the pop-up tent

jordan_229 · 2019-02-28T13:42:11.197Z

There’s a difference between people being apoplectic and murdering though. I don’t think people would be suggesting murdering the publishers of the book. There would be protests online sure and maybe in person outside book stores or the publishers but I can’t imagine anything stronger than that, so I’m not sure the comparison works?

Also, why does it need to be put into “modern terms”? On your link it says $600,000 was raised to add to the fatwa against him in 2016. That’s pretty modern?

Parsefone · 2019-02-28T13:45:03.475Z

Dan Jarvis invented victory in Afghanistan.

hip_young_gunslinger · 2019-02-28T14:04:57.905Z

No, Mr Whippy invented the potato waffle

colinzealuk · 2019-02-28T14:07:43.659Z

hip_young_gunslinger:

No, Mr Whippy invented the potato waffle

I think you’ll find Mr Whippy invented Watermelon Chips. It’s where his name came from - it’s short for Watermelon Chippy.

ghosthalo · 2019-02-28T14:13:28.374Z

i don’t think comparisons with charlie hebdo work tbh