'Aliens will eat the fatties first': Gym sparks outrage with new advertising campaign

The Daily Mail ^ | Jan 6 2010 | DAILY MAIL REPORTER

[glorgau]

An advert for one of Britain’s biggest gyms has sparked outrage by declaring: ‘When the aliens come, they will eat the fatties first.’

The campaign, featuring a little green man, was meant to encourage people to join up and shed pounds put on over Christmas.

But instead slimmers have branded the ad in offensive and weight loss experts said the ‘negative message’ is more likely to drive people away.

Signs put up near the health club and spa at Cadbury House Hotel in Congresbury, Bristol, read: ‘Advance health warning! When the aliens come, they will eat the fatties first.’

[djf]

That is freakin unbelievable.

But if you were a starving Martian, hey, buffet...

[ComputerGuy]

Gimme the chicken. As for the rest, I’d rather starve.

[who knows what evil?]

A California gym took some heat over the exact same ad campaign several years ago...how about something original, Brits? (I believe their slogan was “When they come; they’ll eat the fat ones first...”)

[Fresh Wind]

When the government comes, they will process the fatties first.

[paulycy]

If the aliens are as fat-phobic as the nanny staters maybe they’ll eat the string bean fascist liberals first.

[John-Irish]

I thought the headline meant Muslims will be eating fat Brits.

[Ezekiel]

Now you've gone and done it.

KFC ad labelled 'racist' by US commentators

[nevergore]

Pssssst....I heard the Aliens taste like chocolate!

Pass it around.....

Where safe now!

[Bigh4u2]

[MarkL]

Old news, at least here in the States. A few years ago, a California gym had the same sort of ad campaign, and it sparked a similar outrage. I distinctly remember a number of threads on the topic right here @ FR!

Mark

[Rebelbase]

[EEDUDE]

I AM OUTRAGED!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE??!!! HOW CAN THEY LOOK AT THEMSELVES IN THE MIRROR AFTER SAYING SOMETHING LIKE THAT??

Don’t they know that the word is not “advert”?

The proper term is “advertisement”.

[Pearls Before Swine]

This is a funny ad campaign! Of course, the aliens’ dietary needs are not known. It is entirely possible they need more protein than fat, so maybe the mesomorphs will be first to go.

[magslinger]

Is the gym in Cardiff?

[G-Bear]

“Aliens will eat the fatties first....”

...only after I run out of ammunition!

[martin_fierro]

'Aliens will eat the fatties first': Gym sparks outrage with new advertising campaign

I intend to provide some indigestion.

[TruthWillWin]

Sounds logical (eating fatties first):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WudBfRa0ETw

[Little Ray]

If I recall correctly, this was the case in Heinlein’s “Have Spacesuit: Will Travel.”

[Little Ray]

Geez. What is that? A Lahti 20mm ATR?

[dfwgator]

So when the aliens come, I’ll give them the directions to Michael Moore’s house.