Quote Originally Posted by White Sauron
Honestly, I don't understand why you don't like if alchohol or pharmaceutical companies act as sponsors for rally teams! They just advertise their goods, they bring money to the sport! But nobody makes you buy their products! It's all down to your decision! A clever person will never use drugs, no matter how much AD he watch. But an idiot will try it, even if there's no AD around him at all! C'mon, people, it's silly! I would welcome any company, which would like to sponsor WRC, whatever it produces. They just show themselves, but it's only your choice if you are loyal to those companies. I repeat, no one will make you use what you're not interested in, so why not let them advertise it??
The problem is when someone sees an ad for some medication and then goes to their doctor to demand it, because they don't understand anything about it. Their doctor won't give it to them because it's harmful in some way, but they just demand it because the ad promised a miracle. That's the other problem - peole see ads for weightloss remedy and think they can continue their sedentary and unhealthy lifestlye because they think the drug is a miracle cure.

Would you be happy to drive for Viagra White Sauron Racing? With a big Viagra logo on your chest?

Quote Originally Posted by Simmi
But does a hairloss company or something like Viagra promote a positive image for the WRC?
Definitely not. They imply greedy multinationals and middle-aged, pathetic men. It would just be embarrassing to be a fan when it had sponsors like that.

Quote Originally Posted by Simmi
Yep Vodafone are sponsoring rally portugal this year. Good to see companies like that in rallying.
Very good indeed

Quote Originally Posted by White Sauron
And I'm against banning tobacco advetising. It's idiotism. If a person wants to smoke, they will buy it, no matter whether he saw ad or not! And if parents are clever, they can explain to a child too, that smoking is bad, so that a child would know the trruth whatever is said in AD. let advertise everething. A smart person will make the right decision anyway, while an idiot will make a mistake even without advertising!
I agree here.

And I'm not against alcohol advertising, I just think it's hypocrisy when tobacco advertising is banned. I, personally, would not want to be sponsored by alcohol, but if someone else was I wouldn't object.