Protesters take their 'Pom' whinge to UN
Elizabeth Gosch The Australian January 27, 2007 AFTER finally winning a round against Tooheys at Australia's advertising watchdog, Dave Thomason is off to the UN to have the use of the word "Pom" ruled as racial discrimination. More than four years and hundreds of letters of complaint later, Mr Thomason and his group - British People Against Racial Discrimination - had a win this week against the use of a word they find derogatory and offensive - Pom. The Advertising Standards Bureau upheld BPARD's latest complaint against the Tooheys New Supercold advertisements - specifically the radio ad that featured British men singing Land of Hope and Glory with revised lyrics such as, "whinge whine bang-on gripe grumble". Emboldened by their success, Mr Thomason and his 14 West Australian members and 12 Victorian members are putting together a petition to the UN. "The decision showed racial terminology should not be used to advertise products," Mr Thomaso...