Lets hope NSW, VIC, SA, and, WA.join the group soon.
The Belmont Bear said
10:40 AM Apr 9, 2017
Totally agree with both the policy and the responses - however we just need to be careful that the thought police don't get hold of it and we go from one extreme to the other. Imagine if it became like 18C where anything that was thought to be insulting or offensive to a person or group would become illegal. I would hate to be pulled over because I had a souvenir sticker showing a girl in a bikini or if I was of a certain religion and happened to be driving around with one of those fish stickers on my car. Probably a little bit far fetched I know but nothing surprises me these days with all this political correctness that is going on.
Aus-Kiwi said
11:06 AM Apr 9, 2017
It's all perception of what each individual thinks is humour .. too much either way can
Be pita .
Phil C said
11:50 AM Apr 9, 2017
I have to agree with the Bear, who determines the level of rudeness? Which scale do they use to make that determination? Way too many holes in that for my liking. Im not a lover of political correctness but does anyone else feel our ability to speak freely is being eroded? I have seen a number of these wicked campers and they are, in some cases offensive, especially when the grandkids are in the car.
I only have places I have been and funny stickers on my caravan back. Gives other road users something to read while they wait to overtake me..
Have a great day
Dougwe said
12:51 PM Apr 9, 2017
Ask the twins what they think about political correctness :(
Desert Dweller said
03:02 PM Apr 9, 2017
They were told to ''tone it down a bit'' a few years ago. Some of them were a little too ''in your face''.
Linzeelou said
04:20 PM Apr 9, 2017
I wonder if the people hiring the van feel wrong about the slogans. I certainly wouldn't want negative attention if I was holidaying in a foreign country.
Aussie said
06:13 PM Apr 9, 2017
About a year or so ago, a Park Manager in Exmouth didn't like what was written on a Wicked hire car, so he took to it during the night with a can of spray paint, and it made the West Australian paper.
aussietraveller said
08:40 AM Apr 10, 2017
I too have seen drawings and slogans on these wizbangs that I find offensive and have said so to people who had hired them, their comment "they cost less than the others" I think the business and moral principals of the company who hire these vehicles leaves a lot to be desired.
jules47 said
11:41 AM Apr 10, 2017
I think the slogans are meant to appeal to the younger generation - backpackers and Aussies alike - though there was a couple a few years back of "our age bracket" who hired one, because they couldn't get anything else at the last minute - they had a ball travelling in it - lots of people spoke to them about the van, and had a good laugh with them.
I reckon there is a lot of things more important to worry about
cheers
blaze
jules47 said
12:02 PM Apr 10, 2017
Yep!
rgren2 said
01:16 PM Apr 10, 2017
Strange how attitudes change as people age. As people of the '60/70's we protested, shocked (blokes with long hair, earrings etc). Now so many appear to be offended and worry about their grandchildren. Some of the older people are turning into the wowsers they so despised when they were young.
Allan Wood said
07:47 PM Apr 10, 2017
Agreed rgren2. I suppose if is inciting or encouraging the acceptance of rape and assault or the like then a line is crossed. I still have long hair, albeit grey, and get the occasional snarky remark but as a dedicated articulate smartarse I enjoy those little moments.
Desert Dweller said
05:22 AM Apr 11, 2017
Our daughter lives in Kensington & every time we visit her we go past the Melbourne WICKED CAMPER depot. So many slogans.
Mike Harding said
06:02 PM Apr 11, 2017
I don't like the camper van writing:
"Nice legs, what time do they open"
is crass and should be kept in the gutter where it belongs.
The sign which *REALLY* got to me and I would have happily bought spray paint and defaced had I been able to reach it was the "FCUK" massive banner which hung on a building adjacent to a major Melbourne inner city freeway for some years. Is that how we wish to present out city and ourselves? As people whose intellect does not rise above trying to shock through a deliberately mangled swear word? Pathetic.
rgren2 said
08:08 PM Apr 11, 2017
Mike Harding wrote:
I don't like the camper van writing:
"Nice legs, what time do they open"
is crass and should be kept in the gutter where it belongs.
The sign which *REALLY* got to me and I would have happily bought spray paint and defaced had I been able to reach it was the "FCUK" massive banner which hung on a building adjacent to a major Melbourne inner city freeway for some years. Is that how we wish to present out city and ourselves? As people whose intellect does not rise above trying to shock through a deliberately mangled swear word? Pathetic.
Different horse, different language. This is international.
It was a contrived abbreviation which did not represent the company name and done simply in order to produce a logo which was akin to the most significant swear word in the English language.
Read your own link.
sandsmere said
07:03 AM Apr 12, 2017
blaze wrote:
I reckon there is a lot of things more important to worry about cheers blaze
Exactly.
If all you have to worry about is Wicked camper vans and a few common swear words your life is going OK.
DMaxer said
07:58 AM Apr 12, 2017
I remember seeing a sign on the back of a privately owned Toyota Coaster which read "If you think this is going slowly, just wait until we start going up a hill", I thought that was hilarious.
In relation to the Wicked campers, I couldn't care less. Most are pretty funny. I think you will find that your little darlings are listening to a higher level of crude and crass comments from their peers when they are attending school.
Aus-Kiwi said
08:48 AM Apr 12, 2017
The trouble is some old codgers just can't do what's in the slogans anymore . Ahaha Should be lucky they can still remember and be able to read it !! Lol
TAS has now joined QLD, NT, and the ACT, to ban rude slogans on vehicles
Basically any vehicle with rude slogans can be de-registered, if it was registered in that state
Below is the newspaper article link
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-07/wicked-camper-tasmanian-law-explainer/8423420
We would hope so.
Aussie Paul.
I only have places I have been and funny stickers on my caravan back. Gives other road users something to read while they wait to overtake me..
Have a great day
I think the slogans are meant to appeal to the younger generation - backpackers and Aussies alike - though there was a couple a few years back of "our age bracket" who hired one, because they couldn't get anything else at the last minute - they had a ball travelling in it - lots of people spoke to them about the van, and had a good laugh with them.
cheers
blaze
Strange how attitudes change as people age. As people of the '60/70's we protested, shocked (blokes with long hair, earrings etc). Now so many appear to be offended and worry about their grandchildren. Some of the older people are turning into the wowsers they so despised when they were young.
Our daughter lives in Kensington & every time we visit her we go past the Melbourne WICKED CAMPER depot. So many slogans.
I don't like the camper van writing:
"Nice legs, what time do they open"
is crass and should be kept in the gutter where it belongs.
The sign which *REALLY* got to me and I would have happily bought spray paint and defaced had I been able to reach it was the "FCUK" massive banner which hung on a building adjacent to a major Melbourne inner city freeway for some years. Is that how we wish to present out city and ourselves? As people whose intellect does not rise above trying to shock through a deliberately mangled swear word? Pathetic.
Different horse, different language. This is international.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Connection_(clothing)
Utter rubbish!
It was a contrived abbreviation which did not represent the company name and done simply in order to produce a logo which was akin to the most significant swear word in the English language.
Read your own link.
Exactly.
If all you have to worry about is Wicked camper vans and a few common swear words your life is going OK.
I remember seeing a sign on the back of a privately owned Toyota Coaster which read "If you think this is going slowly, just wait until we start going up a hill", I thought that was hilarious.
In relation to the Wicked campers, I couldn't care less. Most are pretty funny. I think you will find that your little darlings are listening to a higher level of crude and crass comments from their peers when they are attending school.