'Offensive' Crown Paints faces ban from TV after hundreds of complaints

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TV after it amassed more than 200 complaints and was branded "offensive" by viewers.The ad features a sing-song story of a couple named Hannah and Dave, who get together at an illegal rave and eventually go on to have children — which sounds like a modern love story on the face of it.However, the song kicked up controversy over a line about the couple expecting a child as the lyrics say: "Hannah's hoping for a girl, Dave's just hoping that it's his."READ MORE: Teletubbies' Laa-Laa exposes horrific set smell which 'would make you heave'The line has led to the ad being branded "offensive" as it has now had more than 200 complaints from viewers, who say the song is an example of "everyday sexism" for the insinuation that Hannah may not have been faithful to Dave.One of the most prominent voices slamming the advert is comedian Jenny Eclair, who took to Twitter to ask Crown Paints "what were you thinking" and "what on earth possessed you" to make the advert.She added that the advert "implies a woman has possibly conned a man into fatherhood".Twitter users have also jumped in on the controversy as one user said the advert was "abhorrent" and said they wished they'd been in the room when it was being planned.Others said it was "misogynistic" and a "serious error of judgment" on the part of Crown Paints.However, some users have come forward in defence of Crown Paints as they say it was a "joke" that people were calling for the advert to be banned.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here .Others even said that the publicity is was getting from the complaints is a sign that the advert is doing what it was intended for.But Crown Paints have since.