Snickers bar ad featuring Mr T banned as homophobic

[Natasha]

Snickers bar ad featuring Mr T banned as homophobic

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24100071-2902,00.html
7/30/2008

A SNICKERS bar ad featuring Mr T, who visited Melbourne last week on promotion, has been pulled after a US human rights group labelled it homophobic.

[cindianna_jones]

I suppose that I'd have to see the ad. From the description, it is just in poor taste.  It doesn't specifically identify anyone as being gay.

But for bad taste alone, I think I won't buy Snickers bars anymore. They're not good for me anyway.

Cindi

[Caroline]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/30/advertising.gayrights

^-  A frankly AWESOME response to this whole affair.

[NicholeW.]

Agreed, Andra.

N~

[tekla]

From the description, it is just in poor taste.

Exactly how does that differ from the network programing surrounding it?

[Elwood]

I don't see how power walking is homosexual. But whatever. It wasn't a very positive ad, and that's reason enough to remove it.

[Laura91]

I don't see how power walking is homosexual. But whatever. It wasn't a very positive ad, and that's reason enough to remove it.

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and Andra is hot