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Title: Snickers bar ad featuring Mr T banned as homophobic
Post by: Natasha on July 30, 2008, 01:09:56 AM
Post by: Natasha on July 30, 2008, 01:09:56 AM
Snickers bar ad featuring Mr T banned as homophobic
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24100071-2902,00.html (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.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24100071-2902,00.html (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.
Title: Re: Snickers bar ad featuring Mr T banned as homophobic
Post by: cindianna_jones on July 30, 2008, 02:32:11 AM
Post by: cindianna_jones on July 30, 2008, 02:32:11 AM
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
But for bad taste alone, I think I won't buy Snickers bars anymore. They're not good for me anyway.
Cindi
Title: Re: Snickers bar ad featuring Mr T banned as homophobic
Post by: Caroline on July 30, 2008, 12:27:21 PM
Post by: Caroline on July 30, 2008, 12:27:21 PM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/30/advertising.gayrights (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/30/advertising.gayrights)
^- A frankly AWESOME response to this whole affair.
^- A frankly AWESOME response to this whole affair.
Title: Re: Snickers bar ad featuring Mr T banned as homophobic
Post by: NicholeW. on July 30, 2008, 12:35:16 PM
Post by: NicholeW. on July 30, 2008, 12:35:16 PM
Agreed, Andra.
N~
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Title: Re: Snickers bar ad featuring Mr T banned as homophobic
Post by: tekla on July 30, 2008, 07:42:30 PM
Post by: tekla on July 30, 2008, 07:42:30 PM
From the description, it is just in poor taste.
Exactly how does that differ from the network programing surrounding it?
Exactly how does that differ from the network programing surrounding it?
Title: Re: Snickers bar ad featuring Mr T banned as homophobic
Post by: Elwood on July 30, 2008, 07:48:58 PM
Post by: Elwood on July 30, 2008, 07:48:58 PM
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.
Title: Re: Snickers bar ad featuring Mr T banned as homophobic
Post by: Laura91 on July 30, 2008, 08:12:03 PM
Post by: Laura91 on July 30, 2008, 08:12:03 PM
Quote from: Elwood on July 30, 2008, 07:48:58 PM
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.
True
and Andra is hot ;) ;D