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Snickers Ad Pulled for Offence to Homosexual Men

The Mars Corporation has pulled an advert depicting Mr T harassing a speed walker. This decision is in response to complaints from the US that it is offensive to gay men, even though it has never been shown on US television.

The ad itself is in the comments. picked by pocksucket 4 months ago

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41	pocksuck...

4 months ago

This is the ad. If you are gay, try not to be too offended by this:

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tomba

4 months ago

Hahaha...Mr. T selling snickers. I wonder how much they pay him?

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bingo

4 months ago

"get some nuts!"

HAHAHAHAHAHA

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41	pocksuck...

4 months ago

« tomba : Hahaha...Mr. T selling snickers. I wonder how much they pay him?

The ads have been running for a while here.

and

I guess this was the first one planned for the US market then.

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43	AutumnLo...

4 months ago

« pocksucket : The ads have been running for a while here.

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That's the same ad running here too. I like Snickers. I used to eat a bar each day after school.

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maven

4 months ago

Wouldn't it be more offensive to those with...missing...nuts?

I mean...

Sheesh.

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3	dagreatj...

4 months ago

« maven:Wouldn't it be more offensive to those with...missing...nuts?

I mean...

Sheesh.

Or women, especially manly ones.
Any ways....MAN UP GAY MEN!
You are a disgrace to the man race.

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eLJay

4 months ago

Those are funny. Hahahaha. Oooops....was I not supposed to laugh?

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9	chappy

4 months ago

now days the damm candy bars are getting smaller and with less ingredients..like Nuts!!! Mr. T. he's a nut all by himeself.....

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13	TheShirt...

4 months ago

Now, say that instead there was some nerdy white guy who was trying to dance, and he was told that he was a disgrace to manliness. Would that ad get banned? Methinks not.

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11	funkfros...

4 months ago

Were they really trying to make a homophobic insult, or just making fun of how much speed walking makes you look like a 'tard?

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10	Moogle

4 months ago

That ad is highly offensive to nuts!

Being that Snickers contain peanuts, which are not nuts, but legumes.

How long must these nutceptions continue?!

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20	coldblad...

4 months ago

Two of the best commercials I've ever seen.

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20	coldblad...

4 months ago

OMG eljay I want to upvote you like 100 times for that avatar.

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1	jinkazam...

4 months ago

« funkfrost : Were they really trying to make a homophobic insult, or just making fun of how much speed walking makes you look like a 'tard?

The article said they pulled the ad after just 2 complaints. I watched the ad a few times and I don't see any anti-homosexual content. Mr. T is attacking the man because he's speed walking and looking silly instead of running. The whole idea behind the commercial is that real men RUN and wimps speed walk.

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17	bunnysut...

4 months ago

I thought this was more offensive to men than that, by far!

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13	teresag

4 months ago

Shouldn't gay men be allowed to decide whether or not they are offended by the ad?

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5	nixon-le...

4 months ago

okay i am gay and i think this ad is hilarious. i am not personally offended in the least.

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