Snickers advert - homophobic??

[jumpinjackflash]

The latest advert for Snickers has been banned as some viewers claimed it was homophobic. The ad shows Mr T of The A-Team fame shouting to a male power walker with tight yellow shorts ?I pity you, fool. Run like a real man?.

Can anyone please explain how this ad can be deemed homophobic? I don?t associate men with tight shorts and power walking with being gay.

[ratty]

I do!

[Strawbs]

how bl00dy ridiculous!! AS IF it is homophobic, its just 'girls blouse type men' phobic.. All gone a little too far if you ask me..

[muffintop]

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[SeanMacGabhann]

well it's notable that the Advertising complaints body only received 2 complaints or something - and this is a storm from some US protest group (who would, I'm sure, also protest if a UK group told them what they can and can't watch on US TV)

The right to protest is one I defend but when ANYbody can protest about ANYthing and deliberately miss the point...... I despair. No, the ad isn't homophobic

All this AND Snickers are vile

(first person to mention the M word also gets a slap)

[ratty]

Marathon?

[muffintop]

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[SeanMacGabhann]

at least Ratty was being provocative! Muffintop - please tell me you were doing the same!

[muffintop]

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[Brendan]

So Heinz's Deli Mayo is too gay and Snickers is too straight.

[Bellenden Belle]

How absolutely ridiculous!

But not quite as ridiculous as power walking itself. I once worked with a fervent power walker ... and with bum cheeks going up and down, midst tiny pigeon steps, he and his girlfriend both looked desperately in need of a pee, and as if they were quickly making their way to the nearest convenience.

[SeanMacGabhann]

same ad agency as well

yay muffintop!

BellendBelle - stop being so powerwalkist ;-)

[Brendan]

I?m expecting a Daily Mash headline something along the lines of ?Silly walking now protected by law?

The Ministry of Silly Walks today announced a landmark victory?. etc.

[Huguenot]

M&Ms and Treats are related?

Naaaah?

[jumpinjackflash]

Power Walking is only effective when walking very fast on a gradient of 10%+.

I love a Snickers, especially dipped in coffee

[Ladygooner]

Why did they have to change from Topic to Snickers - they were always much nicer. Anyone else old enough to remember them? What has a hazlenut in every bite? Squirrel shit!

[jumpinjackflash]

Snickers are nicer than Topics tho! Star Bars are lovely too!

[Strawbs]

I personally really love a snickers bar (when I used to each choc but now I dont due to animal products), my favourite was a picnic bar in Australia, not sure of the equiv here though..

PICNIC

[SeanMacGabhann]

if we MUST go down the road of chocolate bars... a triv question

People seem to get upset when their chocloate bar changes name to a global name - which bar retained it's UK name and had it's equivalent around the world change to the UK name

[HonaloochieB]

Curly Wurly?

[HonaloochieB]

Five Boys?

[Huguenot]

I believe that the Topic bar is still in production, and is also French - exported to the UK on top of onion boxes and white flags.

The Snickers Bar used to be Marathon in the UK, but it was originally called Snickers. It was the Brits that renamed it. Having said that, I'm sure we could also less accurately blame the French.

[SeanMacGabhann]

not Curly Worly and not Five Boys

It's one of the big ones

[Brendan]

Bounty?

[Brendan]

Mars?