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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.

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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)

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.

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.

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