On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 at 19:54:18, T Tone > wrote in
uk.media.tv.misc :

>http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article....242&in_page_id
>=34
>
>An advert for mayonnaise which showed two men kissing each other has
>been pulled after 202 people complained that it was 'offensive'.
>
>The Heinz television commercial was also branded 'unsuitable for
>children' by parents who contacted the Advertising Standards Authority.
>
>'They didn't like the fact their children had seen it and they didn't
>like that they had to explain to their children why two men were
>kissing,' said an ASA spokesman.
>
>Nigel Dickie, from Heinz, apologised and said the clip was meant to be
>'humorous'.

For me, it's hard to imagine anything that'd make me *less* likely to
buy their products.
>
>But *** rights group Stonewall said it was shocked by Heinz's decision
>and called for a boycott of the company's products.

Yeah right - bet they secretly use them for lubrication...
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Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett