Paul Hyett wrote:
> 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...

Tssk. Eny fule kno that oil based lubricants are a bad idea with condoms
.... ;-)

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neil h
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