Comments on: Heinz Homos A-OK, Says Advertising Authority

By: Rikard

Rikard — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:19:22 +0000

Do they not understand that it’s Mom making the sandwiches? She’s in her “Deli Guy” persona making lunches and will probably morph into Jeff Gordon to drive the car pool and Oprah for the coffee klatch.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:48:50 +0000

Churchill-y: I think you’ll find these complaints were sent in by Mary Whitehouse-Lites and the sad people that have nothing better to do than complain. Usually parents that wonder ‘How ever will i explain this to little Jimmy and Joan’.

By: RPCV

RPCV — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:08:19 +0000

Marc: As if Heinz cares what you’ll do with their product……….

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:55:41 +0000

I am sick of this dispute about you pulling the commercial with the gay kiss.

If it was a gimmick to get your name in the papers well, I guess you have achieved your goal.
I believe this as you have refused to return the ad to the airwaves, so THAT IN ITSELF makes me believe you have pulled a publicity stunt.

Therefore, from this moment on I do not buy any of your products.
Not a one, and if someone brings one over, I’m chucking it out the window onto the lawn.

Marc.

By: RPCV

RPCV — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:22:38 +0000

But, if Heinz did rerun the ad and filmed the sequel “Heinz Mayo As Lube: Daddy Plows Mum’s Ass In Front Of The Kids” I bet the Advertising Standards Authority WOULD investigate…………

By: l

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:44:09 +0000

Oh well. Maybe Oscar Mayer will just have to one up Heinz. Hmmm… what could they do?

By: Trenton

Trenton — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:37:51 +0000

Do you really think that, C-Hilly? I doubt it. You’re the kind of person who believes that “those people” are too underachieving and therefore too poor to own a television. So how could they have even seen it?

Oh, right…you think they all just steal their televisions. That must be it…My mistake.

More to the point…it seems kind of ridiculous to pull an ad over so few complaints. Am I correct in thinking that the total was only 215, or were there only 215 that made this warrant an inquiry?

By: Alco

Alco — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:36:22 +0000

Ok, I had never seen the ad in question, I just did and… wow.

There’s nothing gay about it except the kiss. Fucking morons can’t even understand it. I’m actually sad for them.

By: logan767

logan767 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:21:51 +0000

it’s fucking ridiculous that that ad was pulled. if anything, the queers should have been complaining slightly. it does sort of play the whole ha-ha butch guy is in a gay relationship? what?? routine…

By: l

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:19:56 +0000

Here’s another piece of the story.http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news.....-8189.html Pink News reports that the American Family Association was behind the complaints that got the ad pulled. Very sad that our crazy American fundies are offended by TV they don’t even get. These evil lunatics think they are in charge of media for the entire f-ing English-speaking world!

By: CHURCHILL-Y

CHURCHILL-Y — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:03:22 +0000

I wonder if the majority of those 215 complaints were made by Caribbean, African and Muslim viewers, given all the homophobic incidents they have been perpetrating in the UK as of recently.