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So, remember Heinz's "gay" commercial that caused that big stink, nearly gave Bill O'Reilly a coronary and ended up getting yanked? If not, we've included it above. Anyway, Britain's advertising authority announced today that they will not be investigating complaints: The UK's advertising regulator has decided not to investigate Heinz's "male kiss" TV ad, despite 215 complaints from viewers that it was offensive and "inappropriate to see two men kissing". Despite this decision - and a petition pushing for the advert's return - Heinz will not put the commercial back in circulation. Thankfully, YouTube keeps it alive. Three cheers for the internet! |
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As of this writing, 2,029 people have signed an online petition urging Heinz to reinstate its controversial "gay kiss" mayonnaise commercial. For those of you bad with numbers, 2,029 is greater than 200, which happens to be the number of people who complained about the advert. Will Heinz hear the queer call?! [Petition Online] |
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One almost feels bad for Bill O'Reilly. The right wing blow hard simply can't wrap his little head around Heinz's new mayonnaise commercial, which features a two men kissing. In an effort to digest the mayonnaise advert, which began airing in Britain this week, O'Reilly brought it up on his eponymous show. Unfortunately for Bill O, no one else seems as offended. Watch the clip, after the jump. And, yes, we included the "scandalous" commercial above. Why? Because it's cute and, also, because we kind of have a crush on the deli man…. |
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Heinz got queer and creative with a commercial for some new mayonnaise creations: Heinz' new ad opens with a family on a normal morning routine with a young boy and girl getting ready for school and their father preparing for the office. And they all lived happily ever after… |