This is so stupid. There is real social injustice in the world. This is where HRC is expending their energy? I don't find this ad offensive. By being offended one buys into the idea that gay people are automatically flamboyant, therefore saying that the powerwalker must be gay. He is not explicitly gay in the commercial. Aren't we passed this?

Disagree with you here, you sound the same as comedic RPCV here. So I'm going to assume this is a case of warped sarcasm.

Good for Mars Inc, now just make sure Mr.T(urd) doesn't see another paycheck for his acting or lack of it for the rest of his life.

Hold up,

"buys into the idea that gay people are automatically flamboyant, therefore saying that the powerwalker must be gay"

Totally agree with you there. Sorry for the "warped sarcasm" part

Hmm…a safe choice I suppose on their part.

I imagine that 3 people at HRC were involved in getting this ad pulled and it took all of 40 mins. I doubt HRC put a lot of time or resources into it because they did not need to do so. HRC probably just threatened them with something that would have affected Mars bottom line (ie bad publicity) and Mars, not being a stupid company, decided it best to pull the ad.

I can understand Joe wanting to get rid of the slogan, "GET SOME NUTS." after his cowardice on inclusive ENDA, I'm sure he heard that slogan for weeks.

Heh, I agree, Mark. I don't care if it took half a staffer 32 seconds, it's more HRC time than should have been wasted on this nonsense.

So stupid. HRC, do some real work.

Im surprised they were able to beat GLAAD to the punch. The irony is if Mars ran ONE ad in a pride guide somewhere, the gay groups would trip over themselves to lavish them with awards and accolades. Just like we praise beer and vodka companies who deign to sell us their addictive, unhealthy swill.

I think the vast majority of gay people are pretty thick skinned and don't care about crap like this, but GLAAD, HRC, etc, have to prove homophobia exists around every corner to justify their existence.

Right, so homophobia is bad, but picking on girlie guys is totally OK and should not be opposed by an organisation who represents the interests of GLBT people, even if it takes half a staffer 32 seconds?

Oh, right, and there I thought that the T included people whose non gender-normative behaviour got them harassed, excluded and bullied by the gender police, here represented by the hyper masculine Mr T.

My bad, clearly.