Heinz has pulled its "gay kiss" mayo commercial after more than 200 people griped about it being "offensive". The ad was only on the air for a week. We're sure Bill O'Reilly's thrilled! [Towleroad]
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Shame.
200 people griped and they caved in. They obviously were not sure of their own campaign to pull out so quickly.
I still have a crush on the deli man
I think the ad' is still playing in Britain; at least, it was a few nights ago.
Thats Ridiculous..
So i should start complaining when i see a man and a woman kiss on an ad.. Gawd.. this world sucks..
Oops, my bad. Sounds like it must have been pulled here as you never got it at all in the US. Shame.
Bullsh!t.
If they didn't make the only really decent major ketchup brand, I'd stop buying their crap over this.
Just 200 people…? Well, I guess it's better than the possible legal issues people could bring up with them…trauma and all that…*rolls eyes* they did what they had to do. However, I still love that advert :p
What "they had to do"?
With all due respect, that's bollocks. Unless, of course, you were being totally sarcastic. You never can tell when reading things online these days.
http://www.petitiononline.com/heinz
Petition to have it reinstated ;)
A loss for the gays. Sad.
So, to all you leftie bleeding-heart liberal Dems, is this another case of tyranny by the majority?? The complainers properly knew that if this commercial were allowed to run, the next one be racier, the next one even racier… and so forth. Before long, we'd have Mum spread eagle on the countertop with Dad using Heinz mayo as lube to plow his hiney!! And, all just before the kinds run in the house for an after school snack….. Poor kids…….
RPCV, are you a fucking headcase?
Get a grip mate. Watch the advert, and tell yourself that its 'racy'.
let them hear us! write an email to pressoffice@uk.hjheinz.com with copy to butlerc@amvbbdo.com, Ted.Smyth@us.hjheinz.com, Nigel.Dickie@uk.hjheinz.com and Consumer.Contact@uk.hjheinz.com
subject: Censoring of Heinz Deli Mayo TV ad
dear mr. or mrs. i’m really disappointed, why did you remove the Heinz Deli Mayo TV ad made by BBDO only because a bunch of sick homophobes pressured you to do that? you are endorsing a homophobe agenda and i won’t buy any of your products again until you repair the damage you have done. you have lost one customer, and i’m pretty sure i won’t be the only one. have a nice day xxxxxx
and sign the petition too: http://www.petitiononline.com/heinz/petition.html
we are a lot more than 200 sick homophobes, and they have lost us as customers!