Gay Mr. T Snickers Commercial Banned “Get Some Nuts” Ad
Is this ad for Snickers chocolate bars offensive to homosexuals?
A British Snickers commercial starring 80s icon Mr. T has been pulled from the airwaves in the UK after concerns that the ad is offensive to homosexuals.
The new Get Some Nuts campaign debuted in Britain on July 13 and features Mr. T firing chocolate bars at a speed walker in tight yellow shorts for being “a disgrace to the man race.”
“Speed walking. I pity you fool. You a disgrace to the man race. It’s time to run like a real man,” Mr. T yells.
The Human Rights Campaign has blasted Snickers’ manufacturer, Mars, for perpetuating “the notion that the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community is a group of second class citizens and that violence against GLBT people is not only acceptable, but humorous”.
“We understand that humour is highly subjective, and it is never our intention to cause offense. Accordingly, we have pulled the Mr T Speedwalker ad globally,” the sweets company said in a statement Wednesday.
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On July 31st 2008, Slipstream wrote:
Mr. T is the man and pulling the ad is stupid! I mean what year do we live in, last time I checked it was 2008 for pity sake.
I just downloaded Mr. T’s voice from Navtones.com for my GPS and I love it. But my question is, am I meant to get offended every time I make a wrong turn and he calls me a fool or something? On that note, I also go Kim Cattrall from Navtones, can I claim she is sexually harassing me when she says, “Lets just pull over and get in the backseat, that’s bigger enough for us two, or maybe three”?
The Snickers ad is just an ad and with them pulling it, it’s probably getting more attention than it would have if it just came out. (Pun)
“Get Some Nuts.”