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.