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It’s a sad affair when a funny commercial with a gay undertone causes a big brand like Heinz to pull the ad. Why the UK Heinz TV spot? Because a few conservatives made some noise about two men kissing in the commercial. Whatever ‘cool’ points Heinz might have earned for being open-minded to create such a commercial has been lost and the company is facing big lashings from all sides. The UK gay rights group Stonewall has launched a boycott of Heinz products for bowing down to ‘homophobic individuals’. In pulling the ad, Heinz sends a message to teenagers and kids that having gay parents or showing two men kissing is wrong. A petition has been created asking Heinz to reinstate the ad. As of the time of writing this trend, 7,357 people had signed the petition to reinstate the Heinz Deli Mayo ad. Watch the video above for a CNN’s Headline News segment featuring the commercial and a debate between Truth Wins Out’s Wayne Besen, Dan Hill, a business marketing analyst and the American Family Association’s Randy Sharp. See a recent Trend Hunter super gallery celebrating gay marriage.
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| bedlamite23 on Jun 27, 08 0 Trends 85 Comments |
| You know if it could actually be organized, what if all homosexuals in the US and the UK just spent a couple weeks boycotting EVERYTHING. Just picture it, no gay dollars into the economy for two whole weeks...(he wrings his hands and laughs ominously) |
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| mediterranean on Jun 27, 08 714 Trends 215 Comments |
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