r45 4 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Well, I'm shocked, I can tell you. Kissing men should not be allowed on tv!!!! Quote: MPs are calling for an advert showing two men kissing to be reinstated after it was pulled following complaints. More than two decades after the first gay kiss on teatime TV, a kiss is clearly not always just a kiss. Twenty-one years after Britain's first gay kiss on primetime TV prompted condemnation from MPs, a show of intimacy between two men clearly still has the capacity to shock television audiences. Heinz has withdrawn an advert for its Deli Mayo brand one week into a five-week schedule. It depicts a man with a New York accent and dressed like a chef, making sandwiches in a homely British family kitchen. After a schoolboy and girl - who refer to the wise-cracking chef as "Mum" - dash through to pick up their sandwiches, their harried father appears, seemingly late for work. The father says a fleeting goodbye but is summoned back by the chef for a more intimate farewell - a brief kiss. The commercial was not allowed to be shown during children's programming because of Ofcom regulations governing fat, sugar and salt content. But more than 200 complaints were made to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that the advert was "offensive" and "inappropriate". A spokeswoman for the ASA says it's still assessing whether to investigate, but added that "homosexuality in itself is not a breach of the code" and complaints in the past about adverts showing same-sex kissing had not prompted any action. Viewing the ad post ban, on YouTube, it's hard not to believe that Heinz must have foreseen controversy, and that this could all be part of an elaborate publicity stunt. The complaints were from people on "all sides of the debate", says Nigel Dickie of Heinz. He apologised for causing any offence but said the advert had to be withdrawn because it failed in its message. "The mum transforms into a New York deli chef because this sandwich taste is so good," he says. "It's like having your own deli chef in the kitchen. It wasn't intended to be a gay couple, it was intended to be a humorous metaphor for these great-tasting sandwiches." Link to post Share on other sites
charlotte 0 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Sounds pretty ridiculous to me. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 me too...who in their right mind wants to kiss men?? (other than hot women!!) Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 why would two men kiss each other? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 to see their 2 girlfirends kiss each other after them Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 It make me physically ill when I see that sort of thing. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Oh you bunch of homophobes! I see the point the advert was trying to make - the Chunky Soup Advert we have going here "It'll make a man of you" with the girl that gets the hairy back and deep voice is a similar kind of slant I suppose. But the 'point' in the Deli Mayo Ad was so obscure as to be very easily missed I would think. As for 2 blokes kissing. Not really my thing. Neither is 2 girls kissing. But it appeals to some - and so be it. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 nothing wrong with 2 girls kissing!! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 or even 3 girls kissing. And not necessarily on the lips. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Where was this? UK? Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 People kiss each other. Get over it. Its not like eating Heinz will stimulate your urge to kiss dudes. Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 not true, i had a can of baked beans the other day and had an overwhelming urge to pash brad pitt.. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Koko...that might be the little floaty bits of bone marrow still in your system from your Hakuba adventure that have lodged in your brain... it may have nothing to do with Mr Heinz sunliminally linking beans and brad. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 he was thinking of CB Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 dont tell him.. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 yes, you two should keep it quiet.............. Link to post Share on other sites
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