Snickers Pulls Controversial Super Bowl Ad Gay Rights Groups Claim Commercial Is Homophobic AP Sports HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (Feb. 6) - A mercial for Snickers ndy bars lnched the Super Bowl broadst was benched after s maker got plats that was homophobic. The ad showed two to m...
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SNICKERS AD PULLED AFTER PLATS OM GAYS
Gay Groups Call Commercial Featurg Men Accintally Kissg Homophobic * gay snickers super bowl commercial *
The Human Rights Campaign and the Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn plaed to the maker of Snickers, Hackettstown-based Masterfoods USA, a divisn of Mars Inc., which also mak M&M's and other Web se also featured vio of players om the Super Bowl teams reactg to the kiss. "This type of jeerg om profsnal sports figur at the sight of two men kissg fuels the kd of anti-gay bullyg that hnts untls gay and lbian school children on playgrounds all across the untry, " Human Rights Campaign print Joe Solmone said a spokman Marc McCarthy said Tuday the group believed "this kd of prejudice was excable. ” One of the alternate endgs on the Snickers Web se showed the men attackg each Human Rights Campaign and the Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn plaed to the maker of Snickers, Hackettstown-based Masterfoods USA, a divisn of Mars Inc., which also mak M&M’s and other Web se also featured vio of players om the Super Bowl teams reactg to the kiss.
SNICKERS PULLS ANTI-GAY SUPER BOWL ADS
Masterfoods, the pany behd the Snickers ndy bar, has pulled the plug on a ntroversial, lip-lockg Super Bowl mercial followg an outcry among gay and human rights groups. * gay snickers super bowl commercial *
“This type of jeerg om profsnal sports figur at the sight of two men kissg fuels the kd of anti-gay bullyg that hnts untls gay and lbian school children on playgrounds all across the untry, ” Human Rights Campaign print Joe Solmone said a spokman Marc McCarthy said Tuday the group believed “this kd of prejudice was excable. Groups such as the Human Right Campaign and the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD) nmned the ad, sayg promoted anti-gay prejudice and ndoned vlence agast gay Amerins.
A Snickers mercial that aired durg the Super Bowl and featured two r mechanics accintally kissg has been immediately whdrawn followg plats om several gay rights anisatns that labelled as "homophobic." * gay snickers super bowl commercial *
Animal abe, racism, anti-gay sentiment — they’re not jt for football players anymore!
The Gay and Lbian Anti Defamatn League said the ad’s msage was homophobic, and a few years later was voted the send worst Super Bowl ad of all time by Ad Age.
* gay snickers super bowl commercial *
"It is shameful and regrettable that at this pot there are pani that ntue to perpetuate stereotyp and promote homophobia, " Spa's LGBT State Feratn penned a tweet translated om Spanish, before addg, "If you need some trag for next time, here we are, Snickers. After askg who thought would be "a good ia to e homophobia as a bs strategy, " she went on to tweet, "Our society is diverse and tolerant.