Heinz boycott in the UK

[Tiggernut_jadie]

There has been a real fuss over here in the UK regarding an advert which shows two men (horror of horrors!) KISSING!!! The Gay Rights Movement have called for a boycott of Heinz products as a protest. I think the 'complainers' have missed the whole point of the advert which is actually quite clever imho! The guy from the advertising agency said...

AMV BBDO said that the concept behind the campaign is that the product tastes so good, "It's as if you have your own New York deli man in your kitchen."

Here is a couple of links...

'Gay' advert...

Petition and boycott...

 

[turkygurl]

The ad is hysterical. I laughed through the whole thing. And the deli guy looks and sounds just like Robert De Niro. It's more funny than anything else. Some people just look for things to get offended over.

 

[PghLybrt]

So proud of my hometown HEINZ right now. Talk radio around here today is very active. I can say people are not happy. I think its a cute add.

 

[NikkiPants]

I found it funny!! :]

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

That is a GREAT ad! LOLOLOLOL! Some folks just don't get things too well do they? Too bad it was pulled.

 

[ConcKahuna]

I can't believe they would pull it after only 200 complaints.

 

[UKMark]

The first time I saw it I said that it wouldn't last long before being pulled

[edit] Just signed the petition, I'm number 10190!

 

[TuckandStuiesMom]

OMG! Robert DeNiro AND Benjamin Linus from LOST!!!!! Too FUNNY!

 

[Mackey Mouse]

I boycott Heinz but for my own reasons....nothing to do with ads...