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Snickers Pulls Mr. T Ad, We Pity Snickers

by Baba Ganoush on July 31, 2008

Snickers needs to take their own advice and get some nuts. The company pulled a commercial featuring Mr. T due to some complaints that the advertisement was “homophobic.” The TV spot that only aired in the UK features Mr. T taunting a speed-walker as he pulls up beside him in a Snickers combat truck and yells, “Speed walking. I pity you fool. You are a disgrace to the man race. It’s time to run like a real man.”

The commercial ends with the logo and tagline of, “Snickers: Get Some Nuts.” You can check out the whole campaign at their Web site: GetSomeNuts.TV

Here’s the commercial, so you can be the judge of its homophobia.


Original Article: UK Daily Mail

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Mitch Martin July 31, 2008 at 2:28 pm

Was the ad pulled because homophobics didn’t like the tag line?

fagbasher July 31, 2008 at 9:10 pm

I honestly can not see anything wrong with that ad. People can’t take jokes now-a-days. I wish it was 1920s again.

Eric August 1, 2008 at 5:26 am

They are telling him to get some nuts… how is that homophobic?

Tony August 1, 2008 at 7:09 am

It’s good to see Mr. T working again.

Michelle August 10, 2008 at 12:59 am

OMG what a sad sad world we live in.. Who are these gay groups that say this ad is homophobic? I would love them to explaine there case to me.. how pathetic.. GET SOME NUTS !!!!

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