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
6 responses so far ↓
1 Mitch Martin // Jul 31, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Was the ad pulled because homophobics didn’t like the tag line?
2 Discussing The Decline In Morals : Bright Black Internet // Jul 31, 2008 at 6:42 pm
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3 fagbasher // Jul 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.
4 Eric // Aug 1, 2008 at 5:26 am
They are telling him to get some nuts… how is that homophobic?
5 Tony // Aug 1, 2008 at 7:09 am
It’s good to see Mr. T working again.
6 Michelle // Aug 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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