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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Was the ad pulled because homophobics didn’t like the tag line?
I honestly can not see anything wrong with that ad. People can’t take jokes now-a-days. I wish it was 1920s again.
They are telling him to get some nuts… how is that homophobic?
It’s good to see Mr. T working again.
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 !!!!