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It looks like the wonderful world of advertising has taken another blow. This time, it is the condiments company Heinz that aired a "gay-themed" commercial in the UK, which apparently drew in over 200 consumer complaints.
In advertising for Heinz Deli Mayo, the 30 second commercial depicts a family scene, with two children referring to a stereotypical New York Deli man as "Mum," before "Dad" walks out and gives him a kiss as he is leaving for work.
Regarding the decision to pull the ad, Nigel Dickie of Heinz UK, said: 'It is our policy to listen to consumers. We recognize that some consumers raised concerns over the content of the ad and this prompted our decision to withdraw it. The advertisement, part of a short-run campaign, was intended to be humorous and we apologize to anyone who felt offended."
The viewers complained that the material was "offensive," "inappropriate," and "unsuitable to be seen by children," while other viewers were perturbed that they had to explain homosexual relationships to their children who didn't understand the ad.
Perhaps at a glance, the ad simply depicts two gay men sharing a kiss, however when seeing the humor in it, it just seems to say that Heinz Deli Mayo is so good, mom would approve -- and be transformed into a Deli man just by using it.
Did you enjoy this ad, or do you believe that Heinz UK was right in removing it early? Would you be offended if your children saw this?
I try to join DeviantART. This is what I get.
I hate that place already. D:
For those of you who keep an eye on education in this lovely country of ours.......I hope you all read the articles on cnn.com this morning.
One I got a kick out of and I say Good for the NFL, Eli Manning, and all the other NFL footballers that are supporting our country's youth in being more active.
The NFL is launching a new program to get kids more active outside of a sports fields! Eli Manning made a stop at a Manhattan School and got the kids moving in Math class! He helped to teach the students a simple math equation that most if not all medical personnel use! How to caculate how fast ones heart is beating. Mr. Manning had the students get moving in Math class, get up and count their heartbeats for 15 seconds and then times it by 4 to get their heartrate!
In this new program the NFL and I am sure a lot more players besides Mr. Manning will be showing the kids on how to incorporate physical activites in their normal classes. I dont' know why this is such a big deal for some schools a lot of rural schools and decent teachers have being doing this for a long time, but has laxed off of it due to all the paperwork, politics they have to play, and yes, even due to parental complaints. A lot of the small things that we adults in our mid to late 20s and older were taught these basic physical things in normal classes, such as that one post that someone who made topblogs made about your foot! Yes, try circling your right foot in a clockwise circle and then drawing a number 6 in the air with your right hand will cause your foot to change directions to counterclock wise with out you doing a thing! We learned this in Science class!
We learned the Heartrate trick in Health Class before many of us went on to carrers in the medical profession. Many of us also learned that cleaning up your house, having sex (yes we were taught this in our health class), and playing with our kids as stay home mom's and dad's would burn more calories then we ever thought.
So again good for the NFL for stepping up to the plate to help get our nation's youth back on track!
Now on to a story that boggles my mind, makes me shake my head at our society anymore (okay I do this alot), and wonder's what is wrong with adults who are in charge of our children at schools even more so then I do now!
Attleboro, MASS school district has banned tag, touchfoot ball, and other chase games because they are to dangours and do NOT want to get a libel suit brought against them if a child should get hurt. Dodge Ball was already banned last year. I am not to upset about Dodge Ball, that was banned when I was in jr high in my school district and a lot of school districts across NE, because of a lot of serious injuries that happened. But the schools never stopped it from being played at recess or lunch breaks. But I do know a lot of states have banned it from ever beening played.
A lot of states have already banned these games on their recess grounds. Do they have any idea what they are doing to these children? They are not only limiting their social growth on the playgrounds but are NOT letting kids be kids! I dont' care how old kids are in elementry, they go out with the intent to forget school for that 15-30 mins of free time. What are they doing! If you watch a play ground for any length of time.......they all go buck wild for hte first 5 to 10 mins running, screaming, chasing, and letting some frustration out! The older kids get games going! parents and educators have been saying it for ever, kids need down time! But thanks to our society we test them, push them, and demand more and more of them. And now schools are trying to take away recess in lue of more studying and now they are banning school yard games!
Lets take a look at some other games that will be banned due to the chase and tag factors and ruffness:
Touchfoot ball
Dodge Ball
Kick ball! Yep this will be considered to ruff in a few months to years
baseball
tag
red rover red rover comon on over!
Red light green light
oh lets not forget double dutch! those ropes are going to end up tripping some poor kid and knocking their head or something so there goes:
Teddy bear Teddy bear
Cinderella
and all the other jump rope chants!
Hopscotch! Those rocks you toss could hurt someone by throwing or you might twist an ankle
Marbles and jax are all makign come backs with our children thanks to us and those wont' be allowed either.....they can be used as a wepan and poke a kids eye out!
Marco Polo in pools is now also out if you have a school pool
no more archery
no more frisbee football
See pretty soon these "educators" are goign to have no downtime for our children. These same ppl bitch and moan that our youth our "obese" but then they take away a time or take away games that can help improve not only thier minds but their bodies!
So if your a concerned parent, I strongly suggest you go to your school and find out what "games" are banned from your children! Because it will end up being freeze tag or Green Light Red Light! And if your upset about it do some research as to why they were banned to get all your facts and get on that band wagan and round up some support for your child's well being!
Summer of 1992
6-10-93
Cherie,
Dad said I can't see you anymore, something about how you'd be a bad influence on me. He said you'll turn out like your mom someday and that I shouldn't mix with people like that. I don't know what he's talking about. We'll have to figure it out. See you at the pool tomorrow at 2?
Tris
6-10-93
Hey Tris,
Mama's not a bad person. She just works alot, that's all. It's not her fault she's a single mother. It's nobody's fault, really. But yeah. See ya then.
Cherie
6-11-93
Cherie,
Did you see the way Becka was watching me? She would have told Dad that I saw you and I would have been grounded for the rest of the summer. Then we'd never find out what's going on. I'll sneak out tonight. Ask your mom. Maybe she'd know.
Tris
6-12-93
Tris,
Where were you last night? I waited til after 1 a.m. I asked Mama why your dad thinks she's bad. All she did was shrug, but there was a distant look on her face, as if she's remembering something. Ooooh, I got an idea. Meet me tonight around 10 p.m.
Cherie
Cherie,
I'm sorry. Dad didn't go to bed until after 11. By the time I got to our spot you were already gone. Find anything?
Tris
My mom says that I am not supposed to be on the computer for a week due to parent teacher confrence. I can't believe it. I was right. After all the hard work I did, they still found bad stuff to say about me. Actually it was mt science teacher. She says my tests scores have to go up. Grr...but I hate learning about minerals and stuff!It brings me to the question...
WHO THE FUCK WANT LEARN ABOUT A ROCK?!?!?!?!?!?
Ah oh well. It is only a week and my mom is proud of me otherwise. I might still update here since she isn't home. But I might not update in the weekend...I'm not sure how everything is gonna turn out...
Well, I gotta go and do my homework and chores! BYE BYE! ^.^
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