Mr T advert pulled for 'gay offence'
A TV advert for Snickers featuring Mr T has been pulled from air after complaints were made that it was offensive to gay people.
In the ad the former A-Team pulls up in a truck next to a speed walker in tight shorts and shouts at him before throwing Snickers bars at him until he starts running
"Speed walking. I pity you fool. You are a disgrace to the man race. It's time to run like a real man," Mr T (real name Laurence Tureaud) says.
The advert has been airing in the UK since July 13 and not shown on US TV but it was American complaints which forced makers Mars to terminate the campaign across the world.
The company said the advert was intended to be humorous and meant no offense, but in light of the complaints chose to pull the ad globally.
Mr. T is the man and pulling the ad is stupid! I mean what year do we live in, last time I checked it was 2008 for pity sake.
I just downloaded Mr. T’s voice from Navtones.com for my GPS and I love it. But my question is, am I meant to get offended every time I make a wrong turn and he calls me a fool or something? On that note, I also go Kim Cattrall from Navtones, can I claim she is sexually harassing me when she says, “Lets just pull over and get in the backseat, thats bigger enough for us two, or maybe three”?
The Snickers ad is just an ad and with them pulling it, it’s probably getting more attention than it would have if it just came out. (Pun)
“Get Some Nuts.”
The americans said what? Offensive to gay people how? wtf has it got to do with them anyway? I thought the UK is run by the EU? (not suppose to be funny)
The US ain't global dictators YET are they?
Run the ads The British People love em....grrrrrrr Mars get some nuts.