What do you think about this advert?

Http://www.bestrejectedadvertising.com/html/?page=tv&type=rejected&id=246 - What Do You Think Of This Advert?

• Mars pulled a Snickers UK TV ad after US complaints that it was offensive to gay people even though it was never shown on TV in the US. The Snickers ad made by AMV BBDO, the same agency that caused an international furore with the Heinz male kiss commercial, (see Heinz – Deli Mayo on this site) was first broadcast in the UK on July 13. The Advertising Standards Authority of the UK received just two complaints and did not investigate the commercial for a possible breach of the advertising code. However, the ad caused a storm in the United States. The Human Rights Campaign criticised Mars for perpetuating "the notion that the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community is a group of second class citizens and that violence against GLBT people is not only acceptable, but humorous". Advertising age published an open letter challenging Omnicom, AMV BBDO's American parent company (see below). Mars said that the ad was meant to be "fun", that it never intended to cause offence and has pulled the campaign. "This ad is the second in a series of UK Snickers Ads featuring Mr T, which are meant to be fun and have been positively received in the UK," said a spokeswoman for Mars. "However, we understand that humour is highly subjective, and it is never our intention to cause offence. Accordingly, we have pulled the Mr T Speedwalker ad globally." these where they comments made, do you agree with what was said about the advert or not?

• Answer:

  In this day and age of political correctness, all someone has to do is say I object, and this scenario will happen over and over. It is sad.