Americablog update: The gay bashing ads are gone

[deminks]

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/02/i-just-got-call-from-snickers-parent.html

I just got a call from Snickers' parent company
by John in DC - 2/05/2007 07:19:00 PM

UPDATE: Note to Snickers. Our readers report that the ad just ran on both Spike TV and Comedy Central.

Masterfoods, Mars and Snickers parent company (or something), called to let me know that while humor is highly subjective, and their target market for the ads did give them positive feedback (that would be the neanderthal gay-bashing fans of Snickers?), they did not intend to offend anyone and will not be airing any of the four ads ever again, nor will they be airing the commentary from the NFL players responding to the ads. This includes not airing the ads during the Daytona 500, which they had earlier said they planned to do.

(snip)

Question: Did anyone grab copies of the various ad versions on Snickers' Web site? I don't mean the ad that ran on TV, we have that - I mean the 3 other versions of the ad that were on the site. I need those. Please contact me if you have them.

[uppityperson]

1. Good job,thank you and everyone.

[Bluebear]

2. Thank you for those here who cared :)

[AX10]

3. Good to hear.

[JackBeck]

4. They did the responsible thing.

An apology should be next, but I'm not going to hold my breath. I still haven't received an apology from the many DUers who were convinced that the gay marriage ruling by the NJ Supreme Court was going to lose the election for Menendez.

[Bluebear]

5. God, don't hold your breath. nt

[karlrschneider]

6. If they didn't INTEND to offend anyone, they have to be unbelievably stupid.

No more Mars products in this house, ever again. :grr:

[deminks]

7. The bashing on the web site is gone, too.

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/02/snickers-pulls-anti-gay-superbowl-ad.html

The site is gone. It was at this Web address:
http://www.snickerssatisfies.com/mechanics

Now the SnickersSatisfies site, and the "mechines" sub-site, is gone. It redirects you to the main Snickers site which no longer displays any link to the homophobic, violent ads or ad commentary from NFL players.

That's great. But it would be nice if Snickers and Mars would actually issue a statement and tell us what's going on.

Well done!!!!!

[Breeze54]

8. The ad is still available on Google Video and You Tube

Just thought you might want to know...

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=snickers%20superbowl%20advertisement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHkoZ7ngAM0