New 'Benetton' ads feature World Leaders kissing.

[FarLeftFist]

At first, the images are shocking. President Obama planting a kiss on Chinese President Hu Jintao’s lips. German Chancellor Angela Merkel smooches French President Nicolas Sarkozy, her nation’s economic rival.

These images aren’t the latest political scandal. They’re a new ad campaign from Italian clothing company United Colors of Benetton called “Unhate.”

The images are digitally manipulated but they send a pointed message. The newly unveiled UNHATE Foundation seeks to promote a culture of tolerance and combat hatred around the world, the company said in a news release.

“Unhate is a message that invites us to consider that hate and love are not as far away from each other as we think,” the campaign’s website said. “Actually, the two opposing sentiments are often in a delicate and unstable balance. Our campaign promotes a shift in the balance: don’t hate, Unhate.”

More at link: http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/benetton-unhate-ad-campaign-features-world-leaders-kissing-195931670.html

Edit: Link to view all pics: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/slideshow/world-leaders-kiss-benetton-ads-14965618

[RamboLiberal]

1. Of course Drudge is running as propaganda

With Obama kissing "United Colors of Barack".

[FarLeftFist]

2. Really? They must be having a field day with the Obama-Chavez one.

Mark my words: Some RW'ers will believe these to be real.

[RamboLiberal]

3. Exactly

[LuvNewcastle]

4. I think these ads are symbolic of

what goes on behind the scenes at these world leader conferences that are always happening. The animosity that we see between some of these politicians is mostly for show, I believe.

[mdmc]

5. r

[mdmc]

6. r