Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Heinz’ Customers Have Hearty Appetites, But Not for Jollity!

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This light-hearted advert for Heinz mayonnaise, a spoof on family life, showed that there’s little gaiety in Heinz’ straight customers

THE INDEPENDENT: Gay rights supporters have been urged to boycott Heinz products, after the company dropped a mayonnaise advertisement that showed two men kissing.

Campaigners insisted that Heinz had capitulated to a concerted homophobic campaign and that they would be urging supporters to boycott the company's products.

The corporation decided to withdraw the light-hearted Deli Mayo commercial within days of its launch because it was "listening to its consumers". Kiss Goodbye to Your Sales, Stonewall Tells 'Homophobic' Heinz after Advert is Pulled >>> By Terri Judd | June 25, 2008

Banned Heinz Gay Kiss Advert


BBC:
It Started with a Kiss >>> By Tom Geoghegan | June 26, 2008

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