Icecream advertisement banned in Britain
We read:
"Regulators have banned an advertisement that showed a priest and nun looking as though they were about to kiss. The image was thought “likely to cause serious offence”.
The Advertising Standards Authority received ten complaints about the advert for Antonio Federici Gelato Italiano ice cream after it appeared in Delicious magazine and Sainsbury’s Magazine. In the picture, the priest was wearing rosary beads and holding a pot of ice cream above the slogan “Kiss temptation”.
The authority said the advert breached decency rules. “We considered that the portrayal of the priest and nun in a sexualised manner and the implication that they were considering whether or not to give in to temptation, was likely to cause serious offence to some readers,” the ruling states.
Antonio Federici said that it was a “tongue-in-cheek portrayal celebrating forbidden Italian temptations”. He added that it was significant that the image did not show the nun and priest touching, or kissing"
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8 comments:
Coming out in defense of Catholics? My, my, what will they think of next!
At least an alter boy isn't sucking off the priest. That would be more accurate.
Funny, the nuns I knew NEVER looked like that!
Personally, I am not offended by this, but I can appreciate how most Catholics can be. However, nowhere do we hear death chants for the creator of this ad, nor do we hear shrill calls for having anyone fired.
Complaints were lodged, the company complied with the regulators' call to pull the ad, recognizing the possible offense of good Catholics everywhere.
Sounds to me like things worked the way they should.
Nothing to see here. Move along!
(Nice to see once in a while)
"Why is it ok to ridicule catholics but no one else?"
Easy target. They are here. Muslims are generally over there.
Well, least the priest was kissing a nun
"Easy target. They are here. Muslims are generally over there."
Really? You need to get out more. Have you been to places like Detriot lately?
"At least an alter boy isn't sucking off the priest. That would be more accurate."
"---That's a stereotype from the liberal media."
OK, Bobby if you say so...
But, check out this "American Catholic" site:
http://bishopaccountability.org/
"Really? You need to get out more. Have you been to places like Detriot lately?"
Yes, really. You CHOSE to ignore the word "generally".
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