After pulling their "crazy-homophobic" violence-against-speedwalkers ad last summer, Snickers and Mr. T are back with a brand-new addition to the "Get Some Nuts!" campaign. It's weird!: Wow, those Snickers people are just bound and determined to keep the "If Mr.... CONTINUE READING MR. T AND SNICKERS STILL WANT US TO GET SOME NUTS»
Posted on February 25, 2009 in Commercials
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Tags: Mr. T | Snickers
Now that the offensive Snickers ad in which Mr. T shoots an alleged gay with a gatling gun from the back of a pickup truck has been pulled from circulation, it's time for the former wrestler, member of the A-Team,... CONTINUE READING SNICKERSGATE: MR. T PITIES HIMSELF»
Posted on August 8, 2008 in Backlashes
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Tags: Bill O'Reilly | Homophobia | Modest Mouse | Mr. T | Snickers
This funtimes mash-up is called "Saving Private Snickers," and it satisfies! (Sorry.) (via GorillaMask) Snickers, of course, got in some trouble a couple of weeks ago when they made an ad depicting Mr. T shooting an alleged homosexual with a... CONTINUE READING SNICKERS IS AN ASSHOLE»
Posted on August 6, 2008 in Viral Video
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Tags: Mash Ups | Mr. T | Saving Private Ryan | Snickers
This is an ad for Snickers (via Gawker). We'll talk about it in a second. Bzzzzzzzzt. Something in my brain just exploded. Exploded to the MAX. On the face of it, this ad is crazy homophobic, but then the tagline... CONTINUE READING SNICKERS SATISFIES HUNGER FOR CONFUSING BIGOTRY»
Posted on July 25, 2008 in Free Advertising
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Tags: Homophobia | Mr. T | Snickers
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