Posted on 07/05/2004 11:55:24 AM PDT by ijcr
A radio advert for supermarket chain Somerfield has been banned after its use of the word faggots was deemed to be "highly derogatory".
The avert(sic)featured a husband complaining that his wife served him the same meals every week. When she told him it was Friday so he was getting his usual faggots, he replied: "I've nothing against faggots, I just don't fancy them."
Three listeners complained to media watchdog Ofcom, saying faggots alluded to homosexuals.
Somerfield insisted: "The ad refers only to food products. Faggots were chosen to demonstrate the idea because they are commonly perceived as an outdated and slightly comical product, not because of any allusions to homosexuality."
But Ofcom ruled against the supermarket chain and banned the advert from being broadcast again in its present form.
"Irrespective of the advertiser's denial of intent and the brevity of the campaign, we believed that the aired comment was likely to have been perceived at best as innuendo," Ofcom said.
"The phrase could clearly be seen in connection with homosexuality. As the term faggot, when used in this context, is a highly derogatory term, we believed that it was capable of causing serious offence."
Hahaha! I didn't expect to be beaten to this one. I'll never get over seeing Mr Brain's Frozen Faggots in Sainsbury's. And don't get me started on Fairy Powder.
OMG! ROTFLMAO!
When it comes to Brit-speak, what's a faggot? I know that it means a stick of wood (for a fire), but does it also mean a stick shaped piece of meat?
And those bloody fairy lights!
I believe they refer to a meat pie in Wales.
Heh. I once left a couple of piles of branches tied into bundles on my lawn. A friend of mine came over later and the first words out of his mouth were: "Why do you have those two faggots tied up on your lawn?"
Hey, you know we have Cherry Pepto Bismol in the States now.....
Cigarette.
Interesting note: The French term for the musical instrument bassoon is 'Fagot', and I knew a gay guy who played bassoon, and he used to laugh at himself for being a faggot playing a fagot...
That should be the meal, every Friday, at Gitmo!
LOL ... and it's in a "rich West" sauce ... too funny
Here's what's left of your camel, Achmed! Bon Apetit'
Freedom of speech - evaporating near you.
I found this, it doesn't really help much but the reviewer seemed to like the faggots:
http://www.ciao.co.uk/Mr_Brains_Pork_Faggots__Review_5340653
Queer faggots?
A lot of it is in English, I was able to translate and understand most of it. : )
Britain is a marvelous place - you can "knock up" your girlfriend without having to take a paternity test.
LOL ... it's the perfect meal to serve to terrorists ... or buried with ...
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