WE ARE OFFENDED! DEATH TO THE INFIDELS!.................
Posted on 09/15/2010 5:40:44 AM PDT by fruser1
An ice cream company banned from using an advert showing a pregnant nun has vowed to defy regulators by placing similar posters along the route of the Pope's London visit.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) announced today it had banned the ad for the Antonio Federici brand for "making a mockery" of the beliefs of Roman Catholics.
The advert, which appeared in The Lady and Grazia magazines earlier this year, showed the heavily pregnant nun standing in a church holding a tub of ice cream and a spoon, with text stating "Immaculately conceived" and "Ice cream is our religion".
Ten readers complained that the advert was offensive to Christians, particularly those who practised Catholicism.
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"We are in the process of securing a series of billboards close to and along the planned route of the Pope's cavalcade around Westminster Cathedral."
The ASA said its rulings "must be followed".
A spokesman said: "ASA rulings must be followed and we are taking steps to ensure Antonio Federici do so. "We do not comment on the likely compliance of ads that have not yet appeared. However, we are continuing to conduct work behind the scenes, including with the advertiser, to ensure they comply with the rules."
Defending the banned ad, Antonio Federici said the idea of "conception" represented the development of their ice cream, and their use of religious imagery stemmed from their strong feelings towards their product.
The company said it also wished to "comment on and question, using satire and gentle humour, the relevance and hypocrisy of religion and the attitudes of the church to social issues".
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(Excerpt) Read more at belfasttelegraph.co.uk ...
Pics at linked article.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/banned-pregnant-nun-ice-cream-ad-campaign-14949532.html#ixzz0zbHIqvul
Asshats...Why do they think they can trash The Church?
because they are too cowardly to draw a cartoon of Mohammed with an ice cream scoop saying “Ice Cream is my religion”
No one has died yet. Stuff like this could “reactivate” certain former members of the IRA.
Yep, nothing but lightheartedness from this brand. They don't have an agenda or anything...
Actually, the Islamic version of the ad would be Mohammed offering ice cream to a kindergarten girl while letting his trenchcoat fall open.
I was thinking of Mohammed eating out of the carton, with the caption "best enjoyed five times a day."
Mohammad with an ice cream cone... “Anything less is forbidden!”
Yeah, that’ll get you a fatwa...
hmmmm are the Catholics rioting in the streets burning containers of ice cream shouting “death to the non-believers”? How about they change the ad to feature mohammie eating bacon flavored ice cream... I wonder what would happen then? I can’t imagine....../sarc
Should create quite a stir....
Yeah, or a line of 72 virgins waiting for Mohammed to dish them each some ice cream
“Here’s the scoop on what heavenly treats await the believer ......”
Sounds like something a high school sophomore woud think up.
Kind of like yelling the "N" word in Harlem, or sending the President an email calling him a "Prick"....
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2005/09/uk-allah-ice-creams-banned.html
WE ARE OFFENDED! DEATH TO THE INFIDELS!.................
I THOUGHT IT WAS “PUNK”............
It's good for children to have boundaries.
“WE ARE OFFENDED! DEATH TO THE INFIDELS!................. what was the question again?”
They don’t need a reason to be “offended”. They just need an excuse...............
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