Heinz Meanz Bigotz

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Kx comment on Heinz pulls mayo advert over gay kiss (it's currently the first comment on the list - 63 comments from the bottom)

In case you haven't seen theyorkshergob on Heinz situation, you should!

http://community.livejournal.com/theyorkshergob/97552.html
http://community.livejournal.com/theyorkshergob/98870.html

I'm not sure how strongly I feel about this issue, but I've been responding as much as I can when I see people saying homophobic things where no one else has addressed those things. Plus, I'm boycotting Heinz until the situation is resolved in a way I find satisfactory, because if they pulled the advert because they were worried about losing 202 homophobic consumers I want to make sure they feel the pinch now.

Comments welcome.

Edited to add...

"Branston baked beans. Baxters soups. Buitoni spaghetti. Jardines tomato ketchup. Hellmann's mayonnaise. Yum yum! They're all delicious."
-- http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/24/advertising.gayrights

I tried Branston's beans a little while ago (there was a free taste test outside my local Asda's) and I like them a lot, so no trouble to switch. Woo!

I need to get involved in more activism (and more important stuff than beans, although beans are pretty important... ;))