Same sex kissing couples cleared by ad watchdog, but shooting wives joke not on
Ad watchdog says same sex kisses are okay
Complaints over a Medibank Private ad featuring same sex couples kissing on TV have been rejected by the advertising watchdog, saying such scenes were in the context of “a broad range of loving relationships”.
The Advertising Standards Bureau received complaints about a number of elements of the ad, which features a range of different settings, including a mother breastfeeding, a woman cuddling a dog and the images of a same sex couples kissing, embracing and moving away from implied kissing.
In complaints to the ASB, critics claimed that the scenes in the ad were offensive to Christian values.
“I wouldn’t let my young children watch a show with homosexual couples on it, but how am I supposed to censor advertisements? It is totally inappropriate and it pushes someone else’s accepted values on to my family. As a Christian do I have to keep the television turned off?,” one complaint said.
Yes. Yes you should. In fact please stay inside at all times and avoid society as a whole.
E, your response is gold.
Amen
The ASB now decides on what is currently in with humour….wonders never cease.
Hey E: You could turn on TEN 6:00-8:00 am Sundays
This is what happens when you have a regime that encourages the public to complain, you’re going to get the ridiculous, the whole complaints based system is in need of a overhaul.
Its 2016. Thank you Medibank for recognising same sex couples.
And if the government truly believes that a plebiscite on same sex marriage and the debate it sparks wont be divisive and damaging to LGBT community, just look how one simple and tasteful piece of advertising can bring out the knuckle scrapers.
@David Henselin
I think the system works well and the board continues to uphold what’s acceptable to the community as a whole, not just the vocal minorities pushing social engineering agendas.
So let the fundamentalists complain.
Worry when the board starts to uphold their complaints and falls out of step with the acceptance of the broader community.
Maybe there should be a ‘TV buy-back scheme’ for concerned Christians afraid that the real world may invade their homes.
Men kissing men and w kissing w is just gross and unnatural…
Pete … Dud here. My how you’ve changed!