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Nearly Sane

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"Hallmark apologises for pulling same-sex ads"
« on: December 16, 2019, 09:17:43 AM »
Surprised that they were pulled in the first place.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50804827


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Re: "Hallmark apologises for pulling same-sex ads"
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2019, 12:15:56 PM »
Surprised that they were pulled in the first place.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50804827

I don't understand why they were pulled either.
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Re: "Hallmark apologises for pulling same-sex ads"
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2019, 12:22:56 PM »
Do we have same-sex ads in the UK?

I haven't noticed any - but my built-in ad avoidance mechanism might have cut in.
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Re: "Hallmark apologises for pulling same-sex ads"
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2019, 12:23:44 PM »
I don't understand why they were pulled either.
The why is covered in the article, I am just surprised Hallmark thought it wasn't going to provoke the backlash

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Re: "Hallmark apologises for pulling same-sex ads"
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2019, 12:25:12 PM »
Do we have same-sex ads in the UK?

I haven't noticed any - but my built-in ad avoidance mechanism might have cut in.
I know we do as there were a couple of complaints but I avoid adverts too so not seen them. There was a Christmas ad, I think last year.