Once again the PC police have to make something..out of nothing. I see speed walkers all the time, and first thing that comes to my mind "they look like they have to use the potty really really bad" not "they look gay" but i can see how the ad targets this guy for walking "girly" and i am allright with that.

Chill out.

All I think is that it is beyond stupid and doesn't make me want a snickers.

I think that this commercial is hilarious! It was totally blown out of proportion.

Either way, it was just like the real A-Team, they could never hit anything with their bullets.

Yeah I was just thinking that, Caterpillar. Aren't the ones who are assuming that the speedwalker was supposed to be gay perpetuating gay stereotypes??

Anyways, there are TONS of commercials that play off the manly-man image and I know that some of them have generated controversy, but does anybody really take them seriously?

As usual the gay agendists react to the notion that something not directed at their activities might somehow be perceived to show a gay in a less than ultra-positive and encouraging light. There's nothing about the ad that clearly damages gays and it's a hallmark of the extremists that promote the gay agenda to target any instance of masculinity contrasted positively with immasculinity. As a result of these sorts of attacks by gay agendists, the gay movement is being planted right where its proponents don't want it to be: the butt of jokes.

As usual the gay agendists react to the notion that something not directed at their activities might somehow be perceived to show a gay in a less than ultra-positive and encouraging light. There's nothing about the ad that clearly damages gays and it's a hallmark of the extremists that promote the gay agenda to target any instance of masculinity contrasted positively with immasculinity. As a result of these sorts of attacks by gay agendists, the gay movement is being planted right where its proponents don't want it to be: the butt of jokes.

I wouldn't have thought the guy was gay in the commercial. It was definitely blown out of proportion. Blah.

Oh, and I want a snickers bar now.

You had me at "Snickers."

Not sure what speedwalking and "get some nuts" has to do with homosexuality.

Definitely a stupid commercial though and hoping I won't see it on my teevee.

When will advertisers learn to JUST SHOW US THE FOOD!

A 30 second commercial of someone eating a Snickers bar would have me out buying one before the sun has set. A 30 second commercial of a Mr T hunting down a feminine suburban man, on the other hand, just makes me want to find a YouTube clip of the A-Team ... if that.

True that yaksmilk! Seriously, how enticing would it be to just show someone enjoying a Snickers for 30 seconds. I think I have to have one now.

I definitely agree with the "looks like they gotta go" commenter. Totally blown out of proportion. Soon you won't be able to say anything at all without offending someone.

The world has forgotten how to laugh, living in PC California - well I wish PCness would just fall off into the ocean. Farting offends people, hey let's outlaw farting.

I like Snickers! I dont like when gay people seek out ways to become offended!

Me and my gay agenda find the commercial completely stupid.

Now hold on a moment. I too think this commercial was inane, but I have to say that gay people certainly are not *seeking* out ways to become offended. The arguments today have totaled up to 1. it was a stupid commercial, 2. it was blown out of proportion, 3. PC people overreact and make the world less fun, and 4. gay people (or "agendists" as was the term used) are somehow out to pick fights.

I'll agree with the first point - it was a stupid commercial. As to it being blown out of proportion, that's a really loaded and relativistic term. What makes one person uncomfortable might not even be noticed by the next person. A crack about having to act 'more manly' might not seem like a lot to a man who's never had to justify the way he acts, but the same crack can sting a man who is continually the butt of jokes for not conforming "closely enough" to an outdated gender model.

It's not a matter of "I don't like it so I'm going to ban it", AmberHoney, but rather an understanding that prejudice is an unconscious process that is aided by the cultural and linguistic cues all around us. If it's possible to reduce the number of inherently prejudicial cultural and linguistic cues, perhaps that in turn will affect the way that innate prejudice is formed in our minds. There may be nothing on the surface of the Snicker's ad that clearly damages gays, but that doesn't mean it won't inform our cultural leanings in more subtle but no less damaging ways.

But even if I were to disagree that the commercial should have been taken off the air, surely I can see why it might be offensive. Saying that the group that campaigned to get the ad stricken speaks for the entire gay community is a bit like saying that the Klan speaks for the white Christian community. And finally, NdHebert, I like Snickers too. I don't think the people who wanted this ad off the air hate Snickers. I think they disagree with the idiotic people who put the ad together. You seem to imply that some people sit at the TV and manufacture reasons to be offended: I don't think you need to manufacture a reason to find this offensive, I think it's there.

i find the commercial stupid but i think it may have been blown out of proportion as well.

def blown out of proportion. seriously who ever said the guy was gay?

People need to calm down.

I want a snickers bar now!!

I just thought it was funny, man can anyting be funny without being offensive.

How are the lines "you're a disgrace to the man-race" and "it's time to run like a real man" not strong suggestions that the speedwalker is gay?
And shooting anything at a person who you've just taunted?

Hahaha! this was hilarious. I want a snickers bar now.

I didn't think it was homophobic, mostly because I know a lot of guys who are straight but act like that anyway. Who says the guy's gay, anyway?

That was awesome.

That dude's switch was FANTASTIC. But, he's not gay enough imo.

Now, Id say the commercial was homophobic IF:

The Switchy Dude (in short shorts) was walking hand in hand with his Husband (in short shorts) pushing their Gay-by in its carriage, and THEN Mr. T told them that, THATS when all The Gays should attack.

But now? Its just the LOLZ.

Honestly I laughed at the commercial....not really at the speed walker(I didn't think anything about his sexuality)I was laughing moreso at Mr T in the back of a flying pickup truck plowing itself through houses in a residential neighborhood while sporting the samed tired look from what 20-30 yrs ago while screaming Get some nuts...He needs to get a new look!!!

I just think that "speed walking" was a really random choice of man offense. I really think it's just too awkward, either way.

this was funny! i never thought of the guy to be gay. gimmie a break. ms. a: mr. t would be nothing without his mohawk and chains. there's no other look for mr. t:)

I haven't seen this commercial and I had to read the article 3 or 4 times to see what I was missing. My surprise when I figured out I had read it correctly... Since when does speed-walking = gay? The whole controversy surrounding this commercial is just silliness.

People are so damn over sensitive. All this PC crap is out of control! Why can't we just take things as they are - "ads".

Get over it! I didn't like the care for the Super Bowl commercial and since then have never bought a Snickers bar (that is called using your economic power)BUT I'm going to start again! Great commercial! Go Mr. "T".

Would your opinions change if it was a racial or religious stereotype Mr. T was chasing?

So you prove the point you weren't put off by the SuperBowl Snickers commercial were you?

So o.k. it's alright if a gay or straight acting gay is portrayed in a favorable light, but not o.k. if a perceived gay guy (perceived being the operative word but true because the is no indication at all by the commercial he is gay)is portrayed in a bad light? And if he is supposedly gay then is your stereotypical image of a gay guy what was portrayed in this commercial? If it is you have a low image of gay men. I'm just curious?

i think it's silly but funny

it's bloody funny.
wouldn't even thought about him bein gay if it wasn't brought up.
those lines don't suggest that he's gay, just that he's doing a wimpy workout. as opposed to something tougher like running

This commercial is so cute and funny! The world has gotten so messed up with its acceptance of everything immoral. Anyway, I didnt assume the little guy was gay, just speed walking. This commercial should have aired.

This isht was taken EXTREMLY out of context. I never even thought about the guy being gay. I laugh at speed walkers because the amount of energy extended to speed walk....you might as well bust out into a run.

If I was Mr. T I would've got that sucka too.....

Commercials are supposed to do one thing. Make you remember the product. If you can remember the ad....the commercial did its job. No one hear can say it wasn't funny when they guy busted out into a sprint...that was comedy !!!

In fact if this aired during the superbowl it would have been on of the most memorable. What about the reebok ads featuring Terry Tate office linebacker....if you cant remember youtube terry tate office linebacker.

I think gay rights groups were fishing extremely hard on this one.
I makes me want to eat a snickers while watching the A-Team !!!!
LOL.......

How is this commercial any different from the other snickers ad on the snickers website. There is a 2nd commercial that Features Mr T chasing some fool down in a tank because he is whinning at a soccer match. I didn't see anyone jumping all over that one which is equally hilarious...GET SOME NUTZ FOOL and stop all dat JIBBA JABBER.

In fact you should go to the snickers site right now to download the clips as well as getting some cool Mr T ringtones ....

I didn't get offended that Mr.T is a stereotypical "angry black man" overly ornate with chains,at times grammatically incorrect,violent and yes homophobic...Maybe white America missed that...or gay America...Maybe the National Black Defamation Organization missed that one....LOL..I'm black! That, what is Mr.T, is a character not the definition of a black man .... I'm not offended....don't get it twisted,everyone has a complaint. I directed a commercial that was pulled by the national Polka society....loosen up people...laugh with some people when you can or cry by your misunderstood selves.