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Icecream Ad Is Banned in England for Insulting Christianity
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16 Sep 2010 Thu 05:24 am |
On the eve of the Pope´s visit to Britain, an industry watchdog group has banned an Antonio Federici ad featuring a pregnant nun eating ice cream that reads, ´´Immaculately Conceived´´ and ´´Ice Cream You Can Believe In." The company says it intends to defy the ban in the name of free expression and its right to use "gentle humor" to question "the attitudes of the church to social issues." The watchdog saw the ad as "a distortion and mockery of the beliefs of Roman Catholics." No word yet on their stand on priests abusing many small children in the name of those beliefs.
http://www.commondreams.org/further/2010/09/15-2
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2010/6/17/1276789898451/Fedirici-ice-cream-ad-001.jpg
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16 Sep 2010 Thu 05:26 am |
christian tolerance and freedom of expression at its best!
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17 Sep 2010 Fri 10:28 am |
christian tolerance and freedom of expression at its best!
Arafta: Ignorance at its best!
Did you also complain like this when people got killed over an old Mohammed cartoon?
Edited (9/17/2010) by barba_mama
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18 Sep 2010 Sat 02:58 pm |
On the eve of the Pope´s visit to Britain, an industry watchdog group has banned an Antonio Federici ad featuring a pregnant nun eating ice cream that reads, ´´Immaculately Conceived´´ and ´´Ice Cream You Can Believe In." The company says it intends to defy the ban in the name of free expression and its right to use "gentle humor" to question "the attitudes of the church to social issues." The watchdog saw the ad as "a distortion and mockery of the beliefs of Roman Catholics." No word yet on their stand on priests abusing many small children in the name of those beliefs. http://www.commondreams.org/further/2010/09/15-2 http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2010/6/17/1276789898451/Fedirici-ice-cream-ad-001.jpg
There are some real stiffs about! No one can take a joke these days
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18 Sep 2010 Sat 07:59 pm |
Arafta: Ignorance at its best!
Did you also complain like this when people got killed over an old Mohammed cartoon?
yet another angry christian
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18 Sep 2010 Sat 08:54 pm |
On the eve of the Pope´s visit to Britain, an industry watchdog group has banned an Antonio Federici ad featuring a pregnant nun eating ice cream that reads, ´´Immaculately Conceived´´ and ´´Ice Cream You Can Believe In." The company says it intends to defy the ban in the name of free expression and its right to use "gentle humor" to question "the attitudes of the church to social issues." The watchdog saw the ad as "a distortion and mockery of the beliefs of Roman Catholics." No word yet on their stand on priests abusing many small children in the name of those beliefs. http://www.commondreams.org/further/2010/09/15-2 http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2010/6/17/1276789898451/Fedirici-ice-cream-ad-001.jpg
I think you have completely misunderstood the point!! The fact is, the ad has been banned so that it did not offend THE POPE! The large ad was displayed along the route where the pope was passing by, so they decided it had to go. We are not a catholic country and yet we being too politically correct, as always.
There are MANY WORDS and protests on Britain´s stand on priests abusing children - do you not watch the news or read newspapers? The majority of British people do not support the Pope´s visit - we are not a catholic country and only a small majority of people are devout catholics. We disagree with the Catholic churches stand on contraception, homophobia, sexism and the fact that they cover up child abuse within their community) and resent paying for this expensive visit and do not see the point. To add insult to injury, the Pope´s adviser has insulted us and made very racist comments.
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19 Sep 2010 Sun 06:34 pm |
No word yet on their stand on priests abusing many small children in the name of those beliefs.
No word? You dont read the news? You just pick out bits of news that suit you?
"Thousands turn out to protest again the Pontiff"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/the-pope/8011095/Pope-Visit-UK-Thousands-turn-out-to-protest-against-Pontiff.html
One child abuse victim, says of the UK "We´ve been called a soulless, spiritually barren country, compared revoltingly to Nazis because we don´t choose to believe in the man made strictures of a closed and dark society," she said.
"Well I´ve experienced nothing but love, compassion, grace, dignity and support from every single one of you and those are my values.
"The only thing I experienced from the Catholic church are pain, anger, disgust, lies and shame."
Edited (9/19/2010) by TheAenigma
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20 Sep 2010 Mon 02:40 pm |
Political correctness is absurd. You can´t paint portraits of somebody´s prophet or they´ll kill you, you can´t show pregnant nuns to pope or he´ll get offended. Soon, Little red Riding Hood will be banned on the charge that it promotes grandmacide
In Poland, a beer advert hung on a building opposite the Wawel crypt, where the president- Lech Kaczynski - who died in the plane crash in April, is buried, was banned. The advert read "Cold Lech" and was considered bad taste. It might be true if it weren´t for the fact that the banner with these words had been there long before the plane crashed.
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20 Sep 2010 Mon 04:36 pm |
I think the nun is funny....the Pope has no sense of humor!
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20 Sep 2010 Mon 05:39 pm |
I think the nun is funny....the Pope has no sense of humor!
or hates ice-cream
How sick does one have to be not to like ice-cream, though?
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20 Sep 2010 Mon 05:56 pm |
or hates ice-cream
How sick does one have to be not to like ice-cream, though?
Maybe his hat is too tight?
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21 Sep 2010 Tue 05:54 am |
Thanks to Anne Boleyn
We are not a catholic country.
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21 Sep 2010 Tue 06:14 am |
Thanks to Anne Boleyn
Blaming the woman for the acts of the man.....how progressive of you.
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21 Sep 2010 Tue 02:14 pm |
Thanks to Anne Boleyn
for her sacrifice and to Henry the VIII - the ruthless heathen!
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21 Sep 2010 Tue 03:52 pm |
another example of what arranged marriages can lead to...sooner or later there will always be some Anne Boleyn worth changing the state´s religion
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21 Sep 2010 Tue 07:56 pm |
another example of what arranged marriages can lead to...sooner or later there will always be some Anne Boleyn worth changing the state´s religion
Well history does show that Henry and Catherine of Aragon had a happy and successful marriage which lasted 24 years until his "mid life crisis" and desire for a son led him to another, short lived, 5 marriages!! Even with his first wife though he got into trouble with the church because she had been married (as a child!) to Henry´s older brother who died from TB. The Pope had to give special permission for Henry to marry his brothers "wife" and only allowed it because they had never had sex.
Henry never wanted to divorce Catherine and it was only that scheming minx Anne Boleyn who persuaded him to do it, by refusing to have sex with him unless she became Queen.
Who needs soap operas when you have real history!
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21 Sep 2010 Tue 08:02 pm |
.........Well history does show that Henry and Catherine of Aragon had a happy and successful marriage which lasted 24 years until his "mid life crisis" and desire for a son led him to another, short lived, 5 marriages!! ...................
................Who needs soap operas when you have real history!
Wow....24 years! I didn´t realize it was that long. You are so right...history is much better.
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21 Sep 2010 Tue 08:09 pm |
Wow....24 years! I didn´t realize it was that long. You are so right...history is much better.
Definitely! The Tudors are my favourite history topic and I love reading books about it - I also never realised just how old Anne Boleyn was when she married Henry - 32!! She is always portrayed in films as young, beautiful and innocent, but she was far from it (and not particularly beautiful either) and had six fingers on one hand However, she had a lot of flirty charm that she learned during her time the French court
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21 Sep 2010 Tue 10:49 pm |
(and not particularly beautiful either) and had six fingers on one hand
Are you saying there is something wrong with having six fingers on one hand???
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21 Sep 2010 Tue 11:25 pm |
Are you saying there is something wrong with having six fingers on one hand???
Nooooooooooooooo not at all....
No wonder you type so fast
(I promise I wont tell a soul that your mum married her cousin)
Edited (9/21/2010) by TheAenigma
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22 Sep 2010 Wed 04:03 am |
Oh my....that is a little detail not well known. In those days 32 was just about a spinster, and it was only one hand with six fingers?
Yes, I heard it was in France where she learned to hone her wiles. She learned well, so it would appear. Although, in the bitter end, it was not a lot of help to her.
I must say British women are an interesting lot. I recently read about Jane Digby...
Definitely! The Tudors are my favourite history topic and I love reading books about it - I also never realised just how old Anne Boleyn was when she married Henry - 32!! She is always portrayed in films as young, beautiful and innocent, but she was far from it (and not particularly beautiful either) and had six fingers on one hand However, she had a lot of flirty charm that she learned during her time the French court
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22 Sep 2010 Wed 08:05 pm |
I must say British women are an interesting lot. I recently read about Jane Digby...
Ouh! Now I don´t know much about Jane Digby, but a quick wiki-scan tells me that she could make interesting reading!
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22 Sep 2010 Wed 09:57 pm |
I think you would find her facinating subject. I might suggest the Lesley Blanch version in The Wilder Shores of Love. I happened on it by seeing the of obituary of Lesley Blanch, who was another British woman who had an interesting life . She was 103 at the time of her death in 2007. On reading about her I had to read her books. So far I´ve read The Wilder Shores of Love and Sabers of Paradise.
In the WSL she also writes about Isabell Burton, giving a new insite into the life and work of Sir Richard Burton. (they both spent time with Ms. Digby)...
Ouh! Now I don´t know much about Jane Digby, but a quick wiki-scan tells me that she could make interesting reading!
Edited (9/22/2010) by alameda
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22 Sep 2010 Wed 10:03 pm |
I think you would find her facinating subject. I might suggest the Lesley Blanch version in The Wilder Shores of Love. I happened on it by seeing the of obituary of Lesley Blanch, who was another British woman who had an interesting life . She was 103 at the time of her death in 2007. On reading about her I had to read her books. So far I´ve read The Wilder Shores of Love and Sabers of Paradise.
In the WSL she also writes about Isabell Burton, giving a new insite into the life and work of Sir Richard Burton. (they both spent time with Ms. Digby)...
Thanks Alameda, that was going to be my next question! Will try to get a copy
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22 Sep 2010 Wed 10:31 pm |
Thanks Alameda, that was going to be my next question! Will try to get a copy
My pleasure, My hat is off to British women. They have been some of the real movers and shakers in the world. Here´s a short list, excluding the Queens...
Jane Digby
Isabel Burton
Gertrude Bell.....I am amazed she is so little known and appreciated, a truly amazing woman. Did you know her guide was an Anatolian Armenian?
Freya Stark.............the trips she took???
..........all these women have their less admirable traits, but one can not ignore, or not respect their amazing lives, and the influence they had on world events. Freya had some interesting comments about Turkish men....
Edited (9/22/2010) by alameda
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Edited (9/23/2010) by alameda
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23 Sep 2010 Thu 03:19 am |
Some say she had also three boobs, is it true?
but she was far from it (and not particularly beautiful either) and had six fingers on one hand
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23 Sep 2010 Thu 02:10 pm |
Some say she had also three boobs, is it true?
No! But if you want to fantasise that she did, I will not spoil it for you
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23 Sep 2010 Thu 07:44 pm |
Ha ha ha ha.....well those were some interesting sites. BTW I knew a person with 3 nipples and I saw the extra one. It is not that unusual, so it seems. The extra nipple was more like what one would see on a cat´s belly. Unless you were told it existed, there would be no indication it existed. In fact, the person with it had to point it out. If you didn´t know, you may just think it was a zit.
What does amaze me is the fact that Ann was able to get so prized a catch as a king with the extra digit. I thought royalty was concerned with breeding issues, and in general looked for physically "perfect" specimens......
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23 Sep 2010 Thu 08:28 pm |
Ha ha ha ha.....well those were some interesting sites. BTW I knew a person with 3 nipples and I saw the extra one. It is not that unusual, so it seems. The extra nipple was more like what one would see on a cat´s belly. Unless you were told it existed, there would be no indication it existed. In fact, the person with it had to point it out. If you didn´t know, you may just think it was a zit.
What does amaze me is the fact that Ann was able to get so prized a catch as a king with the extra digit. I thought royalty was concerned with breeding issues, and in general looked for physically "perfect" specimens......
Or perhaps Henry was like any other man...."Imagine what she can do with an extra finger!!"...sorry that was NOT politically correct!
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23 Sep 2010 Thu 08:56 pm |
I think it´s ridiculous! Like libralady said, too many people are stiffs! It´s all a bunch of criticism too. People would laugh if it the joked wasn´t aimed at them in any way but as soon as it is, they complain, take it seriously etc.
But in the end of the day it is all only for a laugh. Whether it´s blonde haired jokes, people with short sited vision (should have gone to specsavers ads), the mohammed comics, english, irish and scotsman jokes etc they are all their to laugh at. Nothing more. It´s just a way to create humor, and we could always do with more of it in the world in my opinon.
Another thing is Jeff Dunham´s stand up Achmed the dead Terrorist. It´s not meant to bring any offence, just humor and I know my self all types of people to accept all types of jokes.
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23 Sep 2010 Thu 10:55 pm |
Are you saying there is something wrong with having six fingers on one hand???
There is absolutely nothing wrong so long as you also have 6 toes - that does make you really special !
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23 Sep 2010 Thu 10:57 pm |
I must say British women are an interesting lot.
Awww thanks Alameda! We sort of knew we were but you have just confirmed it
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23 Sep 2010 Thu 10:58 pm |
I think it´s ridiculous! Like libralady said, too many people are stiffs! It´s all a bunch of criticism too. People would laugh if it the joked wasn´t aimed at them in any way but as soon as it is, they complain, take it seriously etc.
But in the end of the day it is all only for a laugh. Whether it´s blonde haired jokes, people with short sited vision (should have gone to specsavers ads), the mohammed comics, english, irish and scotsman jokes etc they are all their to laugh at. Nothing more. It´s just a way to create humor, and we could always do with more of it in the world in my opinon.
Another thing is Jeff Dunham´s stand up Achmed the dead Terrorist. It´s not meant to bring any offence, just humor and I know my self all types of people to accept all types of jokes.
You forgot the ginger jokes (thank goodness I have auburn hair)
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26 Sep 2010 Sun 02:34 pm |
yet another angry christian
I´m not a Christian and I´m not angry. In Holland such an add wouldn´t be banned.
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