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Icecream Ad Is Banned in England for Insulting Christianity
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1.       Arafta
54 posts
 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

2.       Arafta
54 posts
 16 Sep 2010 Thu 05:26 am

christian tolerance and freedom of expression at its best!

3.       barba_mama
1629 posts
 17 Sep 2010 Fri 10:28 am

 

Quoting Arafta

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

4.       libralady
5152 posts
 18 Sep 2010 Sat 02:58 pm

 

Quoting Arafta

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 {#emotions_dlg.lol_fast} 

5.       Arafta
54 posts
 18 Sep 2010 Sat 07:59 pm

Quoting barba_mama

 

 

Arafta: Ignorance at its best!

 

Did you also complain like this when people got killed over an old Mohammed cartoon?

yet another angry christian

6.       TheAenigma
5001 posts
 18 Sep 2010 Sat 08:54 pm

 

Quoting Arafta

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.

 

7.       TheAenigma
5001 posts
 19 Sep 2010 Sun 06:34 pm

 

Quoting Arafta

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

8.       TheAenigma
5001 posts
 19 Sep 2010 Sun 06:50 pm

 

Quoting Arafta

christian tolerance and freedom of expression at its best!

 

You only see what you want to see?

Just some examples:-

"Passport photo of girl, 5, banned in case it offends muslims" 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-400528/Passport-photo-girl-5-banned-case-offends-Muslims.html

Builders banned from flying ENGLAND flag in ENGLAND in case it offends muslims!

http://swns.com/builders-banned-from-flying-england-flag-over-fears-it-might-offend-muslims-111107.html

Novelty toy pigs and calenders have been banned from a UK Council office after a muslim worker complained!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article102182.ece

The Church of England is considering rejecting England´s Patron Saint George on the grouds that his image is too warlike and may offend muslims!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-393651/Will-George-slayed-Englands-patron-saint.html

Well known children´s story The Three Little Pigs banned for offending Muslims and stereotyping builders!

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/85520-three-little-pigs-banned-for-offending-muslims-and-builders

Burger King withdrew its ice-cream cones from its British restaurants because Mr Rashad Akhtar of High Wycombe, after a trip to the Park Royal branch, complained that the creamy swirl on the lid resembled the word "Allah" in Arabic script.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/3620128/Making-a-pigs-ear-of-defending-democracy.html

 

I could go on, and on, and on, and on - so don´t try that argument again please.  We are sick of being politically correct and having our culture ripped apart by your religion.



Edited (9/19/2010) by TheAenigma

9.       Daydreamer
3743 posts
 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 {#emotions_dlg.rolleyes}

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.

10.       Elisabeth
5732 posts
 20 Sep 2010 Mon 04:36 pm

I think the nun is funny....the Pope has no sense of humor!{#emotions_dlg.lol_fast} 

11.       Daydreamer
3743 posts
 20 Sep 2010 Mon 05:39 pm

 

Quoting Elisabeth

I think the nun is funny....the Pope has no sense of humor!{#emotions_dlg.lol_fast} 

 

or hates ice-cream {#emotions_dlg.scared}

How sick does one have to be not to like ice-cream, though?

12.       Elisabeth
5732 posts
 20 Sep 2010 Mon 05:56 pm

 

Quoting Daydreamer

 

 

or hates ice-cream {#emotions_dlg.scared}

How sick does one have to be not to like ice-cream, though?

 

Maybe his hat is too tight?  {#emotions_dlg.bigsmile}

13.       armegon
1872 posts
 21 Sep 2010 Tue 05:54 am

Thanks to Anne Boleyn

Quoting TheAenigma

 

 

 We are not a catholic country.

 

 

 

14.       girleegirl
5065 posts
 21 Sep 2010 Tue 06:14 am

 

Quoting armegon

Thanks to Anne Boleyn

 

 

 Blaming the woman for the acts of the man.....how progressive of you.  {#emotions_dlg.stoneage}

 

15.       libralady
5152 posts
 21 Sep 2010 Tue 02:14 pm

 

Quoting armegon

Thanks to Anne Boleyn

 

 

 

 for her sacrifice and to Henry the VIII - the ruthless heathen! {#emotions_dlg.bigsmile}

16.       Daydreamer
3743 posts
 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 lol

17.       TheAenigma
5001 posts
 21 Sep 2010 Tue 07:56 pm

 

Quoting Daydreamer

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 lol

 

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!

18.       alameda
3499 posts
 21 Sep 2010 Tue 08:02 pm

 

Quoting TheAenigma

 

 

.........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.

 

19.       TheAenigma
5001 posts
 21 Sep 2010 Tue 08:09 pm

 

Quoting alameda

 

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  

20.       girleegirl
5065 posts
 21 Sep 2010 Tue 10:49 pm

 

Quoting TheAenigma

 

 

(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???  Cry{#emotions_dlg.shy}

21.       TheAenigma
5001 posts
 21 Sep 2010 Tue 11:25 pm

 

Quoting girleegirl

 

 

 Are you saying there is something wrong with having six fingers on one hand???  Cry{#emotions_dlg.shy}

 

Nooooooooooooooo not at all.... {#emotions_dlg.whistle}

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

22.       alameda
3499 posts
 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...

 

Jane Digby

Quoting TheAenigma

 

 

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  

 

 

23.       TheAenigma
5001 posts
 22 Sep 2010 Wed 08:05 pm

 

Quoting alameda

 

I must say British women are an interesting lot. I recently read about Jane Digby...

 

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!  

 

24.       alameda
3499 posts
 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 Wink. 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)...

Quoting TheAenigma

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 [correct]

25.       TheAenigma
5001 posts
 22 Sep 2010 Wed 10:03 pm

 

Quoting alameda

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 Wink. 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  

 

26.       alameda
3499 posts
 22 Sep 2010 Wed 10:31 pm

 

Quoting TheAenigma

 

 

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....Wink

 

 



Edited (9/22/2010) by alameda [c]
Edited (9/23/2010) by alameda [sp]

27.       armegon
1872 posts
 23 Sep 2010 Thu 03:19 am

Some say she had also three boobs, is it true?

Quoting TheAenigma

 

 

but she was far from it (and not particularly beautiful either) and had six fingers on one hand  

 

 

28.       TheAenigma
5001 posts
 23 Sep 2010 Thu 02:10 pm

 

Quoting armegon

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

 

29.       armegon
1872 posts
 23 Sep 2010 Thu 03:14 pm

I said "some" not me, and here are those "some"sWink

http://thesuperfluousnipple.blogspot.com/2005/09/her-royal-threeness.html

http://www.britain.tv/unbelievable_facts/unbelievable_facts_doctor.shtml

Quoting TheAenigma

 

 

No!  But if you want to fantasise that she did, I will not spoil it for you

 

 

 

30.       alameda
3499 posts
 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......

 

 

31.       Elisabeth
5732 posts
 23 Sep 2010 Thu 08:28 pm

 

Quoting alameda

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!

32.       busyb
117 posts
 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.

33.       libralady
5152 posts
 23 Sep 2010 Thu 10:55 pm

 

Quoting girleegirl

 

 

 Are you saying there is something wrong with having six fingers on one hand???  Cry{#emotions_dlg.shy}

 

 There is absolutely nothing wrong so long as you also have 6 toes - that does make you really special !{#emotions_dlg.lol_fast}

34.       libralady
5152 posts
 23 Sep 2010 Thu 10:57 pm

 

Quoting alameda

 

I must say British women are an interesting lot.

 

 

 

 

 

Awww thanks Alameda!  We sort of knew we were but you have just confirmed it {#emotions_dlg.rolleyes}

 

35.       libralady
5152 posts
 23 Sep 2010 Thu 10:58 pm

 

Quoting busyb

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) {#emotions_dlg.you_crazy}

36.       barba_mama
1629 posts
 26 Sep 2010 Sun 02:34 pm

 

Quoting Arafta

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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