Very recently, the agency Leo Burnett in Toronto learned that you're not allowed to mock effeminate men. The ads in question belong to Manwich and consist of men talking about typically female subjects that ends in them being slapped in the face. They were taken off YouTube because of complaints that the message was homophobic. A petition on Change.org argued: "Violence against gender non-conforming men and women is a serious problem in our country and should not be used for lazy jokes in advertising. Every year thousands of men and women are victims of hate crimes because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. This commercial series glorifies those crimes."
So are the ads just harmless slapstick humor or do they truly glorify hate crimes?
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