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Teh One Who Knocks
01-13-2020, 11:47 AM
By Gerren Keith Gaynor | Fox News


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The conservative group One Million Moms is accusing Burger King of “crossing the line” over an Impossible Whopper commercial that uses the “D-word.”

“Burger King is airing a commercial that uses profanity to advertise its Impossible Whopper -- a burger made from plants instead of beef,” the group’s website reads. “The language in the commercial is offensive, and it’s sad that this once family restaurant has made yet another deliberate decision to produce a controversial advertisement instead of a wholesome one.”

The group, which is a division of the American Family Association, called out a commercial that documents the reactions of taste tests of the now-popular meatless burger.

One man, completely stunned by the Impossible Whopper’s tastiness says: “Damn, that’s good.”
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Apparently the use of the "D-word" went too far for One Million Moms.

“One Million Moms finds this highly inappropriate. When responding to the taste test, he didn’t have to curse,” the group said. “Or if, in fact, it was a real and unscripted interview in which the man was not an actor, then Burger King could have simply chosen to edit the profanity out of the commercial.”

The group called the ad “irresponsible and tasteless.”

“It is extremely destructive and damaging to impressionable children viewing the commercial. We all know children repeat what they hear,” they continued.

One Million Moms called for the public to sign a petition urging Burger King to cancel the commercial, “or at the very least, edit out the cuss word immediately.”

This isn’t the first time the group, which claims its mission is to “stop the exploitation of our children,” has used its platform to call out a commercial it does not agree with.

Last month, the group caused the Hallmark Channel to initially pull a Zola commercial featuring two brides kissing during a same-sex wedding ceremony.

“Now, parents can no longer trust Hallmark because Hallmark is no longer allowing parents to be the primary educators when it comes to sex and sexual morality,” One Million Moms said at the time.

Hallmark later announced that it decided to pull the commercial just days after the petition was launched. After public backlash, however, the network reversed its decision and reinstated the same-sex marriage commercials.

Goofy
01-13-2020, 12:38 PM
What the fuck's the D word? :wha:

Teh One Who Knocks
01-13-2020, 12:42 PM
What the fuck's the D word? :wha:

:muddy:


The group, which is a division of the American Family Association, called out a commercial that documents the reactions of taste tests of the now-popular meatless burger.

One man, completely stunned by the Impossible Whopper’s tastiness says: “Damn, that’s good.”

Goofy
01-13-2020, 12:45 PM
:muddy:
:nuts: So these fucking snowflake bastards are crying about someone saying "damn"? That's fucking pathetic.

Teh One Who Knocks
01-13-2020, 12:46 PM
:nuts: So these fucking snowflake bastards are crying about someone saying "damn"? That's fucking pathetic.

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Goofy
01-13-2020, 12:59 PM
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The children are going to hear far worse words than damn :|

DemonGeminiX
01-13-2020, 01:23 PM
It does stand to reason though that profanity of any kind wasn't OK on network TV but a short time ago, i.e when we were younger. Sure, we may have thought it was stupid, and we may think people getting upset over it is stupid today, but if you step back and look at it objectively, it does signify a decay in principles and values. Yes, kids would hear worse on the street, but that's the street, and there should be a separation to coincide with generic rules of decorum, what's OK for you say when you're among your friends is entirely different than what you're allowed to say in general public, place of business, school, family gatherings, etc.

Teh One Who Knocks
01-13-2020, 01:30 PM
It does stand to reason though that profanity of any kind wasn't OK on network TV but a short time ago, i.e when we were younger. Sure, we may have thought it was stupid, and we may think people getting upset over it is stupid today, but if you step back and look at it objectively, it does signify a decay in principles and values. Yes, kids would hear worse on the street, but that's the street, and there should be a separation to coincide with generic rules of decorum, what's OK for you say when you're among your friends is entirely different than what you're allowed to say in general public, place of business, school, family gatherings, etc.

Yes and no. Damn is hardly a curse word anymore. You can say it's moral decay, but it's also the evolution of language. You can hear/read the word 'damn' (as well as 'hell') in church. You can easily make an argument that the word 'damn' never should have been included with the harder curse words like fuck, shit, etc.

Muddy
01-13-2020, 01:42 PM
I thought the word was going to be 'Dick".

Teh One Who Knocks
01-13-2020, 01:44 PM
I thought the word was going to be 'Dick".

That's exactly what I thought too when I clicked on the story and was thinking WTF :lol:

Teh One Who Knocks
01-13-2020, 01:44 PM
Suck my dick that's a tasty burger!

Muddy
01-13-2020, 01:45 PM
'Hey you slipped me a Beyond meat burger, you Dick!!'

PeyPeyRyRy
01-13-2020, 04:24 PM
Knowing these people, I actually thought all they would say in the commercial was D-word like, "Delicious is the new D-word".

I see actual commercials that use harder swears, commercials for movies and TV shows, sometimes. Damn was completely not what I expected here.

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