Call us New Gay or self-loathing or whatever you want to call us. We’re just not ones to whine about the offensiveness of this or that TV commercial or Eminem song that mostly appeals to teenage boys and will probably disappear next month. Forcing companies to yank ads, particularly when their mean-spiritedness or level of offensiveness is up for debate, brings up issues of censorship and also makes us feel like sticks in the mud, humor-wise. We thought this Vogue cover was pretty fucking offensive, but you didn’t see Anna Wintour running out to snatch any copies back from the newsstands. Anyway, the PC police won out this time. Kudos. Moving on.
For those who missed it, here’s the offending Snickers ad again.
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