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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri May 31, 2019, 12:36 PM May 2019

Conservative Christians are outraged by an 'offensive' shampoo ad this time


They are calling for a boycott of Head & Shoulders dandruff shampoo. No joke.

By Alex Bollinger Friday, May 31, 2019

A conservative Christian organization is outraged by an “offensive” shampoo ad that featured lesbians and has launched a campaign against the company.

One Million Moms (OMM) is an initiative of the America Family Association and focuses on media that it deems inappropriate for children, often because it shows LGBTQ people.

They are frequently outraged that LGBTQ people exist and that artists, media corporations, and advertisers choose to acknowledge that fact every now and then. And this week they’re angry at this cute Head & Shoulders ad, which shows a lesbian couple at prom.



To hear OMM describe the ad, the lesbians were having sex in front of the C-H-I-L-D-R-E-N.

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https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/05/conservative-christians-outraged-offensive-shampoo-ad-time/
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RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
1. Creepy Conservative Christians, the slime of the universe. Bigoted and opinionated, selfish and
Fri May 31, 2019, 12:39 PM
May 2019

pious fools.

TlalocW

(15,392 posts)
2. Oh, no... the tremendous power of OMM is being brought down upon
Fri May 31, 2019, 12:51 PM
May 2019

Another entity whose only choice will be to submit, remove the ad, and publicly get baptized at a church of OMM's choosing!

They've already crushed Ellen Degeneres, Marvel, and Campbell's Soup. Now Head and Shoulders will surely fall beneath their might!

TlalocW

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
7. Exactly!!! And when they try to stack the courts to force their stupid way of thinking on
Fri May 31, 2019, 01:36 PM
May 2019

everyone. I think religion is among one of the most disgusting things mankind has invented, and it contributes greatly to universal stupidity.

Midnightwalk

(3,131 posts)
4. Any one else remember Marilyn Chambers
Fri May 31, 2019, 01:25 PM
May 2019

Ivory soap and the stupid claims that the proctor and gamble logo was tied to Satanism?

These OMM idiots and their current attack in LGBTQ should be treated separately and seriously but there is a history of stupid accusations abot P&G

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
5. Well, thank goodness we don't need to worry about what is going into our waterways
Fri May 31, 2019, 01:27 PM
May 2019

Brands love this kind of controversy.

The very people who would be most likely to wonder "gee, what happens when all the chemicals in this product get into our rivers and bays" are so put off by the reaction of religious morons to the ad, that they skip wondering about what's in this stuff to the extent that they will circulate the ad on social media and earn goodwill for the brand FOR FREE!

Bravo.

Zinc pyrithione, Resorcinol, Ketoconazole...? Meh. Who the fuck knows or cares what those things might be or do.

Takket

(21,640 posts)
6. No one is forcing them to watch TV. Just turn it off
Fri May 31, 2019, 01:28 PM
May 2019

We do have a free market capitalist system, do we not?

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
10. They thrive on hatred and LGBT is an easy target for them. They profess their god, love, helping
Fri May 31, 2019, 02:19 PM
May 2019

humanity and it's all bullshit. Instead, most are hatred clubs. Yep, it is their life. To hate and spread their hatred as best they can, and in fact they are hateful little creatures with warped and dirty minds.

trev

(1,480 posts)
12. "warped and dirty minds." Indeed.
Fri May 31, 2019, 02:27 PM
May 2019

They come up with more disgusting visuals than any TV ad could contemplate. I sometimes wonder if they get off on it.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
13. They consistently are into people's genitals. Yes, I think that's their form of masturbation,
Fri May 31, 2019, 02:32 PM
May 2019

really. A psychological profile would be very interesting IMO as to what is revealed. Most healthy people IMO do not obsess with others private lives and their sexual behavior, linking it to hatred and going on crusades. It's all really weird behavior IMO.

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csziggy

(34,139 posts)
11. Didn't someone figure out that "One Million Moms" was a few dozen nutjobs?
Fri May 31, 2019, 02:23 PM
May 2019

They are a production of the American Family Association so they are definitely nutjobs.

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