A small bit of common sense
The private company masquerading as a public body which is the Advertising Standards Authority has ‘ruled’ that those who are campaigning to keep marriage as it is should freely be allowed to advertise:
We noted the complainants believed that [the] ads … were offensive as they considered them to be homophobic.
However, the ads focused on the current legal definition of marriage and its history.
We considered that, although some people might disagree with the advertisers’ opinions on the matter of same sex marriage, the ads in themselves did not contain anything that was likely to cause serious or widespread offence.
Well that’s jolly nice of them to say so but quite frankly the whole business has been unnecessary and they should have told those few wannabe Stazi fools who complained in the first place to run along.
Do they think we’re grateful for being given what we already have?
Ahhh, the ASA. I’ve got a post coming up at ‘Orphans’ on them – will link to this.
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