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‘Overtly sexual’ ad for cafe in Brighton & Hove Independent newpaper is banned

on Dec 30, 2015 | 0 comments

By Charlotte McEleny

The Brighton branch of Catsteps Cafes-owned The Breakfast Club has received a ban from the ASA for a festive ad that was deemed ‘irresponsible’.

The ad, which depicted a snowman with a carrot placed suggestively and two reindeers that ‘appeared to be mating’, was placed in the Brighton & Hove Independent.

The complaint, which deemed the ad innapropriate and badly targeted, came from a parent whose five year old saw the ad. The comlplaint was upheld and was deemed inappropriate due to the free and wide distribution of the title.

The cafe responded to the ASA: “as a family run business they had Read full story ›

Source: The Drum