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there was an advert in the UK for the food faggots . It was found to have breached the advertising standards code due to the line I ve got nothing against faggots, I just don t fancy them . Facebook also banned many users for using the word on their platform.

Jul 5, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: there was an advert in the UK for the food ‘faggots’. It was found to have breached the advertising standards code due to the line “I’ve got nothing against faggots, I just don’t fancy them”. Facebook also banned many users for using the word on their platform.

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