AFA Attacks Australian Ad

I've been to Sydney and it's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to visit. I played there back in '03 for about five days and the people w
By John Amato — March 22, 2006

I've been to Sydney and it's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to visit. I played there back in '03 for about five days and the people were very kind. The AFA are just psycho's.

"A major conservative American lobby group is set to unleash a campaign of protest against Australian tourism's "where the bloody hell are you?" TV advertisement. The American Family Association (AFA), which has more than two million members and leads campaigns against abortion and gay rights, was upset with the bikini-clad model Lara Bingle's use of "bloody" and "hell" in the ad's tagline

AFA members are expected to bombard Tourism Australia with thousands of emails and phone calls in coming weeks to vent their feelings. Members are also expected to boycott Australia as a holiday destination....read on

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