A new ad for an Australian beer has reportedly drawn fire from the Walt Disney Company for its depiction of Snow White smoking a post-coital cigarette in bed with the Seven Dwarfs. In other words, don't expect to see this image on the Web too much longer. "Ho White," as she's been dubbed by the ad agency that created the illustration, is meant to show how Jamieson's Raspberry Ale is "anything but sweet." In the adults-only campaign, Sleepy, Happy and Doc have been replaced by dwarves named Filthy, Smarmy and Randy. Get it?
The illustration, which is being rolled out in liquor stores, on drink coasters and online this week, caught the attention of Disney, whose 1937 film "Snow White" was the company's first animated feature.
A spokesman for the beer company confirmed that he had "a little bit of contact" with Disney lawyers over the use of Snow White's likeness. Translation: they broke his kneecaps, but in a family-friendly way.
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Thursday 22 October
By Heavytoka
Last time I checked Snow White was a Brothers Grimm fairytale and Disney doesn't own the rights, hence all the horror versions of the story. So if Disney doesn't like the picture they can shove it.
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