Facebook blocked an ad for onions for being ‘overtly sexual’
HARROGATE, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 15: Prize winning onions are displayed at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show on September 15, 2017 in Harrogate, England. Gardeners and horticulturalists from across Britain descend on the Yorkshire Showground every Autumn to show off their prized crops of vegetables, flowers and plants in the hope of a coveted award from the judges. The show which is organised by the North of England Horticultural Society is open to the public from 15-17 September. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Yes, you heard right. Facebook recently banned an ad from a Canadian seed company, claiming the onions in the picture are “overtly sexual.” The company The Seed Company by E.W. Gaze shared an ad showing onions in a basket. The company said the explanation from Facebook was “Products with Overtly Sexualized Positioning,” “Listings may not position products or services in a sexually aggressive manner.”
I guess something about the two round shapes there could be misconstrued as boobs or something, nude in some way,” Gaze Seed Co. official Jason McLean said Monday about the placement of the onions. “I just thought it was funny.”
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