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Obviously the suncross, an ancient religious symbol, is older than Nazism and obviously, I know this and expect our readers to also know this. Carlsberg used to have this symbol etched into their bottles. I mention the swastikas on the elephants because they're so clearly blacked out in the scene when they should be visible, that it's apparent they've taken care with post and/or lighting to not show them.
They have probably done this because this airs in the UK, and Carlsberg do not want to have to educate people about old symbols, they want to sell beer. You made the Nazi connection when I never did, so clearly, Carlsberg UK made the right call.
It wasn't an uncommon symbol in Northern Europe pre-WWII. The Swastika was the symbol of the Finnish and the Latvian air force, it was on ASEA's logo before 1933 (see attached) and it used to be used in maps as a symbol for power plants. To this day it's used on Japanese maps as a symbol for a temple, although that is changing on the English language maps out as tourists are confused by it.
Here is CNN's official statement for rejecting the ad, wherein CNN takes on the job of the FCC, checking what is false advertising at the door. I'm fine with that if they want that responsibility. If they allow any other false ads in the future can this statement be used against them in a suit? IANAL but yes.
In response to the Donald J. Trump for President campaign’s accusations of ad censorship: pic.twitter.com/0Rbanpf0dn
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) May 2, 2017
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