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Utah thought it wanted Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess to create its advertising for the Utah State Fair—until it saw the finished product. Two TV spots showing actor Markus T. Boddie singing lovingly about a pig and a funnel cake (both Utah State Fair staples) have been rejected by the state, though it's not clear exactly why. The client says it's because they have "sexual undertones" and are "over the top." Hess believes it's because the actor is black.
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