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Britain's Advertising Standards Authority, which has killed advertisements based on single complaints in the past, gave a pass to Channel 4's "Bigger Fatter Gypsier" campaign for the TV program Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, despite receiving 316 complaints about how racist it is. The ad passed inspection on a technicality, with the ASA saying it "reflected the tone and content" of the show, while conceding that it "might not be to everyone's taste." How noble of them.
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