Alan Carr has dismissed criticism of his new advertising campaign for animal charity PETA by saying: “Don't worry Twitter they'll be another bandwagon you can jump on in a minute.”
The Chatty Man presenter reacted furiously to suggestions that his new ad for PETA showed gay men in a stereotyped light .
In the ad Carr is depicted as a fairy with the slogan: “Be a little fairy for animals”.
Following a backlash from some he tweeted:
The 'fairy' in the @Peta campaign refers to my 'Tooth Fairy' DVD that's all. Take my advice if you act like a victim you get treated like 1.
— Alan Carr (@AlanCarr) April 16, 2014
Followed by:
Don't worry twitter they'll be another bandwagon you can jump on in a minute zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
— Alan Carr (@AlanCarr) April 16, 2014
And then:
Hey and before all you oh so worthy gays get back on your high horse the most homophobia I get is from gays. #selfloathing
— Alan Carr (@AlanCarr) April 16, 2014
Claiming he had the upper hand. He said:
Well that last tweet shut them up!! Ha!
— Alan Carr (@AlanCarr) April 16, 2014
But then the comedian struck a more conciliatory tone.
Anyway let's be positive it's a beautiful day! And let's thank our lucky stars we can actually have this debate/discussion/catfight openly
— Alan Carr (@AlanCarr) April 16, 2014
PETA has defended the ad, saying: "PETA, like Marmite, welcomes vigorous discussion about our ads because getting people talking is the first step in raising awareness of important animal issues."
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