'Ho White' Beer Ad Angers Disney

 The Daily Telegraph has a story about a controversial ad:

A beer advertisment featuring a ranchy version of Snow White has reportedly raised the ire of Disney.

The x-rated advertisement, for Jamieson's Raspberry Ale, depicts the fairytale heroine blowing smoke rings while lying in bed with seven semi-clad dwarves.

In this Disney dystopia, Snow White has been renamed "Ho White", while the loveable dwarves Sleepy, Happy and Doc are rebranded Filthy, Smarmy and Randy - supposedly to represent different types of drinkers.

Campaign creators The Foundry claimed the idea was to convince Australian drinkers that the fruit-flavoured beer was "anything but sweet".

However, the advertisement has reportedly angered Disney, the entertainment giant which licenses Snow White. Full story >>

LANGUAGE NOTES
1. The slogan 'Anything but sweet' illustrates the use of 'but' to mean 'except'. The word 'sweet' is used with a double meaning: the beer is not sweet (sugary in taste) and Ho White is not sweet (pleasant, kind, gentle).
2. 'Ho' is slang for 'whore' in American hip-hop culture. No wonder Disney were upset!

FOOTNOTE
Just to show there's nothing new under the sun, here's a similar ad from 2007.