New Zealand Hepatitis C Awareness Ads Deemed 'Too Offensive' to Air

October 3, 2022

The ad talks about "sticking it" to Hep C and features smiling actors flipping off the camera

Grimacing male driver makes obscene gesture at someone
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The whole thing is a play on getting your finger pricked in order to be tested. Here's a clip of the commercial and every time they say "stick it" someone is giving the audience the middle finger

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