Remember that seemingly benign, if sort of weird, Ikea ad featuring cinematic shots of scorned gnomes? Well, the commercial's become fodder for mini scandal for the retailer and bona-fide controversy magnet: the UK's Advertising Standards Authority says the commercial is "frightening, violent and encouraged emulation and anti-social behaviour." Ikea responds: "It was clearly fanciful and light-hearted." [BBC News; previously]
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