Am I being unreasonable to be convulsing with laughter whilst reading yesterday's letters page in the Daily Mail whilst at the same time thinking some people really do need to get a life.
For the illustration google haribo lemon and lime but said letter is reproduced below
The letter:
My sweet wrapper leaves a sour taste
The other day, while doing our weekly shop, I bought for my two children, Benjamin & Ofelia, a packet pf Haribo Maoam lemon-and-lime confectionery. It was only after I was leaving the check-out that I noticed the appalling illustration on the packaging.
This consists of a lemon and a lime locked in what appears to be a carnal encounter. The lime, who I assume to be the gentleman in this coupling, has a particularly lurid and distasteful expression on his face. I demanded to see the shop manager and during a heated exchange my wife became quite distressed and had to sit down in the car park. I was told to register my complaint with the manufacturer.
I?m glad I spotted this before my young children, who are both very sensitive. My wife and I have always tried to protect their innocence ? and to think all our years of careful parenting could have been wrecked by a sweet rapper makes me livid.
I received a reply from the company saying that the wrapper design had been introduced in Germany in 2002 with a view to making the fruit figures ?more modern and lively? to ?better appeal to the consumer?.
It said: ?At no point was it intended to create sexual images? It has been shown to a number of children and adults of different age groups, none of whom has made any comments referring to sexual content. I consider this reply to be less than satisfactory. As a member of our local church, I?m now urging members of our flock to bycott Haribo products until this illustration is removed.
Simon Simpkins
Pontefract, West Yorks