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Christian activists are losing their minds over these ads for shoes<\/b><\/p>\n

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Volley Australia<\/a> has launched an ad campaign called #Grassroots that has drawn the ire of one of the heads of the Australian Christian Lobby<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wendy Francis, ACL Queensland director, tweeted out a warning to parents over the campaign, noting that the brand also sells shoes for children.<\/p>\n

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Parents be aware Dunlop Volley still sell sandshoes for school kids, but their website has R rated images as they’re now “all about rooting”<\/p>\n

\u2014 Wendy Francis (@wendyjoyfrancis) January 17, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cRooting\u201d is slang for sex<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Samuel Leighton-Dore, one of the campaign\u2019s models, told Mashable <\/em><\/a>via Messenger, \u201cI\u2019m not sure she\u2019s offended by the images so much as what they seem to represent, which is freedom, sexuality, and \u2026 footwear.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related: 20 advertisers that made 2016 gayer than ever<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI think when recognisably Australian brands start to embrace diversity and sexuality in their branding, it\u2019s a sign that organisations like ACL are fighting the tide,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The campaign\u2019s website<\/a> has text on the homepage reading:<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re sick of being socially engineered and we shun political correctness.
\nWe\u2019re young and we\u2019re rooting for change.
\nWe are children of the sun and are comfortable in our own skin, so don\u2019t tell us who to love or how to be.
\nOur campaign is all about the celebration of sexual expression whilst remembering to stay safe.
\nFor this reason we\u2019ve joined arms with Ansell condoms in support of safe sex<\/a>, as whilst we\u2019re all about rooting, we believe in \u2018safety first\u2019.
\nSo stay safe this summer and root for us, root for change, root for VOLLEY.<\/p>\n

GET BEHIND US
#GRASSROOTS<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Related: Another cute commercial, another Million Moms meltdown<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Head here<\/a> to watch the ad.<\/p>\n

\n<\/a> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n

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