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Twitter Goes Nuts After Australian Christian Lobby Tweets About Volley Campaign

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Published on: 18th January 2017 at 8:53 AM
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Four months ago Volley launched its ‘Grass Roots’ campaign in partnership with Ansell condoms which featured plenty of naked and semi-clad models, both heterosexual and homosexual couples. Yesterday, the Australian Christian Lobby’s (ACL) Queensland director, Wendy Francis found out about the campaign and she wasn’t impressed.

“Our campaign is all about the celebration of sexual expression whilst remembering to stay safe,” the campaign states. “For this reason we’ve joined arms with Ansell condoms in support of safe sex, as whilst we’re all about rooting, we believe in ‘safety first’. So stay safe this summer and root for us, root for change, root for VOLLEY.”

Here’s just a few pictures from the #GrassRoots campaign:

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Francis slammed Volley saying it’s now “all about rooting”. Check out the tweet:

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”

— Wendy Francis (@wendyjoyfrancis) January 17, 2017

Dunlop Volley

People are going bonkers over the “all about rooting” bit of the tweet:

the ACL is worried about the “R rated images” on this Dunlop campaign about safe sex. Do NOT share these images, repeat DO NOT pic.twitter.com/SZFy5rt9GN

— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) January 17, 2017

Wow thanks so much Wendy, due to you and the streisand effect I now know about this great thing Dunlop Volley are doing. https://t.co/gXG3sX5pPz

— Wolf Cocklin (@wolfcat) January 17, 2017

@Rob_Stott they hang off the door handle as easily as they convey the “rooting inside” message

— QuokkaRev (@revdanichols) January 17, 2017

Going to hire out the hotel room the Obamas just stayed in and chuck Dunlop Volleys at the bed

— kombucha commando (@maxuthink) January 17, 2017

Wish I owned a pair of volleys now. Because I’m all about rooting.

— Shaun Dogga (@src89) January 17, 2017

saddened to admit that i too am all about rooting pic.twitter.com/XW0WSnFoFc

— Colley (@JamColley) January 17, 2017

I am still losing it at “all about rooting”

— Nick Evershed (@NickEvershed) January 17, 2017

@wendyjoyfrancis Y’know Jesus said the same amount about safe sex & gayness as he did about sports shoes… Absolutely nothing.

— ((( TheDanAnimal ))) (@TheDanAnimal) January 17, 2017

.@wendyjoyfrancis Parents be aware your kids are going to bang and should be taught safe sex practices, thanks Dunlop!

— Jill Valentine (@milfgaardian) January 17, 2017

@wendyjoyfrancis Thanks for the tip. Just ordered a pair.

— Tom Sulston (@tomsulston) January 17, 2017

Pretty sure Officeworks is into pegging

— Gordy (@GordyPls) January 17, 2017

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