NO MANCRUNCH, YES TEBOW Readers are likely to recall a 30-second pro-life ad in the 2010 Super Bowl paid for by the antigay Focus on the Family, starring then-college quarterback Tim Tebow and his mother, who tells viewers shes really glad she didnt abort her future Heisman Trophy-winner of a son. A spokesman for Focus called the ad life- and family-affirming, which apparently made the ad suitable for the Super Bowls massive audience, according to executives at CBS. But that same year, CBS rejected an ad for gay dating site ManCrunch, saying the broadcaster couldnt confirm ManCrunchs credit. The ad — much to the chagrin of many gay viewers — featured a Minnesota Vikings fan passionately kissing a Green Bay Packers fan after the two share an accidental hand-graze in a bowl of chips. A spokeswoman for ManCrunch said the networks rejection of the ad was straight-up discrimination, especially following the news that CBS would air the Focus commercial starring the Tebows.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:13:56 +0000
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