And Yet Another CBS’s Superbowl Controversy?

UPDATE:

I have found no source from CBS that even acknowledges this ad was submitted for consideration.  Could this be a “brilliant” marketing ploy on behalf of Mancrunch.com?

As reported earlier:

Again, although I’ve not been able to confirm through a reliable source, there are rumors circulating about CBS and another Superbowl ad.

As you may know, CBS has agreed to air an anti-choice ad submitted by the anti-gay Focus on the Family during this year’s NFL Superbowl game, but the highly sought after advertising time may not be extended to “all” groups as CBS originally claimed, using this as their excuse to allow the ad.

However, it may not be “all” groups…(again, still seeking legit confirmation) but, according to a post on Back Porch Fanhouse:

On Tuesday, a coalition of women’s groups urged CBS to drop a Super Bowl commercial paid for by Focus on the Family that features Tim Tebow and his mother because it conveys an anti-abortion message.

And today, there’s this: FoxNews.com reports that CBS has yet to reach a decision on whether “to run a controversial Super Bowl ad from gay dating site ManCrunch.com” despite “days of deliberation.”

Apparently, ManCrunch.com representatives don’t think CBS has any intentions of airing the spot “but do not want to officially ‘reject’ the spot out of fear there may be a backlash from gay advocacy groups.” According to Fox News, a CBS spokesperson said “The ad is still under review, the process takes a little while. … We still have a lot of ads we have yet to review.” So officially, there’s still a chance we’ll all get to see this:

The 30-second spot shows two men excitedly watching the game, before their hands brush as they both reach into a bowl of chips. Suddenly, the two begin making out, much to the shock of a guy sitting close by.

So, it’s OK to let an anti-gay, anti-choice, tax-exempt religious organization run an ad, but it’s not OK to let a site that advocates finding love for single gay men to do the same? How is that representing everyone? CBS, I think your true (homophobic) colors are shinning through!

GM Scares Itself With Gay Marketing

From- The Truth About Cars:

The marketing mavens at GM commissioned a Youtube video of two “bumblebee boys” washing a Camaro for Chevrolet’s “Gay Days At The Movies” promotion. The bankrupt automaker pulled the ad after a single day for being “tasteless.” (As the Chinese market ad in the post below proves, using sex to sell fast cars is never OK.) Only yesterday, GM’s Dave Barthmuss told USA Today that the video might surprise some “because you don’t see it in the mainstream.” But the ad would “make sense for this particular audience.” Today, Barthmuss tells USA Today that “the video was not appropriate and not in good taste.” The only problem was that (apparently) nobody at GM had actually seen the video. The spot has been yanked from YouTube; it’s internet MIA. So why spend (taxpayer) money on ads like this if you aren’t even going to use them? And what about the video makes it any more tasteless than, say, a Camaro in Harvest Gold or It’s A Girl Pink?

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KABC-TV Backs Down Under Pressure

As previously reported at gayagenda.com, Los Angeles’ KABC-TV originally refused to show PSA’s produced by Get To Know Us First because they were reportedly “too controversial”.

However, after a great deal of pressure from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and a great deal of media coverage that was not in the station’s favor, KABC has decided to run the ads.

Watch one of the PSA’s below: