ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Jan 31, 2010 2:37am
http://news-briefs.ew.com/2010/01/29/mancrunch-super-bowl-commercial-cbs/
I thought all mainstream media was liberal?
This is most definitely not a liberal move.
discuss.
I thought all mainstream media was liberal?
This is most definitely not a liberal move.
discuss.
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Al Bundy
Posts: 4,180
Jan 31, 2010 10:26am
Congrats to CBS for showing some ethics.
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
Jan 31, 2010 10:42am
I think you mean Tebow's pro-life message, not pro-abortion.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Jan 31, 2010 10:45am
CBS has been known, since the "Wardrobe malfunction" has been pretty conservative on many issues related to the Super Bowl.
Writerbuckeye
Posts: 4,745
Jan 31, 2010 10:56am
Corporate advertising decisions have ZIP to do with newsroom decisions made by assignment editors and reporters.
Your premise is flawed.
What people here discuss all the time is liberal bias in the mainstream MEDIA (as in news media) and not advertising.
Some liberals love to point out that news organizations are businesses so they must be inherently conservative (Republican).
Again, a flawed premise.
So long as an operation is making money -- corporate will stay out of the newsroom almost entirely (I say almost since there are exceptions).
So far as the CBS decisions goes: I am a free marketer. I would hope they'd run both advertisements and take the money; and let people watch or turn it off.
Your premise is flawed.
What people here discuss all the time is liberal bias in the mainstream MEDIA (as in news media) and not advertising.
Some liberals love to point out that news organizations are businesses so they must be inherently conservative (Republican).
Again, a flawed premise.
So long as an operation is making money -- corporate will stay out of the newsroom almost entirely (I say almost since there are exceptions).
So far as the CBS decisions goes: I am a free marketer. I would hope they'd run both advertisements and take the money; and let people watch or turn it off.
believer
Posts: 8,153
Jan 31, 2010 11:24am
This topic has already been explored at length on the allegedly "Serious Business" forum: Seriously?
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cbus4life
Posts: 2,849
Jan 31, 2010 9:38pm
Still pretty lame that they don't allow it, but i completely agree with Writer, on this.
I will never, ever understand the homosexual controversy and arguments that ensue in this country.
Abortion, yes. Gay marriage...give it up, people.
I will never, ever understand the homosexual controversy and arguments that ensue in this country.
Abortion, yes. Gay marriage...give it up, people.
rookie_j70
Posts: 677
Feb 2, 2010 5:49pm
Way to go CBS!!!!
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rightfield
Posts: 164
Feb 2, 2010 8:20pm
CBS does the right thing! Thanks
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
Feb 2, 2010 8:27pm
What I said after some random I knocked up decided to get one, except there was an exclamation point after the statement.cbus4life wrote: Still pretty lame that they don't allow it, but i completely agree with Writer, on this.
I will never, ever understand the homosexual controversy and arguments that ensue in this country.
Abortion, yes. Gay marriage...give it up, people.
Writerbuckeye
Posts: 4,745
Feb 2, 2010 8:28pm
God forbid Americans should be able to decide for themselves by watching or turning the channel.
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
Feb 2, 2010 8:38pm
^^^^^Finally the truth
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Feb 2, 2010 9:03pm
I still don't believe the gay matchmaking company could pay for it. Regardless, CBS is in the business of making money. Maybe they figured out that the backlash for having a gay commercial would be worse then the money they could pay them to run the ad?Writerbuckeye wrote: God forbid Americans should be able to decide for themselves by watching or turning the channel.
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Al Bundy
Posts: 4,180
Feb 2, 2010 9:12pm
Run gay commercials during the World Cup if you want, but don't run them during the Super Bowl.
Captain Cavalier
Posts: 208
Feb 2, 2010 10:31pm
That would be my guess.iclfan2 wrote:Maybe they figured out that the backlash for having a gay commercial would be worse then the money they could pay them to run the ad?
An ad about how a mother who chose to have her child which became an outstanding college QB or two homosexual men kissing and holding hands.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Feb 2, 2010 11:14pm
What in the hell is that supposed to mean?Al Bundy wrote: Run gay commercials during the World Cup if you want, but don't run them during the Super Bowl.
Red_Skin_Pride
Posts: 1,226
Feb 2, 2010 11:20pm
I'd call it a real cock-block.
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Al Bundy
Posts: 4,180
Feb 3, 2010 7:28am
It means that the percent of gay people watching soccer is much higher than the percent of gay people watching football.I Wear Pants wrote:What in the hell is that supposed to mean?Al Bundy wrote: Run gay commercials during the World Cup if you want, but don't run them during the Super Bowl.
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Feb 3, 2010 7:58am
Link?Al Bundy wrote:It means that the percent of gay people watching soccer is much higher than the percent of gay people watching football.I Wear Pants wrote:What in the hell is that supposed to mean?Al Bundy wrote: Run gay commercials during the World Cup if you want, but don't run them during the Super Bowl.
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Al Bundy
Posts: 4,180
Feb 3, 2010 8:06am
iclfan2 wrote:Link?Al Bundy wrote:It means that the percent of gay people watching soccer is much higher than the percent of gay people watching football.I Wear Pants wrote:What in the hell is that supposed to mean?Al Bundy wrote: Run gay commercials during the World Cup if you want, but don't run them during the Super Bowl.
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stlouiedipalma
Posts: 1,797
Feb 3, 2010 7:05pm
Everyone knows that football is a "man's sport". Soccer, well, maybe not so manly. After all, who wants to watch guys run around the field in shorts and fall down when they get kicked in the shin? And the officials hold up the little yellow and red cards to signify when someone has been bad.
Now how ridiculous is that description? Futbol players are well-conditioned athletes who perform without benefit of lengthy breaks and switching between offense and defense. I only point out that there are probably folks out there who would equate soccer with homosexuality.
Seriously, I think this is all too much over nothing. Let the free market and the viewers decide.
Now how ridiculous is that description? Futbol players are well-conditioned athletes who perform without benefit of lengthy breaks and switching between offense and defense. I only point out that there are probably folks out there who would equate soccer with homosexuality.
Seriously, I think this is all too much over nothing. Let the free market and the viewers decide.
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Feb 3, 2010 7:59pm
Super straight
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Feb 3, 2010 8:13pm
Don't forget that they don't have damned commercial breaks in soccer either.stlouiedipalma wrote: Everyone knows that football is a "man's sport". Soccer, well, maybe not so manly. After all, who wants to watch guys run around the field in shorts and fall down when they get kicked in the shin? And the officials hold up the little yellow and red cards to signify when someone has been bad.
Now how ridiculous is that description? Futbol players are well-conditioned athletes who perform without benefit of lengthy breaks and switching between offense and defense. I only point out that there are probably folks out there who would equate soccer with homosexuality.
Seriously, I think this is all too much over nothing. Let the free market and the viewers decide.
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RiverRat13
Posts: 377
Feb 7, 2010 6:55pm
WOW!!! THAT TEBOW COMMERCIAL WAS SUPER CONTROVERSIAL!!!
Dear Lord, much ado about nothing has never been so appropriate. Anyone who objected to THAT commercial has to feel like an ass.
Dear Lord, much ado about nothing has never been so appropriate. Anyone who objected to THAT commercial has to feel like an ass.
believer
Posts: 8,153
Feb 7, 2010 7:22pm
^^^Thanks...I was going to post something similar.