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Capt Jack

02-06-2007 05:38 PM

Snickers pulls plug on Super Bowl smooch

CNN

Quote:

Snickers pulls plug on Super Bowl smooch ad
Masterfoods kills ad that showed two men 'kissing' after objections by gay rights groups.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- After a number of groups objected, Masterfoods USA, the maker of Snickers candy bars, has pulled the plug on a controversial Super Bowl commercial that showed two men accidentally kissing.
...saying it promoted anti-gay prejudice and condoned violence against gay Americans.

does it really?

forgive me if I seem out-of-touch, but I thought it was hilarious...ridiculous and kind of stupid in general, but hilarious. frankly I dont see how it promotes or condones violence against....well, ANYONE.

am I wrong? comments?

MouseWife

02-06-2007 06:38 PM

I saw it briefly. I only saw it on the news that it had been pulled.

Funny, I think it being pulled will give it more attention.

Strangler Lewis

02-06-2007 07:02 PM

On the one hand, it wasn't much different from a scene where a guy is embarrassed about liking something ladylike and then tries to overcompensate for that. On the other hand, it did seem to portray gay panic, which has been floated as a defense in various gay bashings, as a legitimate emotion, so I can sort of see where they're coming from.

Gemini Cricket

02-06-2007 07:11 PM

Honestly, I was kinda meh about the commercial's alleged anti-gayness.

innerSpaceman

02-06-2007 07:57 PM

So, um, where's the YouTube or Google link? Sheesh!

Gemini Cricket

02-06-2007 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman (Post 119040)

So, um, where's the YouTube or Google link? Sheesh!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcwBvM8XUIg

JWBear

02-06-2007 09:42 PM

That was lame.

Capt Jack

02-06-2007 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis (Post 119034)

...it did seem to portray gay panic, which has been floated as a defense in various gay bashings

wow...thats a new one on me

Quote:

Originally Posted by JWBear (Post 119051)

That was lame.

but other than that, would it be considered offensive or condoning violence?

Ghoulish Delight

02-06-2007 10:02 PM

There was another version where the guys started to fight each other after the kiss.

But don't you know? Not liking to kiss other guys is now called "homophobic", no such thing as straight anymore. :rolleyes:

Not Afraid

02-06-2007 10:19 PM

www.afterthekiss.com - the URL that appears after at the end of the ad, redirects to the main Snickers site.

I guess I'm sort of immune to commercials. I just look at them and say - huh?

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