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JackBeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-05-07 01:21 PM
Response to Reply #16
21. What's you point?
It's still homophobic. And I invite you to voice your outrage by calling GLAAD, Snickers and the NFL.
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  -Americablog: Snickers airs inexcusable homophobic ad, complete with bigoted "player reactions" Harvey Korman  Feb-05-07 01:00 PM   #0 
  - link?  Whoa_Nelly   Feb-05-07 01:02 PM   #1 
  - fixed.  Harvey Korman   Feb-05-07 01:03 PM   #2 
     - Wrote to Mars company  Whoa_Nelly   Feb-05-07 01:29 PM   #31 
        - Actually they are aimed at a group considered second-class  JackRiddler   Feb-05-07 02:36 PM   #89 
        - Mars co. and their advertising company have baited Americans with this ad.  liberaldemocrat7   Feb-06-07 07:20 AM   #261 
           - Some more gems in this thread, which I think bear repeating:  raccoon   Feb-06-07 08:27 AM   #266 
        - Great letter, Whoa! Well said. nt  raccoon   Feb-06-07 08:25 AM   #265 
           - Thanks, raccon  Whoa_Nelly   Feb-06-07 08:23 PM   #280 
           - Mars Company emailed me--and I wrote back  Whoa_Nelly   Feb-07-07 11:54 AM   #289 
  - I was shocked and disgusted  goclark   Feb-05-07 01:04 PM   #3 
  - But breastesays are evil.  Sequoia   Feb-05-07 01:20 PM   #19 
  - Maybe they're making fun of homophobes?  Bornaginhooligan   Feb-05-07 01:04 PM   #4 
  - Given their history spending millions against progressive causes  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 01:06 PM   #6 
  - Mars does that?  Bornaginhooligan   Feb-05-07 01:10 PM   #8 
  - I goes a bit beyond our "buying power".  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 01:12 PM   #9 
     - I haven't seen the commercials myself.  Bornaginhooligan   Feb-05-07 01:15 PM   #11 
        - I had no idea that there were alternative endings where they beat the crap out of each other.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 01:18 PM   #15 
           - Meh.  Bornaginhooligan   Feb-05-07 01:19 PM   #18 
              - "Meh"???  MrsGrumpy   Feb-05-07 02:22 PM   #73 
              - I saw it that way too, sort of a slur against the homophobic  Solo_in_MD   Feb-05-07 02:30 PM   #83 
  - Hey, maybe they can do a Coors....  pink-o   Feb-05-07 06:06 PM   #226 
  - I don't think that's how most would read it.  Harvey Korman   Feb-05-07 01:08 PM   #7 
  - Exactly how I saw them. Those guys' homophobia led directly  BullGooseLoony   Feb-05-07 05:05 PM   #200 
  - Suuuuuuureee...  TankLV   Feb-05-07 11:09 PM   #236 
  - I was thinking the same thing because I've seen sitcoms where they make  Maraya1969   Feb-06-07 01:40 AM   #244 
  - As if "do something manly" wasn't offensive enough.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 01:05 PM   #5 
  - As I understand it, this ad does not ridicule homosexuals.  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 01:14 PM   #10 
  - Why do people think that two guys kissing isn't manly?  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 01:16 PM   #12 
  - Since it was 2 men, then I think it's extra manly!  Lex   Feb-05-07 01:17 PM   #14 
  - Some think bar-fighting is manly; others think acting  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 01:21 PM   #20 
     - Duly noted. nt  Lex   Feb-05-07 01:22 PM   #22 
  - As I understand it, the players were not in the ad.  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 01:18 PM   #16 
  - What's you point?  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 01:21 PM   #21 
  - Not homophobic. The only bigotry is that which is aimed at  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 01:24 PM   #26 
     - Gotcha.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 01:27 PM   #29 
  - The players were invited to comment on the ad  Harvey Korman   Feb-05-07 01:22 PM   #24 
     - Americablog did.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 01:24 PM   #25 
     - If you want to argue that there are bigots in the NFL,  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 01:26 PM   #28 
  - But they are reacting to two straight guys kissing  treestar   Feb-05-07 05:32 PM   #207 
  - You mean the players that saw the two guys kissing were looking agast or something like that?  Maraya1969   Feb-06-07 01:56 AM   #247 
  - " . . . there are no shots taken at homosexuals"  Lex   Feb-05-07 01:17 PM   #13 
  - Then explain.  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 01:22 PM   #23 
     - Umm, go and read the explanation in the link in the OP.  Lex   Feb-05-07 01:26 PM   #27 
        - I thought you might want to think for yourself.  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 01:28 PM   #30 
           - You were the one who was asking for an explanation, and  Lex   Feb-05-07 01:31 PM   #33 
              - I didn't know you were blogging over there.  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 01:35 PM   #35 
                 - .  Lex   Feb-05-07 01:41 PM   #40 
                 - The information there will give you a more informed platform  swimboy   Feb-05-07 02:31 PM   #85 
  - The ad shows men driven to increasing heights of stupidity to prove they aren't gay  LeftyMom   Feb-05-07 01:19 PM   #17 
  - It is embarrassing to be perceived as gay if you're straight,  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 01:34 PM   #34 
  - Why is it emabrrassing to be perceived as gay if you're straight?  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 01:42 PM   #41 
  - You don't know why it's embarrassing to be caught in a situation  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 01:44 PM   #43 
     - No, it's your whole statement that's giving me trouble.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 01:47 PM   #45 
        - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Feb-05-07 01:53 PM   # 
        - As you know, that's not what we're discussing.  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 05:36 PM   #209 
  - They aren't clarifying the relationship  LeftyMom   Feb-05-07 01:42 PM   #42 
  - I don't see the difference.  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 01:54 PM   #52 
     - Apparently  LeftyMom   Feb-05-07 02:00 PM   #58 
     - the ad is supposed to be making fun of the cavemen  hfojvt   Feb-05-07 02:21 PM   #70 
        - But the underlying pemise isn't questioned,  LeftyMom   Feb-05-07 02:24 PM   #74 
           - the mocking is in the stupidity  hfojvt   Feb-05-07 04:04 PM   #170 
     - It seems you are out of your depth  swimboy   Feb-05-07 02:29 PM   #81 
     - Okay, let's take you to your own depth.  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 02:35 PM   #88 
        - I don't think you're going to understand this, but  swimboy   Feb-05-07 02:57 PM   #110 
           - Now, Swimboy, did you really think nobody would notice  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 03:09 PM   #121 
           - Tiresome  swimboy   Feb-05-07 03:24 PM   #138 
           - So, are you asking me what embarrassment is?  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 03:34 PM   #148 
              - As I understand it, embarrasment occurs when you kiss a colleague  swimboy   Feb-05-07 03:54 PM   #165 
                 - Taboo? It was on network television during the Super Bowl.  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 04:29 PM   #185 
                    - The hand-job is over.  swimboy   Feb-05-07 05:24 PM   #202 
                       - I'm assuming the discussion was fabricated?  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 05:34 PM   #208 
                          - No means no.  swimboy   Feb-05-07 05:37 PM   #211 
                             - ...  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 05:39 PM   #214 
                             - Deleted message  Name removed   Feb-05-07 05:40 PM   #215 
                             - Some real trolls here today.  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 10:06 PM   #234 
           - Stop it already - Swim boy and the rest of us have it right - it's YOU that can't read.  TankLV   Feb-05-07 11:17 PM   #239 
              - Yes, presented perfectly if you need to delete  BuyingThyme   Feb-06-07 01:30 AM   #242 
           - Is it embarrasing to be thought straight if you're gay?  treestar   Feb-05-07 05:36 PM   #210 
     - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Feb-05-07 04:21 PM   #179 
  - Yes, I'm waiting to hear why it is embarrassing to be perceived as gay  yardwork   Feb-05-07 01:47 PM   #44 
     - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Feb-05-07 01:53 PM   #48 
     - Well said. n/t  bear425   Feb-05-07 01:57 PM   #54 
     - Okay, I'll help you, too. It is ALWAYS embarrassing  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 01:58 PM   #56 
     - Not really arguing for one side or the other...  Concerned GA Voter   Feb-05-07 03:27 PM   #143 
  - exactly - some here aparently still don't get it...  TankLV   Feb-05-07 11:13 PM   #238 
  - keep your blinders on - its' soooo much easier...  TankLV   Feb-05-07 11:11 PM   #237 
  - It's crap! Don't eat it...or any other "chocolate treat" crap!  KansDem   Feb-05-07 01:30 PM   #32 
  - 'reacting in horror and disgust'?  Oeditpus Rex   Feb-05-07 01:36 PM   #36 
  - That's not what they were laughing at.  Harvey Korman   Feb-05-07 01:40 PM   #38 
     - Ah  Oeditpus Rex   Feb-05-07 01:48 PM   #46 
     - Is my boss going to give me the promotion I want come next review? n/t  LoZoccolo   Feb-05-07 02:16 PM   #64 
  - i saw it the opposite of homophobic. ridiculing the idea n/t  seabeyond   Feb-05-07 01:39 PM   #37 
  - It was really just stupid  boobooday   Feb-05-07 01:41 PM   #39 
  - I'm officially boycotting SNICKERS bars  stonecoldsober   Feb-05-07 01:52 PM   #47 
  - Don't only boycott, but email them as well as GLAAD.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 01:55 PM   #53 
  - Check this post from another thread:  Kurovski   Feb-05-07 05:46 PM   #218 
  - M & M's  pink-o   Feb-05-07 06:12 PM   #229 
  - My gay friends and I all laughed when the commerical aired.  beyurslf   Feb-05-07 01:53 PM   #49 
  - We had the I can't believe they just did that kind of reaction.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 01:57 PM   #55 
     - Maybe all men should be offended that Mars depicts them as so stupid they  beyurslf   Feb-05-07 08:06 PM   #233 
  - Sorry to dissent but this is completely wrong  JackRiddler   Feb-05-07 01:53 PM   #50 
  - I agree that it is not anti gay. It makes you laugh at the homophobes.  Sapere aude   Feb-05-07 02:00 PM   #57 
  - Actually I think it's neither  JackRiddler   Feb-05-07 02:04 PM   #59 
  - Let me get this straight.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 02:07 PM   #60 
     - Who says "the Mars family" even knows this commercial exists?  JackRiddler   Feb-05-07 02:22 PM   #71 
     - If they didn't know it about before yesterday, they will by tomorrow.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 02:25 PM   #76 
     - I did not say it was intentional. I said in the vein that it makes you laugh at a  Sapere aude   Feb-05-07 02:28 PM   #78 
  - I agree....  BlackVelvet04   Feb-05-07 02:11 PM   #61 
  - Have you been to the website and seen the players' reactions?  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 02:17 PM   #68 
  - Breaking News: NFL Full of Homophobes  JackRiddler   Feb-05-07 02:30 PM   #82 
  - As a gay man - it is HOMOPHOBIC.  TankLV   Feb-05-07 11:29 PM   #240 
  - You do not need to be sorry to dissent. n/t  LoZoccolo   Feb-05-07 02:16 PM   #66 
  - Think About It  Bark Bark Bark   Feb-05-07 01:54 PM   #51 
  - Oh, it's all clear now. Thanks.  Harvey Korman   Feb-05-07 02:13 PM   #62 
  - Well---if the folks at American Blog feels it's offensive  trumad   Feb-05-07 02:17 PM   #67 
     - American Blog? What's That?  Bark Bark Bark   Feb-06-07 03:35 PM   #275 
        - It's americablog.org  JackBeck   Feb-06-07 03:39 PM   #276 
           - Thanks For The Newsflash  Bark Bark Bark   Feb-06-07 03:46 PM   #277 
              - Can you prove he mentions it every other week or so? That's kind of an exaggerated statement.  JackBeck   Feb-06-07 08:35 PM   #285 
  - I didn't see it, but my lesbian neighbors told me it was great.  mondo joe   Feb-05-07 02:14 PM   #63 
  - There is an element of "Straight men are idiotic" to it.  Lex   Feb-05-07 02:16 PM   #65 
  - That was the understanding I had from being told about it.  mondo joe   Feb-05-07 02:40 PM   #92 
  - Um, this is the only element in it  JackRiddler   Feb-05-07 03:51 PM   #163 
     - Um. Not in my opinion. Your opinion, once again, is just that.  Lex   Feb-05-07 03:54 PM   #164 
  - Your lesbian neighbors just happened to amble up, telephone, shout  MrsGrumpy   Feb-05-07 02:24 PM   #75 
  - But you see, now he has the gayest opinion here and nobody gets to disagree  LeftyMom   Feb-05-07 02:29 PM   #80 
  - LOL! You can disagree if you like. My neighbors who are lesbians also happen  mondo joe   Feb-05-07 02:43 PM   #94 
     - My neighbors, who are straight, are really good friends.  MrsGrumpy   Feb-05-07 02:47 PM   #96 
     - I not only disagree, I don't believe you.  LeftyMom   Feb-05-07 02:49 PM   #100 
        - Jesus Christ, I'm gay myself - why would I need to make up lesbians?  mondo joe   Feb-05-07 03:07 PM   # 
        - Hey...  JackRiddler   Feb-05-07 04:10 PM   #175 
           - Of all the idiotic charges that could be leveled against me, this is the most crazy.  mondo joe   Feb-05-07 04:18 PM   #178 
           - I sympathize...  JackRiddler   Feb-05-07 04:26 PM   #183 
           - And The Chairman is here to tell us all what isn't offensive, right  Harvey Korman   Feb-05-07 04:24 PM   #181 
              - Resort to authority...  JackRiddler   Feb-05-07 04:33 PM   #186 
                 - "inner queer"  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 04:34 PM   #188 
                 - The analysis is right there for you in black and white.  Harvey Korman   Feb-05-07 04:39 PM   #191 
                    - How do you know if I've ever been the target of homophobia?  JackRiddler   Feb-05-07 05:04 PM   #198 
                       - Spare me.  Harvey Korman   Feb-05-07 05:31 PM   #204 
                          - You said it. nt  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 05:42 PM   #216 
                          - agreed  JackRiddler   Feb-05-07 05:49 PM   #221 
        - By the way, when have I downplayed homophobia?  mondo joe   Feb-05-07 03:11 PM   #124 
        - That's not what I've seen.  LeftyMom   Feb-05-07 03:15 PM   #130 
           - So I'm asking what you've seen that was different.  mondo joe   Feb-05-07 03:18 PM   #135 
        - Hey Lefty Mom  ruggerson   Feb-06-07 08:59 PM   #286 
  - No - I ran over to their house to see Prince, and I said "Did i miss any funny  mondo joe   Feb-05-07 02:40 PM   #91 
  - Well they don't get to decide for me. The ad campaign is extremely homophobic  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 02:51 PM   #102 
  - So the Mars family made fun of straight white men in order to sell chocolate?  swimboy   Feb-05-07 02:20 PM   #69 
  - and don't forget we are all comfortable with each other as long as  MrsGrumpy   Feb-05-07 02:25 PM   #77 
  - The one point missing from this thread is the fact that  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 02:22 PM   #72 
  - "It is embarrassing to be perceived as gay if you're straight"  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 02:37 PM   #90 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   Feb-05-07 02:43 PM   #95 
     - Because it wouldn't fit in the subject line. But HERE IT IS FOLKS!  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 02:47 PM   #97 
     - There we have it, FOLKS! Bluebear's honest position is  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 02:54 PM   #105 
        - Trust me, you like an ass in this thread, not me. nt  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 02:56 PM   #107 
        - BT, that's a call out...isn't it?  MrsGrumpy   Feb-05-07 02:56 PM   #108 
        - What's a call out?  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 02:59 PM   #114 
           - Your replies. Stunning. Read them after you post them.  MrsGrumpy   Feb-05-07 03:00 PM   #115 
              - Give me an example.  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 03:11 PM   #125 
                 - Read them.  MrsGrumpy   Feb-05-07 07:52 PM   #231 
                    - No, no, no. You tell me what you're talking about.  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 07:55 PM   #232 
                    - Still waiting....  BuyingThyme   Feb-06-07 05:53 PM   #278 
                    - Still waiting for you to back up your accusations.  BuyingThyme   Feb-07-07 11:30 AM   #288 
        - YOU are one of the only ones being an ass in this thread.  TankLV   Feb-05-07 11:37 PM   #241 
           - Am I supposed to let people change my words?  BuyingThyme   Feb-06-07 02:24 AM   #250 
              - THEY'VE QUOTED YOU EXACTLY. YOUR OWN WORDS!  TankLV   Feb-06-07 08:12 PM   #279 
                 - Interesting how you equate truth telling with bigotry.  BuyingThyme   Feb-06-07 08:28 PM   #284 
     - I find it interesting that you would write such nonsense without even quoting [him]  swimboy   Feb-05-07 03:17 PM   #132 
        - What questions? Do you have any questions  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 03:20 PM   #136 
           - I am quoting your words back to you  swimboy   Feb-05-07 03:30 PM   #145 
              - Okay then. Just let me know if you come up with a question.  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 03:42 PM   #156 
                 - Ok, it's a question you've heard before  swimboy   Feb-05-07 04:05 PM   #172 
                    - Well, there are endless circumstances which  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 04:33 PM   #187 
                       - You've made it perfectly clear that you are not interested in the larger issue  swimboy   Feb-05-07 05:28 PM   #203 
                          - She has been toying with all of us, that is now clear to me. nt  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 05:32 PM   #206 
                          - You probably believe the things you say,  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 05:37 PM   #212 
                             - Yeah, and so would Judge Judy.  swimboy   Feb-05-07 05:52 PM   #222 
     - You wouldn't have deleted the rest of the sentence,  BuyingThyme   Feb-05-07 06:06 PM   #227 
        - Nothing was deleted in the post you responded to.  Bluebear   Feb-06-07 01:47 AM   #246 
           - Total nonsense. You chopped the sentence in half  BuyingThyme   Feb-06-07 02:17 AM   #249 
              - No it won't change.  Bluebear   Feb-06-07 02:32 AM   #253 
                 - What happened in your life to make you believe  BuyingThyme   Feb-06-07 03:00 AM   #255 
                    - Over and over and over it goes  Bluebear   Feb-06-07 03:01 AM   #256 
                       - My God, what happened to my life?  Bluebear   Feb-06-07 03:53 AM   #257 
  - First of all - the men were mechanics! It would have been  Notorious Bohemian   Feb-05-07 02:28 PM   #79 
  - The several people here who are employed as or have spouses  MrsGrumpy   Feb-05-07 02:31 PM   #84 
  - Well, you must know the smart ones. The ones I know  Notorious Bohemian   Feb-05-07 02:33 PM   #86 
     - Most of the ones I know are hard working, supporting their familes...  MrsGrumpy   Feb-05-07 02:34 PM   #87 
        - Oh, for crying out loud. It was an attempt at levity.  Notorious Bohemian   Feb-05-07 02:40 PM   #93 
           - "In the town where I live..."  MrsGrumpy   Feb-05-07 02:48 PM   #98 
              - Goodbye. Clearly you disagree. Humor is a subjective thing.  Notorious Bohemian   Feb-05-07 02:55 PM   #106 
                 - Good bye then. I'm sorry that you live in a stereo typical town.  MrsGrumpy   Feb-05-07 02:57 PM   #109 
                 - Then tell is to MARS, then. They portayed them as stupid.  Notorious Bohemian   Feb-05-07 03:08 PM   #120 
                 - I thought we had said goodbye.  MrsGrumpy   Feb-05-07 03:24 PM   #139 
                 - I knew it!  LostinVA   Feb-05-07 03:14 PM   #127 
                    - Oh....that...  MrsGrumpy   Feb-05-07 03:25 PM   #140 
                    - Really? Even though I've never voted republican in  Notorious Bohemian   Feb-05-07 03:27 PM   #144 
                       - She was replying to another poster, not you.  swimboy   Feb-05-07 03:37 PM   #151 
                 - NFL player being filmed watching the ad: "THAT AIN'T RIGHT!"  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 02:58 PM   #112 
                    - How is showing men all slapping each other okay?  Notorious Bohemian   Feb-05-07 03:13 PM   #126 
                       - Have you started a thread about that particular ad? nt  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 03:14 PM   #128 
                       - On that note, you must have a serious problem with the football game.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 03:16 PM   #131 
                       - Actually, a Detroit player did die, but was brought back  Notorious Bohemian   Feb-05-07 03:40 PM   #155 
                       - No, that one was stupid, too. n/t  RoseMead   Feb-05-07 04:51 PM   #193 
  - The only mechanic I know fairly well is very intelligent...  Zookeeper   Feb-05-07 03:17 PM   #134 
     - It was a poor attempt at humor, for which I will apologize again.  Notorious Bohemian   Feb-05-07 03:35 PM   #150 
  - LET SNICKERS KNOW HOW YOU FEEL:  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 02:48 PM   #99 
  - For the record: I didn't laugh. My husband didn't laugh.  MrsGrumpy   Feb-05-07 02:50 PM   #101 
  - And choosing what 'ending' gets to play on a NASCAR broadcast...  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 02:52 PM   #103 
     - bingo.  MrsGrumpy   Feb-05-07 02:53 PM   #104 
     - Coupled with he players' reactions.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 02:57 PM   #111 
        - 'Mars family, owner of anti-gay Snickers franchise, are top billionaire Republican activists'  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 03:01 PM   #116 
           - I've been trying to make all of these points and some just aren't getting it.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 03:04 PM   #117 
           - Oh they get it, they could just give a shit if we're offended. nt  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 03:05 PM   #118 
              - I forgot. Must stay quiet until after the election. n/t  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 03:07 PM   #119 
              - Bingo  LostinVA   Feb-05-07 03:15 PM   #129 
           - So are you suggesting...  Bornaginhooligan   Feb-05-07 03:09 PM   #122 
              - By posting that link? No.  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 03:11 PM   #123 
  - It seems to be pretty clear satire  Goblinmonger   Feb-05-07 02:58 PM   #113 
  - That "homosexual panic" shit is always good for a few laughs.  terrya   Feb-05-07 03:17 PM   #133 
  - The website is what makes the homophobia obvious...  Zookeeper   Feb-05-07 03:27 PM   #142 
     - Thank you, Zookeeper.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 03:31 PM   #146 
     - You're welcome, Jack...  Zookeeper   Feb-05-07 03:50 PM   #161 
     - Thank you for your solidarity, zookeeper.  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 03:33 PM   #147 
     - You're welcome, Bluebear...  Zookeeper   Feb-05-07 03:56 PM   #166 
     - Thank you, Zookeeper. Thank you. I sent my email to Mars as well.  terrya   Feb-05-07 03:49 PM   #159 
        - You're welcome, Terry and thank you for e-mailing, too.  Zookeeper   Feb-05-07 04:02 PM   #168 
  - I thought it was homophobic as hell  RoseMead   Feb-05-07 03:23 PM   #137 
  - My DH had the game on as kind of background noise..  Zookeeper   Feb-05-07 04:08 PM   #174 
     - LOL  RoseMead   Feb-05-07 04:47 PM   #192 
  - I'd like to make a point here.....  BlackVelvet04   Feb-05-07 03:26 PM   #141 
  - HRC has released a statement.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 03:34 PM   #149 
  - Wow, it's not just a few thin-skinned homosexuals here that are ticked off!  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 03:39 PM   #153 
     - I sure HRC will be discredited as being "too shrill".  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 03:49 PM   #160 
        - I just watched those ads.  terrya   Feb-05-07 03:58 PM   #167 
  - "Quick! Do something manly!"  Kurovski   Feb-05-07 03:38 PM   #152 
  - OK that's enough out of you already  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 03:40 PM   #154 
     - OK then.  Kurovski   Feb-05-07 03:43 PM   #157 
  - Making fun of the bigots maybe?  Zandor   Feb-05-07 03:49 PM   #158 
  - The country's largest GLBT group disagrees.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 03:51 PM   #162 
  - Snickers...  Harvey Korman   Feb-05-07 04:08 PM   #173 
  - It seems to be they only object to the "Wrench" ending and the NFL player reactions....  GOTV   Feb-05-07 04:11 PM   #176 
     - I'm waiting for GLAAD's statement, personally. n/t  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 04:14 PM   #177 
        - GLAAD might have a different view but HRC seems to be OK with the ad itself ...  GOTV   Feb-05-07 04:22 PM   #180 
           - On second read - maybe it depends on which part you read....  GOTV   Feb-05-07 04:26 PM   #182 
              - That was my read.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 04:27 PM   #184 
  - I totally agree. nt  BullGooseLoony   Feb-05-07 05:03 PM   #197 
  - Who gives a shit? It's a commercial. All commercials insult intelligence.  Beelzebud   Feb-05-07 04:03 PM   #169 
  - Every commercial is offensive so this one is no more so?  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 04:05 PM   #171 
  - Fuck 'em, I ain't buying their candy no more, stupid Fundie Reich-wingers  DainBramaged   Feb-05-07 04:39 PM   #189 
  - I knew the Mars Candy Co. was evil!  sakabatou   Feb-05-07 04:39 PM   #190 
  - Keep your eye on Hershey:  Progs Rock   Feb-06-07 01:46 AM   #245 
  - WBZ-TV report: "New rule, men should stand 2 feet apart when eating candy"  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 04:51 PM   #194 
  - Free promotion. It's why agencies create ads that are controversial.  Kurovski   Feb-05-07 05:32 PM   #205 
  - Consider a similar situation in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective  Sabriel   Feb-05-07 04:53 PM   #195 
  - I took the opposite from these ads. I thought it was making fun of the guys.  BullGooseLoony   Feb-05-07 05:02 PM   #196 
  - HRC statement:  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 05:04 PM   #199 
  - I didn't see the football players reacting, so that might have changed  BullGooseLoony   Feb-05-07 05:07 PM   #201 
  - Give people some credit for thinking for themselves  treestar   Feb-05-07 05:38 PM   #213 
     - Are you gay? Do you know what the Human Rights Campaign is?  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 05:48 PM   #220 
        - .  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 10:57 PM   #235 
  - stop, stop...  JackRiddler   Feb-05-07 06:02 PM   #223 
     - And the offended gays on-thread aren't.  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 06:03 PM   #224 
        - "Sense" has no sexual orientation  JackRiddler   Feb-05-07 06:08 PM   #228 
           - Mm hmm.  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 06:16 PM   #230 
  - UPDATE: The ad has been removed.  Harvey Korman   Feb-05-07 05:44 PM   #217 
  - That will disappoint many here. nt  Bluebear   Feb-05-07 05:47 PM   #219 
     - LOL.  JackBeck   Feb-05-07 06:04 PM   #225 
  - "inexcusable"...? hardly.  QuestionAll   Feb-06-07 01:36 AM   #243 
  - Yeah, lighten up you gay people.  Bluebear   Feb-06-07 01:57 AM   #248 
  - It's like deja vu from the Academy Awards.  Behind the Aegis   Feb-06-07 02:28 AM   #251 
  - BTA, this has been the worst day here yet.  Bluebear   Feb-06-07 02:31 AM   #252 
     - I saw that too.  Behind the Aegis   Feb-06-07 02:36 AM   #254 
  - backatcha...  QuestionAll   Feb-06-07 08:47 AM   #267 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Feb-06-07 04:55 AM   #258 
     - Well you said it.  Bluebear   Feb-06-07 06:25 AM   #259 
        - I'm sick of this shit.  terrya   Feb-06-07 06:37 AM   #260 
           - I have never been more disappointed in this board.  donco6   Feb-06-07 08:26 PM   #283 
  - has anyone bothered to notice that the 'players reacting in horror' was in fact further making fun  HuffleClaw   Feb-06-07 07:36 AM   #262 
  - Oh for heaven's sake, it was not making fun of homophobes.  Bluebear   Feb-06-07 07:40 AM   #263 
  - Remember, the gays are a witless and humorless lot.  swimboy   Feb-06-07 08:24 AM   #264 
  - it sure seems that way, don't it...?  QuestionAll   Feb-06-07 08:48 AM   #268 
     - Actually, not at all.  swimboy   Feb-06-07 08:52 AM   #269 
        - well, to the rest of us it does...  QuestionAll   Feb-06-07 09:04 AM   #271 
           - Have you ever read the book about the Star-bellied Sneeches?  swimboy   Feb-06-07 09:08 AM   #272 
              - more than likely...i had a lot of dr. seuss books.  QuestionAll   Feb-06-07 09:38 AM   #274 
  - perhaps they don't see the subtle humour?  HuffleClaw   Feb-06-07 08:52 AM   #270 
  - So did I...  AnneD   Feb-06-07 08:24 PM   #282 
  - Tuesday morning ALL the ads are up at youtube  dennisnyc   Feb-06-07 09:22 AM   #273 
  - You are God to me, Harvey Korman.  donco6   Feb-06-07 08:23 PM   #281 
  - my initial take (two cents worth)  orleans   Feb-07-07 01:10 AM   #287 
 

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