people arent really offended anymore, they're just being stupid

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So snickers aired a commercial during the Super Bowl that featured two guys eating a Snickers and accidentally kissing ala "Lady and the Tramp." Both men freaked out and ripped hair off of thier chest in an attempt to do something "manly." The ad received a backlash from human rights groups, specifically Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).
I didnt care for the commercial myself, I thought it was stupid, but I didnt see a reason for it to be pulled. Maybe it's because I'm not gay, I dont know. I was listening to O & A the other morning and Jim Norton said something that I thought was kind of funny; "hey what about this commercial? Show a guy in a wheel chair that lost both feet to Diabetes. Not going anywhere for a while? Grab a Snickers." It was just sort of a point on how stupid this whole thing is.
If the ad was turned and it showed both men enjoying the kiss, and straight people protested, the ones who protested would look like a-holes.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/06/news/companies/snickers/index.htm?cnn=yes

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/specials/playoffs/2006/02/06/snickers.ap/index.html

Another note, people are now stretching out and crying "malfunction" on the Prince halftime show. At one point of the show a giant sheet was blowing in front of prince as he played a guitar solo. At one point he turned to the side and his shadow displayed on the sheet looked like he was exposing a giant phallus. Wow. What a goddamn stretch.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/07/prince.superbowl.ap/index.html

My point of this post is that people are starting to go too far. The people protesting I mean. I refuse to believe that they are really offended, and they are just bitching because they can, because they cant mind thier own goddamn business. It's like the old lady who sits at her house all day looking out of her window. The second she sees a blade of grass in someones lawn she believes is too long, she calls the city to complain. To semi-quote the episode of Family Guy about the FCC:

"Gentlemen, we got 20 calls about the incident. And as you know, one call equals a billion people, which means 20 billion people were offended by this. Needless to say, something must be done."
 
I don't think the title of this thread is acceptable by the AUP standards (although I'll have to check around before I can say anything for sure).

That aside,
I agree there is a problem with this sort of thing.

Specifically, calling GLAAD a human rights group!
Better off calling it a gay and lesbian rights group because I know for a fact that they do not fight for the rights of just any old human. For GLAAD to fight for you- you've gotta be gay.

Now with that said,
I do agree with the general theme of the thread.
It does seem like people these days are just looking for ways to be insulted. It's almost like you can pretty much say anything and some politically active group will find a way to take offense.

I'm sick of it personally but that's also why I don't pay attention to or respect groups like those who are creating these problems.

Frankly, I think auto mechanics should be more offended than gay people with regards to that snickers commercial.

Now about Prince... You can't even try to go there simply because it's all in your head. :lol:
You say it was a phallic symbol, I say it was a man's shadow while he played a guitar... Whatever else is there is put there by you.
Of course, in all honesty, I definately recognized the symbolism of the act.

None the less, that's the beauty of symbolism... You get to say things that wouldn't be acceptable otherwise. :sly:
 
Kent
I don't think the title of this thread is acceptable by the AUP standards (although I'll have to check around before I can say anything for sure).
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I thought about that, but I figured since it wasnt replaced by a bunch of stars it would be alright.
 
I have to agree with the way this thread is going. If a man has nothing to complain about, they'll make up something to complain about. Welcome to the future. I miss the 80s
 
I agree completely. I was rewatching the commercials with my gay friend on youtube. He seemed to have no problem with the snickers commercial.

It is just a small group that does all of the compaining. There are people who look for anything to pounce on because it might offend someone, even if it doesn't.
 
As a Ford fan, I rook great offense to the Chevrolet ad. In that Super Bowl television spot, Chevys were associated with good times, and as a Blue Oval fan, I think GM is slandering us by saying our products are boring.

Maybe I'm the only one that noticed that the Snickers ad featured a Mazda MX-3. Famine should be proud.
 
SS69, your thread title is rather phallic. This is a thread malfunction.

Dumb humor aside, I fully agree with your post. All of the activist groups need to stfu. Whether they be christian, jewish, black, gay, animal lovers, people in the fast food business, or disgruntled housewives... everybody needs to shut up and laugh it off.

I would hardly call a commercial showing two men 'not being tolerant' of homosexuality offensive. Now if the commercial was about disabled people well it would be hilarious but it is a bit offensive... but honestly I think if I was disabled I would be able to find humor in that and not accuse Mel Gibson of being disabled-phobiphallic.
 
Pupik
Maybe I'm the only one that noticed that the Snickers ad featured a Mazda MX-3. Famine should be proud.
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V6 too. Though probably a 1991-1993 model, judging by the awful 6-spokes.
 
This is a problem that's growing in every country. You can't even sneeze in todays world without someone complaining.
 
The irony here is that the commerical makes fun of homophobes... and that for a long time gay rights people said they didn't see enough men kissing on television. Now when they get what they want - guys kissing on one of the most watched television shows in a commerical that pokes fun at homophobes, they misunderstand it and want it pulled.

Even if it were making fun of gay people... learn how to take a joke. Plus, the fact that men are kissing in superbowl commericals means that homosexuality is more mainsteam now than gay people 10 years ago would have imagined.

They should be celebrating. Snickers should be the official candy bar of the gay community.
 
Well who didn't see this coming. The minority gets its feelings hurt and the majority has to give up something. I'm telling you....this is a microcausim of the future to come. Keep bending over for the few and the rest have to feel the pain....er...nevermind?!
 
In an ironic twist, the title of this thread contained a word that was in violation of the AUP and was edited...
 
I think everyone is too sensitive. I think that gay people have no to be offended about in that commercial then women do for the godaddy commercial. It's exploiting a sensitive point for people to get there attention.

The snickers add was stupid, but whatever. Man, what ever happened to the first amendment anyway? You have the right to free speech...unless it's against ANY minority in question.
 
I am willing to bet that if I protest family sitcoms because they always feature a dumb goofball of a husband and smart good looking wife, thus demeaning all married men everywhere, I would be told by everyone to go shut up.

So, my response to everyone that gets offended and protests everything they see on TV is to shut up.
 
FoolKiller
I am willing to bet that if I protest family sitcoms because they always feature a dumb goofball of a husband and smart good looking wife, thus demeaning all married men everywhere, I would be told by everyone to go shut up.

So, my response to everyone that gets offended and protests everything they see on TV is to shut up.
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Didn't you mean "dumb goofball FAT husband"?

I actually do find it a bit offensive, but there's a reason why the shows fit that profile - because their target audience likes it best.

Guys like to see fat men on television with hot wives, because it means they get to look at a hot chick during the show, and it means that that woman might be interested in them.

Guys also typically have more of an insult-based sense of humor. When guys get together in groups, they typically make fun of each other - which is why the dad on these shows get made fun of a lot. Guys don't mind, they're used to it.

The women are smart and attractive because the wives watching the show want to identify with the main actress and they like that she's the head of the household, intelligent, and good-looking. Plus the fact that her husband is fat reinforces the fact that you can be married to someone who is fat, and that's ok and doesn't mean that you're fat yourself. Women like to think that they're not fat. They also really like making fun of men.

Put all that together, and you get a bunch of sitcoms with fat dumb guys who are the butt of all jokes with skinny smart wives who secretly have all the power.
 
Danoff
Didn't you mean "dumb goofball FAT husband"?

I actually do find it a bit offensive, but there's a reason why the shows fit that profile - because their target audience likes it best.
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Well, I was thinking that Raymond, Tim Allen, and Damon Wayans weren't fat in the King of Queens way. They looked like average middle-aged guys.

Put all that together, and you get a bunch of sitcoms with fat dumb guys who are the butt of all jokes with skinny smart wives who secretly have all the power.
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I would love to see one show switch that around. Oh wait, they would get protested and taken off the air.

Sometimes I wonder what would happen if a show based off reality were put on TV. I try to see my marriage as a sitcom sometimes. I think everyone would protest.
 
Sage
And now more buttmunches want the GM ad pulled:
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If this keeps up I am going to have to move to Idaho and buy a house...er..."compound" to get away from all this nonsense!
 
You'd have to be an idiot to think that Prince was oblivious to the fact that his guitar was "phallic."



It's Prince, though. That guy is a walking innuendo, gay or straight. The guitar was so bizarre that I predicted the silhouette as soon as I saw the damn thing.

I think the Snickers commercial thing is also pretty ridiculous. Bill of Rights ftw. Anyone has as much right to be homophobic as they do to be homosexual. The commercial was not infringing on the rights of any gay individual or party.
 
kennythebomb
Why go to Idaho when I hear there's a lovely compund in Waco on the market.
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Waco 👎


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kennythebomb
Why go to Idaho when I hear there's a lovely compund in Waco on the market.
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Aside from the scenery shown above, it has some smoke damage, a few holes in the walls, and they are asking way too much for it.


And as for the GM ad:
:banghead: What, what, what!!!!!! It makes you feel bad about the robot wanting to kill himself, not good and happy. My wife was all teary eyed about the whole thing (yes, she can cry at a commercial. She cried twice in Finding Nemo). Nowhere was the message that you should kill yourself if you lose your job. Nor was it going, "Haha! You want to kill yourself! :lol:"

If this keeps up I might jump off a bridge to preserve my sanity.
 
can you honestly say prince chose that symbol for his name knowing that someday he would be able to use it in a silouhette during the superbowl? c'mon!

i also wonder if there would've been as much controversy had it been females kissing? seems were more conditioned to except that....?

love the comment bout nuts famine. right on form there!
 
The Snickers commercial, while stupid, mildly amusing, and not gay at all, did exactly what advertisers would hope for.
Everybody is talking about Snickers.
Not only that, it's now also a "guilty pleasure"!
To quote the Guiness commercials: "BRILLIANT!!!"

AS for the Prince halftime show:
Guitar players have always referred to soloing as done by really talented players that use the entire fretboard as "musical masturbation". (Watch some early clips of Malmsteen, Van Halen, and Hendrix playing guitar if you think I'm wrong)
Who's surprised that Prince looked a bit like he was getting "physical" with his guitar behind the sheet?
This is the same "artist" that routinely went on-stage in concert wearing a hot pink codpeice, or pink underwear on the outside of his pants!
The half-time show was tame compared to even his old music videos.
Give me a freakin' break!
 

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