Saturday, January 30, 2010

What a prudish American TV network won't show you

Those of you outside the US might not be familiar with the annual American phenomenon known as the Super Bowl - or the spectacular lengths advertisers go to, creating memorable commercials to air during the game. A year or two ago, one of those commercials featured a couple of rednecks being horrified when they accidentally kissed each other on the lips while trying to eat the same candy bar. This year, a gay dating service submitted the commercial below and got rejected because, as the network said, the ad "is not within the Network's Broadcast Standards for Super Bowl Sunday." More details here - and a look at the candy bar commercial, if you're so inclined.

As for me, I say fuck CBS. I'm going to broadcast the commercial right here*, and I encourage you all to do the same. Let's get this ad out into the public eye and give Mancrunch as much publicity as it can handle. Go, man love!



*Not that I have a huge readership, but it's the spirit that counts. ;-)