Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Inclusion is Dangerous
Yeah, so the UCC came out with a 30-second ad talking about how their church doesn't turn anyone away. It was pretty innocuous: it shows two bouncers turning people away from a church, and then the voiceover comes on.
Well, it's not innocuous enough for CBS and NBC, who have deemed the ad "too controversial". Oh, but do you want to hear the best part?
"Because this commercial touches on the exclusion of gay couples and other minority groups by other individuals and organizations," reads an explanation from CBS, "and the fact the Executive Branch has recently proposed a Constitutional Amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, this spot is unacceptable for broadcast on the [CBS and UPN] networks."
Emphasis mine. Now, pardon me for asking, but what the fuck is this shit?
For fuck's sake. Has our nation devolved to the point where one can't even air a fucking dissenting opinion without fear of Michael Powell and his winged monkeys falling upon them? This ad had no sex, no drugs, no violence, and no swear words. And yet, it expresses the idea that hey, turning people away is kind of bad!
And we've dubbed this- this most innocuous of thoughts- the idea that every child in every school across America is taught- fiery and dangerous. All because the men on the Hill think differently.
Oh, and CBS? I don't remember you showing this much desire to conform to the President's wishes when you aired those fucking memos without verifying them first. Anyone else hear that? That's the idea of the "liberal media", going up in flames.
Well, it's not innocuous enough for CBS and NBC, who have deemed the ad "too controversial". Oh, but do you want to hear the best part?
"Because this commercial touches on the exclusion of gay couples and other minority groups by other individuals and organizations," reads an explanation from CBS, "and the fact the Executive Branch has recently proposed a Constitutional Amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, this spot is unacceptable for broadcast on the [CBS and UPN] networks."
Emphasis mine. Now, pardon me for asking, but what the fuck is this shit?
For fuck's sake. Has our nation devolved to the point where one can't even air a fucking dissenting opinion without fear of Michael Powell and his winged monkeys falling upon them? This ad had no sex, no drugs, no violence, and no swear words. And yet, it expresses the idea that hey, turning people away is kind of bad!
And we've dubbed this- this most innocuous of thoughts- the idea that every child in every school across America is taught- fiery and dangerous. All because the men on the Hill think differently.
Oh, and CBS? I don't remember you showing this much desire to conform to the President's wishes when you aired those fucking memos without verifying them first. Anyone else hear that? That's the idea of the "liberal media", going up in flames.
