CBS Skirts Issue of ManCrunch Ad with Vague Response

Last Updated on Monday, 22 February 2010 10:05 Written by Sam Martino Saturday, 06 February 2010 13:51

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anti gay logoManCrunch, a premier dating service that connects men with other men, had its ad rejected by CBS Television. It was to run during the Super Bowl tomorrow. A spokesperson's response from CBS: “Standards and Practices has reviewed your proposed Super Bowl ad and concluded that the creative is not within the Network's Broadcast Standards for Super Bowl Sunday." 

Dominic Friesen a ManCrunch spokesperson said, "We are very disappointed that in 2010 such discrimination is happening, especially given the fact that Focus on the Family is allowed to promote their way of life and we're not allowed to promote ours. We're calling on every same sex advocacy group to petition CBS and let them know this discriminatory behavior will not be tolerated." 

The ad can be viewed on YouTube at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MQWFiIrBLA&feature=player_embedded
 
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) President Jarrett Barrios said, “CBS has a problem when they do something like this at the same time as they allow an anti-gay group like Focus on the Family to place ads during the Super Bowl. This network should come clean to the public about what’s going on because this seems to be a homophobic double standard.”  
 
GLAAD has requested community members and allies to speak out after CBS allowed the anti-gay group Focus on the Family to advertise during the Super Bowl after having unfairly denied that ability to the LGBT-inclusive United Church of Christ in previous years during the Super Bowl. GLAAD wants to know why CBS would reject the ManCrunch dating site ad, but allow an anti-gay group like Focus on the Family to place ads during the Super Bowl.
 
For more visit  www.glaad.org.
 
 
 
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