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Friday, January 29, 2010
CBS rejects gay Super Bowl ad
Apparently a commercial featuring two male football fans making out is too much for Super Bowl fans.
CBS refuses to air the commercial for the internet dating site ManCrunch.com during Super Bowl XLIV Feb. 7, according to Entertainment Weekly and CNBC.
In the humorous ad, men smooch after their hands touch while they watch a football game. (See the commercial for yourself below.)
ManCrunch.com spokeswoman Elissa Buchter told CNBC that she thought CBS simply didn’t want anything to do with a gay issue.
“If it were a heterosexual couple or even two women, it probably would have gotten approved,” she said.
CBS told Entertainment Weekly the following:
“After reviewing the ad — which is entirely commercial in nature — our Standards and Practices department decided not to accept this particular spot.”
CBS drew considerable heat from women’s groups earlier this week after accepting an anti-abortion ad for this Super Bowl earlier staring football star Tim Tebow.
You decide. Should the ad be accepted?
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Less Platinum Weddings, average cost of weddings drops
Weddings had less bling last year, according to The Wedding Report, an industry research firm.
The average cost of a wedding in 2009 dropped 10.2 percent compared to 2008.
The average couple spent $19,581 in 2009 and $21,814 in 2008.
Couples spent less on jewelry, gifts, invitations and grub. The average spending on reception menus fell by 36 percent, The Wedding Report said.
Fewer people made the weddings.
The average number of guests in 2009 was 128, a decline of 11.7 percent. The average number of guests in 2008 was 145.
The wedding industry’s market value in 2009 was $56.8 billion, a decline of 7.4% from $61.4 billion in 2008.
But couples did spend more on a few things — musicians, photographers and wedding dresses.
What do you think?
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