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Gay Parent Public Service Announcements Censored During Super Bowl

Posted by Shannon LC Cate

If you watched the Super Bowl on California's KABC-TV, you missed an ad from "Get to Know Us First," a California campaign to promote understanding of the needs of same-sex headed families.  Several ads featuring 2-mom and 2-dad families were produced for the organization to help promote the undoing of Proposition 8, which, in November 2008, took away marriage rights previously won by same-sex couples.

KABC-TV claimed it had decided not to air any "advocacy" ads during its Super Bowl programming.  But the ad agency that produced the Get to Know Us First campaign claims several advocacy ads were in fact aired throughout the show.

The ads show real people in real families and send the subtle message that some of the fear-mongering from those who oppose same-sex marriage, adoption and family life is simply not accurate.

For one of the Get to Know Us spots, see below.

 


What do you think?  Super Bowl appropriate or not?


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Posted Feb 04 2009, 03:35 PM
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Manjari said:

Of course it's appropriate at any time on any channel. I'd like to see the other ones too.

February 4, 2009 4:06 PM
 

leahsmom said:

I always have a hard time figuring out what is NOT appropriate about things like this, for the religious conservative wing who protests them. It seems to me like these people are saying "well, if you are gay, that has to do with sex, so ANYTHING having to do with you is SLUTTY!"  Which is ridiculous.  If you are not gay, that also has to do with sex! Fercryinoutloud, good parenting PSAs should be encouraged during the Superbowl, especially if that correlation with domestic violence is still standing!

February 4, 2009 5:00 PM
 

Treespeed said:

Maybe for consistency they should censor out all of the adulterous politicians and celebs.

February 4, 2009 5:16 PM
 

Shannon LC Cate said:

You can see all the spots on the website linked in the post, if you are interested!

February 4, 2009 7:06 PM
 

Sue said:

Several spots from different "controversial" groups were squelched, including a pro-life one.

Treespeed--we'd be lookin' at a blank screen ;)

February 5, 2009 8:25 AM
 

Treespeed said:

Sue, that's definitely the truth.

February 5, 2009 12:52 PM

About Shannon LC Cate

Shannon LC Cate, PhD is a lesbian housewife and work-from-home mother of two girls via domestic, open, transracial adoption. They are both under five and already too brilliant and beautiful for their own good. Shannon lives, writes and assembles tricycles in Chicago, Illinois.

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