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Doritos gay-themed ‘commercials’ are really just Super Bowl contest entries
Two gay-themed commercials are getting a lot of play on the internet today, with several mainstream websites reporting Monday that “Doritos posted two gay-themed commercials that the junk food company plans to run during Super Bowl next month.”
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McDonald’s airing gay-themed ad in France: ‘Come as you are’
McDonald’s is running a new ad on French TV that features a gay teen and his father, who is unaware of his son’s orientation. The ad shows a gay teen seated at a McDonald’s table, talking to his boyfriend on his cell phone. He hangs up when he sees his father coming. The father, unaware of his son’s sexual orientation, proceeds to joke about the son’s all-male class at school. “It’s […]
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CBS rejects gay-themed Super Bowl ads; GLAAD calls for explanation
The gay dating website Mancrunch.com is crying foul on CBS for rejecting a commercial that it had hoped would run during the Super Bowl on February 7. In a letter to ManCrunch.com, CBS Standards and Practices said it had reviewed the proposed ad, which would cost an estimated $3 million to air, and “concluded that […]