Comments on: Major Networks Refuse to Air Gay-Friendly Church Ad http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2006/03/29/major-networks-refuse-to-air-gay-friendly-church-ad/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:16:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: daily dose of queer » LOGO Refuses Gay-Friendly United Church of Christ Ad http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2006/03/29/major-networks-refuse-to-air-gay-friendly-church-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1521 daily dose of queer » LOGO Refuses Gay-Friendly United Church of Christ Ad Mon, 10 Apr 2006 03:19:17 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=1078#comment-1521 [...] I previously posted here about CBS, Fox, ABC and NBC refusing to air this United Church of Christ ad. It was reported on Friday that LOGO, MTV’s channel for “entertainment programming for lesbians and gays and just about anyone who enjoys a gay point of view,” is also refusing to air the church’s commercial “because of the political nature of its content.” Yes, the “gay channel” feels that airing the gay-friendly church ad would be going too far. When asked for an official reason, MTV Networks responded, “Our guidelines state we will not accept religious advertisements that may be deemed as disparaging to another religion.” [...] [...] I previously posted here about CBS, Fox, ABC and NBC refusing to air this United Church of Christ ad. It was reported on Friday that LOGO, MTV’s channel for “entertainment programming for lesbians and gays and just about anyone who enjoys a gay point of view,” is also refusing to air the church’s commercial “because of the political nature of its content.” Yes, the “gay channel” feels that airing the gay-friendly church ad would be going too far. When asked for an official reason, MTV Networks responded, “Our guidelines state we will not accept religious advertisements that may be deemed as disparaging to another religion.” [...]

]]> By: Jami http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2006/03/29/major-networks-refuse-to-air-gay-friendly-church-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1492 Jami Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:02:41 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=1078#comment-1492 Don't you guys know that "public controversy" is network-speak for anything either vaguely relating to sex or anything that pisses off the zealot right? Unless it's during sweeps week in which case it becomes network-speak for "our leading story on tonight's news". Don’t you guys know that “public controversy” is network-speak for anything either vaguely relating to sex or anything that pisses off the zealot right? Unless it’s during sweeps week in which case it becomes network-speak for “our leading story on tonight’s news”.

]]> By: maria http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2006/03/29/major-networks-refuse-to-air-gay-friendly-church-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1491 maria Thu, 30 Mar 2006 18:41:44 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=1078#comment-1491 Thanks for the link, Sue! Jen, I was thinking the same thing too. Thanks for the link, Sue!

Jen, I was thinking the same thing too.

]]> By: Jen http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2006/03/29/major-networks-refuse-to-air-gay-friendly-church-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1490 Jen Thu, 30 Mar 2006 18:25:15 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=1078#comment-1490 NBC avoids airing commercials that involve public controversy? Don't they run Army recruitment ads? NBC avoids airing commercials that involve public controversy? Don’t they run Army recruitment ads?

]]> By: Sue http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2006/03/29/major-networks-refuse-to-air-gay-friendly-church-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1487 Sue Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:21:25 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=1078#comment-1487 You can see the web version of the commercial here: http://www.ucc.org/commercial.html I think it was quite tastefully done and it further confirms my theory that the traditional networks are dinosaurs. You can see the web version of the commercial here:

http://www.ucc.org/commercial.html

I think it was quite tastefully done and it further confirms my theory that the traditional networks are dinosaurs.

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