Did you see the Snickers Superbowl commerical where they guys end up kissing? It’s right here if you didn’t. Please view it and then read my post.
Ok, thanks for watching. Well, I just got done watching the view where Rosie has indicated that the commerical has been pulled by the Gay and Lesbian Coalition for the Defamation of Character or something like that. They claim that it makes it appear that men who kiss men aren’t manly, and so they threw up a stink and had it pulled. She said she expects there to be lawsuits about it as well. Apparently it could make some homophobic people want to beat up gay people and turn some people into homophobic people. Now, from what I got - and what the rest of the girls on the view said, I thought it was MAKING FUN of HOMOPHOBIC men, not GAY people. Everything isn’t always against GAY PEOPLE! What did you think when you saw the commercial?
She then went on to say something like it’s hard as a gay person to not be sensitive to everything when you live in a country where the President has stated that gay people are not protected under the same Constitution that the rest of the country is. I know I could quote this better, but I’m fired up and so I am trying to recall it the best I can.
To sum up:
I have been a BIG FAN of Rosie O’Donnell for a long time - even through her show, magazine, lawsuits, crazy haircuts, coming out, and joining The View. I feel that she is an advocate for a lot of organizations and charities and even for gay people. I commend her for speaking her mind and standing up for what she believes in.
But, when do you draw the line? At what point does society go from being intolerable, to trying to grow past the stigma of the gay and lesbian lifestyle and accept it as a meaningful part of society, to now it being said that gay people aren’t protected under the Constitution? Give me a break. I am sure that gay people are allowed to bear arms, speak freely as press, and lots of other things the Constitution allows. But yea, our President won’t allow gay people to be recognized as a marital union. I am sure that has to be hard for gay people. But that doesn’t mean that you are ‘unprotected’ under the laws. You can’t have your cake and eat it too. Being different always comes with stigmas and we ALL live with them - for being gay, black, Spanish, Christian, a Jew, a woman, a man, short, tall, fat, skinny, a child, an adult, an elderly person….
As a Christian, sure, I don’t agree with the homosexual lifestyle but I would NEVER shun, turn away, make fun of, or not befriend a gay person or couple because of what they do. In my opinion, their sin is no different than mine and they will too be judged one day and I am not the one judging them. God told us to love one another and that’s what I choose to do. I don’t care what they do in their bedrooms just like they probably don’t care what I do in mine. I don’t feel like they can’t be full members of our society but I do feel that marriage is reserved for a man and a woman. I don’t have a problem with them not being able to have a marriage certificate. Most other benefits of being married (name changes, insurance benefits from your partner/spouse, what else is there???) gay people are fighting for and winning. I think there is still an issue with custody of children and such but I am confident they will work that out and can do so “under the protection of our Constitution”. Anyways, what I mean is that I am not a homophobic person and I did not see a problem with the commercial and I finally feel like Rosie (maybe as a representative of the gay members of society) is being oversensitive and making a big deal out of nothing.
I am sure I have misquoted and spoken without full research of what I have said, but this is my opinion. Feel free to comment at will, I am up for the debate as long as you don’t get offensive and mean. I just feel like to be tolerable and acceptable is one thing, but for us to have to try to adjust to their oversensitivity is another. I can’t think of a person who saw that commercial and now wants to beat up a gay person. People will still be homophobic regardless of what Snickers puts on TV. The only way to beat oppression is education and tolerance. Not sheltering and lawsuits. Get over it, people.
What did you think of the Snickers commerical?