The Latest AFA Nutjob Demands to Corporations

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From AmericaBlogGay:

Religious right demanding that Mars (aka Snickers), Domino's and Ikea take a stand against gay couples adopting children

What a weird thing to demand. But that's what the American Family Association is now doing. They're demanding that Mars (parent company of Snickers), Domino's and Ikea stop advertising on ABCs TV show "Modern Family" because - get this - a gay couple adopts a child.

It gets even funnier. AFA also demands the ads be pulled because in the show a woman and her mother have "a dysfunctional relationship with high tension and negativity." Yeah, that's not reality.

I write this to highlight just how bigoted the religious right really is. They're demanding that no one advertise on a TV show because a gay couple adopts a child? Because the show had the audacity to show an adult who has a tense relationship with her mother? Are they nuts?

It will be interesting to see if any of the three companies respond. Especially since the American Family Association was caught peddling the anti-gay "science" of a known hate group. Such hateful "science" that the Southern Poverty Law Center said it has "echoes of Nazi Germany." You'll also recall that the AFA has had a Jewish problem for years.

Hard to believe Mars, Domino's and IKEA want to be seen aligning with a group like that.

Mars, you'll recall, makes Snickers. And Snickers, you'll recall, had a big PR disaster in the gay community a few years back with their violent anti-gay Super Bowl ad. As for Domino's, they've been trying to forever to shake off the bad press they get for their founder being a right-wing nut. And Ikea... Ikea? The religious right honestly thinks a Swedish company - a company from a country that allows gay marriage - that has its own gay ads is going to pull its ads from a TV show because the show has a gay couple adopting a child? Really?

IKEA? LOL Yeah right... Good Luck with that one, AFA.

Comments

[teddyb.livejournal.com]

I hope the American Family Association expends a lot of effort in trying to get IKEA to denounce gay people.

When a Polish group got all fussed because of an obviously gay couple in an IKEA magazine a few years ago that took a look at non-traditional families, the official IKEA response was:

"Homosexuality is one of the essential elements of living in contemporary society," said IKEA spokesperson Karolina Horoszczak.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-9693.html

Bring it on, AFA, bring it on!

I think the Mars candy bar folks ought to be pleased with all the attention. I'm guessing the AFA will get a lot of people thinking of Snickers. I'm snickering already...

[bearwad.livejournal.com]

i've been on the AFA mailing list for years just to see what they are up in arms about. they truly are whackjobs.

[geometrician.livejournal.com]

This is the same organization that, a few years ago, cited an article about gay recruiting from the Onion. You have to love them as a source of constant entertainment.

[aadroma.livejournal.com]

I'm gay AND Jewish, so the AFA DOUBLY loves me!!

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

I am so weary of these so called " Religious" bigots, with their anti gay hate...