Tebow Super Bowl Ad Pretty Tame: Much Ado About Nothing

So, those much anticipated, anxiety-inducing Super Bowl ads about Tim Tebow and his mother's choice to not abort him turned out to be pretty harmless.

Here's ad #1:




And, here's ad #2:




I'm sure NOW will still be upset, even though "choice" and "abortion" were never mentioned.  The viewer is simply invited to go to Focus on the Family's website to view the story.  (I just checked NOW's website ... no comment at this time.)

Pretty classy, I thought.  Definitely safe for the family, unlike other Super Bowl ads.

Superbowl: A Battleground Again ... This Time for Gays

Ha!  After just blogging about the controversial pro-life ad to possibly be aired by CBS during the Super Bowl, now there's another controversy surrounding the huge sport event: CBS has rejected a commercial for ManCrunch.com -- a gay dating service.

Here's the scoop from The Money Times:

CBS Refuses to air gay dating site's Super Bowl ad; sparks protest

Los Angeles, January 30 -- After reviewing a comercial from a gay dating site called Mancrunch.com, CBS has rejected it as inappropriate for the upcoming Super Bowl XLIV, according to reports.

Gay dating Web site ManCrunch.com created an ad for the Feb. 7’s Super Bowl and submitted it to CBS, the network that hosts the popular event, on Jan. 18 for consideration.

But, CBS rejected the ad Friday after a fortnight's consideration, saying the commercial, which features two male fans making out while watching the Super Bowl, didn't meet the network's standards.

The Mancrunch.com’s 30-second commercial shows two male football fans watching the Super Bowl on TV, and then accidentally touching hands when they reach for the same potato chip into a chip bowl. After a moment of hesitation, the two men begin kissing, as a third male football fan observes the sudden turn of events in shock.

After a fortnight's consideration, CBS sent a rejection letter to Mancrunch.com, noting: "CBS Standards and Practices has reviewed your proposed Super Bowl ad and concluded that the creative is not within the Network's Broadcast Standards for Super Bowl Sunday."

The network, however, did not give any reason why it’s not be airing ManCrunch.com's 'Playing for the Same Team' ad during the NFL game next week.

"After reviewing the ad — which is entirely commercial in nature — our Standards and Practices department decided not to accept this particular spot," CBS noted. "As always, we are open to working with the client on alternative submissions." 

Oh, how CBS is drawing fire on all fronts!  Oh, how what used to be a fun family-and-friends festivity has become so mired in controversy!