Man, did I call this one, or what?! Regarding Focus on the Family’s ad with Tim and Pam Tebow, which playfully depicted the Heisman winner tackling his mother:
NOW president Terry O’Neill said it glorified violence against women. “I am blown away at the celebration of the violence against women in it,” she said. “That’s what comes across to me even more strongly than the anti-abortion message. I myself am a survivor of domestic violence, and I don’t find it charming. I think CBS should be ashamed of itself.”
Wow. Is she serious? These chicks just don’t know when to quit. Speaking of “violence against women”, how about Betty White getting leveled into a puddle of mud in the Snickers commercial which, according to USA Today’s “Ad Meter”, was the most popular ad of the night? … No? Nothing? Way to be consistent, Ms. O’Neill.
**Update
A friend on Facebook reminded me that it is NOW who promotes the ultimate violence against women and assault on femininity: abortion.
And speaking of Super Bowl ads that NOW probably should have been equally, if not more, offended by, how about the Bridgestone commercial wherein a man sacrificed his wife in order to save his tires? No. Not a peep from NOW about that one, either. Thomas Peters is right; it’s quite obvious after all this that NOW is officially a discredited organization which no one can seriously anymore. Thankfully I never did.
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There was a time when NOW was treated as if it actually represented women. Those days are gone.