silly women, rights are for men! (and fetuses)

[chocolate_chip]

As you may or may not have heard, Focus on sucking Republican cock the Family is going to air an anti-choice ad during the Superbowl. If you think this is a load of bullshit, fill out a complaint form here, and let CBS know that you won't be watching any part of the Superbowl if this ad airs. (Even if you weren't planning on watching it in the first place.)

Comments

[chocolate_chip.livejournal.com]

First of all, the precedent is that no ads of a political nature are shown during the Superbowl. This flies in the face of that.

Second, this is hardly an issue of free speech or banning. CBS has the right to decline to show the ad if they wish, and I most definitely have the right to tell CBS that I disapprove of them airing the ad. No one is stopping FotF from airing the ad on their own website, or from publishing their little newsletters. Just because they have something to say doesn't mean the rest of us are forced to listen.

[kracken.livejournal.com]

'Just because they have something to say doesn't mean the rest of us are forced to listen.'

You aren't. That's what the mute button is for. Whether you like it or not, there are people who want to hear that message. They have every right to hear it while we have every right not to listen. free speech goes both ways. When you begin picking and choosing, limiting someone's access, you endanger your own message. Setting precedent can be a two edged sword.