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Super Bowl Commercials and Misogyny

February 14, 2010 - 11:48pm (Print)

Super Bowl ads! Analyzing the Tim Tebow ad, and the deluge of misogyny from other ads. Also, Tracy Van Slyke talks about the importance of the netroots for media activism.

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Will the Real Pam Tebow Story Please Stand Up?

by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

February 8, 2010 - 3:34pm (Print)

Did Focus on the Family tease the mainstream media with a Tebow tale that was mostly fantasy?

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Roundup: It's Time to Play Monday Morning Quarterback

by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

February 8, 2010 - 8:52am (Print)

Focus on the Family ad a snoozer and a game of "who's racist?" It's the Monday morning roundup!

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Second Focus on Family Ad Airing During SuperBowl Pregame Show

by Rachel Larris

February 5, 2010 - 3:09pm (Print)

Apparently one SuperBowl ad wasn't enough. Focus on the Family actually bought air time for two ads, with the second ad to air multiple times during the pregame show.

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The Plot Is Thicker: CBS Summarily Fires Staff Due to Economic Crisis and Loss of Advertising

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

February 4, 2010 - 9:28am (Print)

For those of you wondering why CBS reversed its longstanding anti-advocacy ad policy in the blink of a network eye, the answer may lie in declining ad revenues, deep staff cuts, and the search of an economic savior.

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What Do You Know About Focus on the Family? Here Are the Facts

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

February 4, 2010 - 9:00am (Print)

What do you know about Focus on the Family? Here are some facts.

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(VIDEO) Football and Olympic Stars Call for "Respect for Women's Choices" in New Planned Parenthood Video

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

February 3, 2010 - 2:35pm (Print)

Trust women: Former Minnesota Vikings football player Sean James and former Olympic Gold Medalist Al Joyner appear in a video created by Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) focusing on "respect for women's choices."

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CBS and Focus on the Family: Making Expensive Pro-Life Ads Together (While Laying Off Staff)

by Amie Newman

February 3, 2010 - 12:13pm (Print)

Dana Goldstein's newest Daily Beast Column exposes the curious and comfortable relationship between CBS and Focus on the Family during the creation of the now famous Super Bowl ad. But while they were busy crafting the perfect multi-million dollar message together, Focus on the Family was laying off 75 staff members and cutting 200 more jobs?

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To Ms. Tebow at the Super Bowl: You Had a Choice

by Megan Tackney, National Women's Law Center

February 3, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

Let's give Ms. Tebow a quiet round of applause for having the opportunity to make the choice that was right for her. But please don’t try to mislead us by suggesting we should remove that right of choice from others.

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(VIDEO) Raging Grannies of South Florida Ask: What Does CBS Stand For? It's a Must-See

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

February 3, 2010 - 6:51am (Print)

A group of "raging grannies" of South Florida asks...."What Does CBS Stand For?" We can't reprint it here because we'd spoil the surprise, but watch the video for an authentic home-grown response to the CBS/Focus on the Family Super Bowl hypocrisy.

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