CBS Still Reviewing Super Bowl Ad for Gay Dating Site

On Tuesday, a coalition of women's groups urged CBS to drop a Super Bowl commercial paid for by Focus on the Family that features Tim Tebow and his mother because it conveys an anti-abortion message.

And today, there's this: FoxNews.com reports that CBS has yet to reach a decision on whether "to run a controversial Super Bowl ad from gay dating site ManCrunch.com" despite "days of deliberation."

Apparently, ManCrunch.com representatives don't think CBS has any intentions of airing the spot "but do not want to officially 'reject' the spot out of fear there may be a backlash from gay advocacy groups." According to Fox News, a CBS spokesperson said "The ad is still under review, the process takes a little while. ... We still have a lot of ads we have yet to review." So officially, there's still a chance we'll all get to see this:

The 30-second spot shows two men excitedly watching the game, before their hands brush as they both reach into a bowl of chips. Suddenly, the two begin making out, much to the shock of a guy sitting close by.

According to a Mancrunch.com rep, four days after submitting the commercial on January 18, CBS told the dating service that "the spot hadn't been officially approved yet", and that "all the Super Bowl spots were sold out." The rep added, "ManCrunch requested the spot get reviewed anyway just in case another advertiser drops out and a spot becomes available, as often happens, and CBS agreed."

Whatever, here's to hoping the spot is approved and airs either immediately before or after Tebow's ad. That way everybody can get up on their soapbox at the same time.

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