Some of you have no doubt seen this already, but I think it bears sending around nonetheless.
This is a Television commercial created by the United Church of Christ called “Still Speaking”. Please take a moment to watch it, I find it rather good.
NOw, realize that you’ll probably never see this ad on television. Know why? Because both CBS and NBC have refused to air this ad: “the networks deemed the UCC’s all-inclusive message as “too controversial.” Know why? Because — gasp — a woman *put her arm around another woman* at the end of the commercial.
Yes,the idea of lesbianism being accepted by a church — though we have several television shows currently airing on both CBS and NBC with openly gay and lesbian characters — is “too controversial”.
The UCC is my home church, the church I was raised in, and I am phenomenally proud to see it fighting the good fight for civil rights.
I saw this! Can’t remember where, but it was on a network somewhere. I remember telling Sean that with all the recent right wing ***holes we’d seen on TV during the election, that I’d really liked that commercial…
At least they didn’t also see that the two kids had their arms around each other. OMG, gay underaged childsex!