There's an old saying. If you don't want someone to join a crowd, you ask them, "If everyone were jumping off of a cliff, would you?" Well, I have. So my answer would be "Yes". True story. Profile continued . . .
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I didn't actually see the commercial when it aired because I don't make a habit of watching the Super Bowl, but of course I couldn't help but hear the hype about it before it came out.
The implication to the commercial once "Focus on the Family" comes up at the end, of course, is that this mother made a choice not to have an abortion-- ahem-- and because she made that choice, he grew up to be a star football player. The message ultimately is to choose not to have abortions, because you never know, they could turn out to be Heisman trophy-winning all-around great guy Tim Tebow.
Of course, that's not at all what "pro-life" means, but whatever. I'm not offended by the commercial at all, and to be completely honest, if anti-abortion organizations want to proceed forward with pleasant, not-at-all-misleading commercials such as this, then I think we've all just met a really good compromise we can all live with.
...I just think the argument doesn't hold any water if you think about it past the point the commercial takes you. Yes, you could choose to not have an abortion and he can grow up to be an award winning football player. Or you could choose to not have an abortion and you could have Hitler. So the whole "think about what could happen 20 years in the future" line of thinking doesn't hold any water. But at least the commercial is genuinely pleasant without any weird, creepy undertones, like other anti-abortion commercials. -----
what kinda pisses me off about this commercial is not the content at all... in fact, the point would breeze over me entirely if i didn't watch this on your blog, knowing it was a pro life deal.
what bugs me is, the "do do da do do do" shitty indie girl singer with chimes in the background. when da fuck they gonna stop using that in every goddamn commercial? AGH! IM SO MAD! - kristen
