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1/16/04

No Free Speech at Any Price

So maybe I will blog more in '04, because it's looking like it's going to be just that outrageous of a year. The latest thing to get my panties in a twist: CBS stating it won't show "advocacy ads" during the Super Bowl, thereby dumping the not-at-all angry or Bush-bashing MoveOn ad and a funny ad from PETA to discourage meat-eating.

But wait, isn't suggesting you buy a particular brand of mouthwash or car (or any mouthwash or car at all) clearly a form of advocacy. That's what an advertisement is. Sure, some ad exec's try to con us into thinking that their goal is merely to "inform the public" of the choices that are available. So isn't that what PETA and MoveOn are doing - informing the public. And they were willing to show theTruth.com's anti-smoking commercials during a Super Bowl. Apparently free speech isn't even for sale to the highest bidder, it's only for sale to the highest bidder that corporate media doesn't disagree with.

If I watched commercial television, I'd stop watching CBS. If you watch commercial television, please stop it now! This has been a public service announcement from your friendly neighborhood apegrrl. Views expressed are not necessarily those of Cruzio or rattlebrain.com

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