… The controversy surrounding CBS’ decision to air a commercial during the Super Bowl featuring football star Tim Tebow once again confirms that there are no absolutists when it comes to free speech,” opines McCall. “The commercial, sponsored by the religious organization Focus on the Family, will feature Tebow and his mom, Pam. Although the commercial has not been publicly displayed, reports indicate the commercial will have Mrs. Tebow discussing her decision to carry her pregnancy to term, even after doctors warned that medicine she had taken might cause birth defects to her unborn child. That child turned out to be record-setting quarterback Tim.”
The network’s decision to accept the ad has come under fire, notes McCall. “Whatever one’s position on abortion, it is hard to miss the irony that pro-choice groups want to stifle the right of CBS to choose to sell commercial time as it likes. The Women’s Media Center has criticized CBS for throwing women ‘under the bus’ by airing the Tebow message. Interestingly, the center had little to say when CBS aired other programming that should concern women, such as fashion shows featuring women’s underwear, sitcoms featuring strip clubs, and so on.”

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