TV Station Refuses To Air Ad About Gay Republican Soldier

http://www.buzzfeed.com/dominichold...ad-about-gay-republican-soldier-wh#.jyBQz8nwa

Since when not supporting gay marriage is a wrongdoing? LGBT community has to understand not everyone in this country is obsessed with their own problems. Some people just don't care. And they don't have to. This is not a universal problem. We have a right to ignore any topic that doesn't correspond with our personal interests. And surely we have a right to ignore the problems of 3.8% of Americans if we don't feel threatened ourselves. WRCB doesn't owe anything to gays and nobody does.

 

Ooh.... I smell an apology coming.

Let's see how long it takes.

 

I think its a stupid decision but it is there TV station and they can pick and choose who they want as advertisers. Mississippi ran TV ads and I imagine that Mississippi is even more hostile to gays then Tennessee is.

 

Yeah...(*)(*)(*)(*) on a gay soldier who just returned from a war zone doing a tour as a trauma surgeon saving lives.

That'll go over well.

 

Not running the ad will give them more publicity than running the ad would have, and for free.

 

What does him being a vet have to do with him being gay? He's not trying to run an ad about the military, he wants to push his lifestyle choices on people.

 

Yes, you do, and others have the right to criticize you for it, because if that criticism is strong enough, maybe it can force change.

 

He's not a vet, and it's not so long since he'd have been kicked out for telling he was gay. Who is having his life choices forced on them? How are they affected?

 

Veteran as in soldier not animal doctor and yes he is. So he's not out there pushing his gay agenda on others? Homosexuals tell us all the time to stay out of their bedroom and I have no problem with that. But why do they turn around and tell everyone about what is going on in their bedroom? How many states have had a judge force homosexual marriage on them? Personally I like the approach Alabama is taking and doing away with marriage licenses all together.

And just to be clear if a person did the same with heterosexual marriage I'd feel the same way. Why take an ad out on tv just to push it on people.

 

I had understood veteran to refer to ex-soldiers. You would deny him his freedom of speech because you would rather not hear the icky (to you) things he says, let alone equality.

 

You have a right to ignore, this is true. That doesn't translate into other people not having the right to speech, even repetitive speech.

 

What does that even mean? Nothing about his lifestyle is being forced on you. Last I checked, nobody is required by law to sit and watch TV. If there are commercials on TV that get you into a tizzy, TVs do have a channel button and a power button and as a last resort, unplugging them will always turn them off. You don't have a right to not hear things that bother you or that you disagree with. You DO have the right to be stupid and act like equalizing prejudicial law is somehow the same as forcing something on YOU.

 

I apply the word vet to people who served in combat zones but still active members in the military as well as former military. Did I say put him in jail for expressing his opinion? Shouldn't the station be allowed to decide what they broadcast and what they don't? Of course I'd just change the channel if the ad came on. He has equality already. The law treats heteros and homos the same. Now if you want to talk about freedom of choice I'll listen but that equality claim is bs.

 

How would one go about forcing their lifestyle choices on others? Short of enacting laws/bills that force people to live like them, how is this possible?

 

gee I had no idea there was a way to change a tv channel. Thanks for letting me know. Apparently I'm to stupid to know. how many states have been forced to accept gay marriage again?

Why doesn't the station have a right to decide what they broadcast?

 

Why not move to a state that allows gays to marry? Probably cheaper that running ads across a state

 

What did McCain's military service record have to do with his political career, and why did it matter so much to some that the "one of these days fiancé" of Palin's daughter had served and won honors in the military? The list goes on and on and the reality is you Know why it matters but are simply trying to ignore it. Not a new tactic nor is it a very successful one, just so ya know.

As for the station, it is their right to turn down any advertising they wish to, does not make it the correct thing to do and eventually that will also change over time and by then it will not matter because Gay Americans will have already attained their rights and benefits Nationwide.

 

Did you quote the wrong post or what? My post was a question for you. Your reply has nothing to do with said question.

 

How many times do I have to answer the same questions. Perhaps you should read the thread. So I said something else.

 

He does have a right to free speech...

On another station.

America. Don't like it, there are other options. Don't like your job? Go work somewhere else. Don't like your house? Move. Don't like that the baker is pro-traditional marriage? Go to another.

Freedom of choice. Now it turns into the gay individual saying 'I know you don't believe in my message and I don't believe in your stance but I will FORCE you to take MY money, to prove a point.'

Weird strategy. I still can't understand why the gay community will force traditional marriage businesses to accept their money. Like, ' I know you hate me, but you WILL let me give my money to you'.

All strange.

That's not how a free market works. You AVOID the business, so it makes no money, and goes out of business, dumbasses.

 

You mean, how many states have been forced to treat people equally instead of preserving antiquated notions about right and wrong based solely on religious traditions? Not enough of them, but the number is indeed growing.

You'll of course note that the sky still stands in the same place it always was in those states that have equalized their marriage laws.

I didn't say they didn't have that right. But people also have the right to use their speech to criticize that station, call for boycotts, or even stand outside and protest.

 

McCain was running for elected office so it speaks to his leadership and character. Palin's fiance doesn't matter neither does this guy. He's not running for office he's talking about his sexual orientation. If you cannot see the difference I will not try to tell you there's one.

 

Okay I'll answer your question and you answer mine. Deal? Possible reasons this person would not move to another state that allows gay marriage.

Perhaps financial reasons?

Perhaps not wanting to leave family?

I don't know them so I cannot say for sure.

Your turn.

How can someone force their lifestyle choices on someone else short of laws being enacted that force others to live as they do?

 

I would tend to agree in theory, but I also do not want to live in a place where "no gays allowed" or "no blacks allowed" or "no women allowed" signs are potentially displayed in stores. If we ever reach that point again, it will be a truly sad day for this country.

But in all honesty, what do you expect? Without commenting on whether it's really right or wrong, I think you're going to have to expect some amount of pushback from minority communities that have been persecuted and denigrated for centuries now that societal views on idiotic prejudices are changing. I'm not saying it's always right or that the folks doing it are always right in their arguments, but their motivations are justified.

 

Ok mr free market why doesn't the guy take your advice and move to a state that allows him to marry a man?